Review: A decent ending to the series
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2013
Ah the finale. The ending to the story! And finally Jolie and Hauk! Everything lead up to this and it was one wild, and somewhat confusing story, but one that I loved non-the-less. I had been waiting for two whole books for Hauk and Jolie to finally get their stuff together and be together, but that doesn't stop Hauk from being self-conscious and feeling undeserving. There were some things that left me a little confused like the fact that the `bad guys' weren't entirely defeated, or that what happened to Hauk was never fully explained, instead it was like we just accepted that answer that `he did it and that was that. Then there was also my confusion about the fact that he walked out half naked in the first book (after taking a shower) and he is pretty self-conscious about his figure in this novel. However, there were so many other intimate moments between Jolie and Hauk that I couldn't help but love their story. I'm not a big science fiction fan, but I was more than able to look past that. I loved the additional characters that were all vastly different. I also loved the Norse mythology that was mixed in there. But, above all it was Jolie and Hauk that won me over. The fact that they would do anything for each other and proved it made me giddy and weak all over.Good:Haul/Wesley Haukon- Damaged more internally then externally, in my opinion. Loves Jolie and is willing to do anything for her except let her in. He is a guy any girl could fall for.Jolie- Proves that The Underlight isn't a Boys-Only Club and that she can keep up with the rest of them pretty easily. Wants everything that Hauk is offering and more.Bad:Sometimes I don't believe that two characters could mis-interpret each other to this extent. Even when one character tells the other something it's like it was never said, or they couldn't have possibly meant it that way. Makes no sense to me.The science fiction part of this series was a little out of my zone, so sometimes I was a little bored or confused, or just found some stuff to be "filler".Overall (Writing style, story line, and general):Overall the book was still enjoyable, but I do have the feeling I was reading it just to wrap it up, and to finally read about Jolie and Hauk being together and finally admitting their feelings. There was some room for improvement, but it was an enjoyable and adventurous read overall. I am happy that I took the plunge into the world of The Underlight.This book was provided courtesy of the author/publisher for review; however, this is no way affected my review.