Review: Strong ending for a great series! Montano does it again.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
This series has been an emotionally exhausting rollercoaster.  I came to care for the characters and that is very risky in this harsh dystopian world Montano has dreamt up in many nightmares and populated with violent creatures beyond description.  I believe his major strength as an author is in the characterizations; as we get to know each layered and conflicted player  in the saga it brings great depth and commits the reader to the long journey.Watching Danica mature and become a fully actualized hero was awesome.  Cross was a dystopian Ulysses and his journey was often tediously tortured as he soldiered on in his quest to save the world and finally get the girl.  I became very attached to Ronan who was extremely well personified.In the end, it all turns out a great deal better, although not for all of our loved characters.  Then again, why would it?  In a world of stark terror and blood baths every few pages, we probably got as good an ending as we had a right to.Highly recommend the series for those who can handle ambiguity and altered realities.  This is not your daughter's fantasy land, this is a whole "nother" place.