So I think this was a good end to the series. But I just didn’t enjoy the series as a whole as much as I hoped. It was just so hard to like Rin (which I think was on purpose, but didn’t make it any more enjoyable to read). I also just think I’m not a fan of the violence and other bleak elements, which are a large part of the books.
But more importantly, I was annoyed at how incompetent Rin was in this book (which maybe also was on purpose? But that didn't work for me). I don't know why they kept putting her in charge of things because she kept messing up all the time!
I also don’t know if we were supposed to be surprised at Rin’s descent into cruelty and madness, but based on the first couple of books, it went basically exactly where I thought it would. I wish Rin would have been kinder and more generous in the first and second books so that her descent had a bit more impact. I just couldn't connect with it.
I also wish this book had more Nezha. And though I liked the plot lines with the Trifecta and the Hesperians, I just wish that plot line would have been more the climax of the book instead of closer to the middle. It was stronger than the climax we got. The book just went on a little long, and some things could hav been cut between the Trifecta stuff and the end.
Overall, it did a good job of what it set out to do. But I wish the series as a whole was a bit less "realistic" and tied to history and a bit more creative. I guess I should have just stopped at the first one, but I fell prey to the hype about how good this last book was!