I was right, well, partly....by the time I finished the last book, I thought I had a pretty good theory on what happened to Lark, but have to admit, I only had a small part of the story. This one definitely threw me and if I am being honest, I am still wrapping my head around pieces of it. It twists and turns, and before when it moved between the past and present, Lark and Raven, it was less confusing and added to the overall mystery and puzzle of what happened to Lark. After Raven learns the truth, it feels a little convoluted and it takes a lot to work through all of the clues being handed out. Definitely not an easy one to get through. And it seems unfinished to me. There is still the mystery of who Hawk is, what happened to Raven at the end, what exactly happened to Lark's parents as there has to be more to that situation than the book indicated, the piece of glass that had Montauk on it, and did we see the end of David? I know not all mysteries get solved and sometimes that is on purpose to allow for a potential new book down the road. At least in this one, there is some conclusion to the mystery around Lark's disappearance, her parents' culpability in what happened to her, and more information on Kingstown, although that is another thing that feels unfinished. What becomes of Kingstown?
At the end of the day, a lot happens in this book, and if you blink, you may miss some interesting tidbits throughout...like did her mother really make her change her appearance to be more acceptable / like her? This is definitely one of those series that will keep you guessing, and as the puzzle pieces start to fall in place, you learn something is not what it seemed at the beginning.