Tara Moss has released the final chapter for her Mak Vanderwall Series , Assassin , we found the book incredibly thrilling, her best yet, which had us sitting on the edge of our seat as we were swept through the underbelly of Europe with Mak, as she finds a way back home ( you can read our full review here ). We also had a chance to speak to the incredibly talented author, about how she came to this point in Mak's story and what it was like to write the final chapter on her beloved character Mak Vanderwall: Maddi: We see Mak toughen up more in this book and go outside her own boundaries, and then on the other hand, we see her show another side that adds another layer to her character in a way I wasn't expecting, how did it feel adding those more complex layers to her character? Was it a natural progression for her character? Tara : The whole series -- particularly the last three novels -- have been working towards the events in Assassin. Mak has been pushed to her limits and she finds out just how far she will go to protect herself and her loved ones. She discovers a new dark side that was strongly hinted at in Siren, and through all of it she has to work hard to keep hold of her own humanity and her own identity. Which is hard to do when there is a price on your