Endings are hard, I suppose. I just wasn't that thrilled with the explanation given for why everything was happening. This was very fast paced. It felt like everything happened so fast. I appreciated the split in perspectives, it fleshed out the difference happenings of the ending but...what happened to Leaf? Why What give her name perspective and then never explain what happens to her? At that, what happens to Arthur now he's near immortal? Who else was reborn? What about the mum? I felt like it needed more closure for the characters we spent 7 books caring about. I've got no complaints about the writing, it hits the points it needs to, the style is as effective as Garth Nix always is. The But characters are complex and well written. It's good...except I can't shake the meh feeling I got from that ending. Well, it was a relatively satisfying ending although it kind of "fizzled" instead of "popping" at the end for me. That said, this series is GREAT for the age group it's aimed at (10-12 year olds) and it would be a fabulous way to engage a kid to talk about some greater Western mythologies/religions as well as feelings of personal responsiblity. It's also a good lead-in to the Abhorsen Trilogy for a kid who isn't yet old enough to read the Abhorsen Trilogy.Overall, I'm glad I read the series. There's some good stuff in it and it's a fun read.
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Fun series. I wish I had books like this to read when I was a young adult.
—sloinbergington
I guess I should have read the other 6 books first...
—Quini
disappointing as a finale. but otherwise a good read
—yvonnuma
