Review: The perfect ending to a wonderful series--a great young adult or adult read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2014
Having read the previous books in this series, I knew I had to read Balance.  I loved the others and had so many unanswered questions and the desire to know what was going to happen.  This book was the best and I just could not put it down, it grabbed me and kept me reading to finish reading it in record time for me.I love the characters; you meet Semara and Rauth as 12 year olds in Weighted and mostly follow the main character, Semara, throughout the series.  You watch Semara struggle with guilt, self-doubt, insecurity, courage, and learning how to lead and love.  You see Rauth blossom into a young woman overcoming so much.  Ryder is another character who grows throughout the series to find himself, in the end, able to become the man he is meant to be. There are other characters both on the side of good that you meet, see grow and love.  Then there are those evil characters who are just as developed.  That says a lot, to me, about the author that she can develop the evil characters with enough depth that they are not just foils for the good characters but have a life of their own in the story.This book is very action filled so that you never know what is going to happen next.  It is full of suspense and mystery.  You learn that there is more to the prophecy about the triune and that keeps you wondering until the end –no more about that -- don’t want to spoil anything for you.  Besides the action, there is also the quieter side of the book as the characters grow and learn about themselves, their friends and family, as well as their enemies.  It has more than enough of the non-action stuff filled with enough emotions to keep you interested.  The characters experience a wide range of emotions: love, hate, jealousy, compassion, betrayal, fear, sorrow, happiness and anger, just to name a few.  This story shows the human side of the characters and even the heroes have flaws.This is truly a must read especially if you read the previous books because you will just love this one.  There is a lot more to say but I am trying to be very careful to make sure I don’t spoil it for you.