Review: Sad to see it end.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 24, 2012
Betrayal and redemption are the primary themes in Love is Mortal, book 3 in the Valerie Dearborn series. It also completes the story arc of Valerie and Lucas. Stuck in the land of the Fey, Valerie is desperate to get out of Cerdwellyn's clutches. Her powers as an empath, while useful, are not enough and she'll have to work with Lucas if they have any hope of freedom. But can she trust him after his betrayal?I have enjoyed this series quite a bit so it was sad to see this come to the end, though this book was a fitting way to conclude their story. There's a lot of character development, particularly on Lucas's end. After the devastating revelations in Love is Fear, there was a lot of rebuilding to be done when it came to Lucas and Valerie's relationship and not a lot of time to do it. The work around was effective.There wasn't as much action this time around as Val and Lucas spend a great deal of time captive. It's more of a psychological game. The the start was a little on the slow side for me because of this, but it does hit its stride and doesn't really stop until it's over.Even though this doesn't leave on a cliffhanger, there are a lot of questions still left when it comes to the land of the Fey and Cerdwellyn's past and future, as well as Jack and Rachel, so thankfully we're not completely finished with Valerie Dearborn world. It's a fabulous series and I still want more.*ARC provided by the author.