The Curse at the End of the World: The Book of Touch

The History of Light #5

by Kevin Hincker

The final volume of The History of Light series.

Asher, Caroline, and a ruined city of psychics and painters race to find a way to completely lift, or somehow undo, the half-lifted curse that's doomed the world.

Is The Book of Touch overpriced here? Yes! Do not buy it at this price, wait until it's published and get it at the regular price. This pre-sale is only to assure fans of Asher, Amelia, Caroline, and Romeo that the final book is real, and will soon be available. Thank you!

266 pages, Paperback

Published June 14, 2024

Reviews

[Heather]

Review and read dates are for the whole series; I read it in one go. It really should be one book; the individual books didn't really have any resolved arcs of their own.

Interesting concept, decently executed.

[Me, My Shelf, & I]

This series was a wild ride. The imaginative world and complex magic systems kept me hooked, the plot was plotting, there were plenty of action sequences that were easy to visualize, and I honestly found the playfulness with language and logic and sarcasm to be charming. I know the writing style will be the most off-putting element for folks, but I really enjoyed it.

"He took a pose. It was instinct with him. He knew the angles and couldn’t stop himself from using them."

Asher is always making commentary like this and it's definitely my sense of humor.

Also there was a moment in this last book where "myselves" was written and made perfect, logical sense with everything that went down. Where else am I gonna find that?

Admittedly the final final conclusion was a little rushed and a little lackluster -after five books I want a tad more closure, ya know?- but otherwise no real complaints.