Review: War.  What is it good for?  Absolutely nothing.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2013
The third book in the Chronicles of Lumineia series is not a bad book despite my score.  On the contrary, it's a decent book that is marred by questionable writing flow.  There's just too much going on and too many characters that you are not able to really care about.  The only standouts are Braon (of course) and Siarra.  Taryn, who in the first and second books stood out in the forefront, is now relegated to a support position until the end of the book when he inexplicably figures out the impossible.  Characters die, and throughout the book you're left with a sense of foreboding - no matter what, people are dying.  There's not really a happy ending.Mid book it feels as though the author is just introducing characters in order to make the war seem epic, but it ends up overwhelming the reader.  You won't remember any of them except for Newhawk, guaranteed.Still worth the read and an enthralling series so far, but the quality seen in the first book was not to be found here.