Review: A satisfying end to the series, but some of the writing was a bit jumpy for me
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 3, 2012
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 6/10PROS:- I've seen Alfred in the earlier books, and because he's always viewed through other characters' eyes, he always seemed to me like he was nothing but a brat, someone who causes trouble just because he thinks it's fun. This story gives the real reasons why he's always so surly and makes him into a more sympathetic character.- Caden's submissive tendencies are illustrated in a lot of sweet, subtle ways, like when he thinks, "The world was a better place when he was allowed to ease Alfred's way in it."- I liked seeing the characters introduced in the earlier books as they made appearances in this one, especially since they're all settled into their own relationships now.CONS:- I'm not a fan of manipulative characters, and that's how Caden comes across early in the story. It took quite a while for me to warm up to him when I saw him being so sneaky around Alfred and both of his alphas.- Many times, one of the two protagonists makes a decision as a direct result of his partner's actions, and I wasn't always able to understand which action had led to that particular decision. For some reason, the cause and effect of such things seemed disjointed to me.- In several different sentences, the word "span" is used when I felt as though the word should have been "spun" ("Alfred's upside-down view of the courtyard...suddenly span"; "The world span"; "His head span from a harsh blow"; etc.). I looked the word up in the dictionary, wondering whether it was simply a Britishism that I'm not familiar with, and it does say that the word "span" is a "simple past tense of spin," but it also says that the usage is archaic. Regardless of whether or not it's technically correct, it drew me out of the story numerous times because I found it so jarring.Overall comments: I've enjoyed this series, so I felt the need to read this final volume of it. It didn't blow me away, but it was a nice way to spend an evening.