I love Yvan as a character, and I don't mind Lukas, but it was so frustrating that Forest felt the need to turn this book into nothing but a will they/won't they after the 'death' of Yvan.

The Love Triangle: I hate love triangles on principle, but this is by far one of the worst ones I've encountered in YA.

You don't see Elloren interact with any of the previous characters until well over halfway through the book. She was isolated from everyone she loved JUST SO THE PLOTLINE WITH LUKAS COULD GO FORWARD! It's so frustrating. Yet we hardly see any of them to further develop the relationship between Lukas and Elloren. Why do we need more characters? The first two books had already built up a group that were compelling and interesting, their relationships complex. Side Characters: I honestly grew attached to the new side characters (Sparrow, Thierren, etc.) but I felt like this was extremely pointless. There was nothing compelling or interesting, and I am completely done with this book series now.Īlso, what's the point of her unlocking this magic if she can't use it for SO LONG! It was so boring watching her struggle over how she just wants to touch wood or how Lukas makes her feel soo powerful, but she never did anything with it for so long. I somehow found her more weak in this book, despite the fact that she has access to her power now. Sure, her grief came up but she kept on shoving it down for the sake of survival, and yet in less than a chapter she's already talking about how she could have feelings for another character. Her plotline turned from gathering a group of friends she could trust to what? Battling feelings over a boy after Yvan died? Or rather 'died.' And also, she only mourned his death for a page or two before moving on. Completely and utterly ruined it.Įlloren: Elloren went from being an interesting heroine with complex development to so uninteresting I could barely read. I loved this series so much, and she ruined it with this book.

The shadow wand laurie forest