Review: Perfect ending
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2013
After reading the first two books of this trilogy, The Raie'Chaelia and The Firelight of Maalda, I was wondering how Chalice and Jeremiah's story would end. Being members of two different races and cultural groups, they are prohibited by law from marrying, so I thought the way their story ended was cleverly done. I was surprised by it! This book really takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride. At some turns of the book I was biting my nails, others grieving and then finally left with satisfaction. There are so many twists and big revelations at the end, you wonder why you never saw what was right in front of your eyes the whole time. A little hint: you learn who Chalice really is. You also learn a lot about the bad guys in this one and about Lucce's dark power. If you go back and read the first and second books, you can see all the clues and hints the author left that tell you what will happen, but they don't really stand out unless you know the end. Catch-22. Another fascinating aspect about the story is that there is nothing in the first or second book that is random or irrelevant.  Every little bit of information you learn comes into play later on in the story which makes for a smooth ending, wrapped up in a nice, neat bow.Terrific job, Melissa Douthit!  More, please!