Review: 3.5 star ending
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2013
**Review written for an originally posted on my blog, Book Bliss.I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased and honest review**Review: 3.5 starsGeneral: It saddens me to have to give a lower review to the conclusion of the trilogy. I still completely enjoyed the book and devoured it just as quickly as the first two. However, it was because I sought conclusion that I was doing so as a writing style was really throwing a curve in the works. There was also a bit of confusion for me in some area’s of the “planning” that I felt may have been rushed.This book picks up moments where book 2 ended. However when it picks up we are suddenly in multiple POV depending on the chapter we are in. I do not want to give away the narrators as it could indicate spoilers. The shift was not a bad choice. Persephone was away from the others and I loved getting to know all sides. I do not think one of the narrators was necessary but I have to wonder if it was a setup for another book. The issue came with the characters. When Persephone was narrating each and every person had a distinct and unique personality. Yet, the other narrators sounded exactly like Persephone to the point where a few times I had to go back and read the name at the beginning of the chapter. For me it pulled me out of the story and almost rushing through the chapters that weren’t her.Now with that being said, the plot is amazing, just like the others. Continuing on the trend of being completely original and filled with danger my heart broke and cried out for Persephone many times in the book. Having her isolated had me on the edge of my seat waiting for them to get her and I absolutely loved all the side work with the additional gods. Overall this was a fantastic ending and I would kill for more books, but due to characters all seeming like 1 and not being, I have to give it a lower score.Characters: Persephone- Persephone finished her growth in this novel. Deception and torture have shaped her in a way that you won’t believe. She is still all she was before but she’s also so much more and such a wonderfully perfect character.