This one was better than some of the previous books. The mystery helped - having a plot always helps! I feel like the beginning was strong and the ending was good, but that the middle was a bit slow. I believe this is the last book in the series, but if so I feel underwhelmed by the "completion." I would have liked a few things tied up less loosely.

Will Merry ever find out if she is still mortal? Did the magic change anything? Will she ever again wear a crown of faerie, other than the crown of the Sluagh? What about Rhys's apartment building? Is it safe? Will the other men get their own? Will Andais step down from the throne or be removed? I have the same question for Taranis. And in this book we got that Glinda character - what will happen with her? Her story doesn't seem finished.

At the same time I'm kind of hopeful that this IS the last book in the series. I'm irritated with myself that I continue to read book by an author who is so repetitive. How many times do I need to read that Doyle was the queen's darkness and she would say "Where is my Darkness? Someone bring me my Darkness." and that then someone would die?? I won't get started on more - there are a LOT more sections of text that are repeated for no good reason, but then my post would be a bunch of rambling.

The point is - this book was better than the books in the middle of the series. I still feel that there are threads left untied, but at the same time if no new book is ever released I can leave this series behind happily.