a conjuring of light collector's edition a novel

He evolves his perspective on being given a second chance at life, and ultimately comes to understand what it means to be king. Rhy, though not one of my favorite characters, undeniably experiences the most growth of the four over the course of the book. His sole existence in this story is to create drama for Kell, Rhy, and Lila. Even by the end of this book, he doesn't grow into anything new and he doesn't really participate in the action scenes in a meaningful way. I don't mind Alucard, but I find his character to be a bit static. I don't sympathize with his plight, and I find him unnecessarily mopey in most of his scenes (especially in the second book). If you guys don't already know, Kell and I don't get along. Then we spend the next almost 400 pages listening to Kell brood, Alucard jab at Kell while he broods, Rhy float around from room to room (after he avoids death again), and being incessantly reminded that Lila is a cool chick. What was the purpose of creating this neat character, giving us a glimpse of her background, just to kill her off immediately? It felt rather pointless?

Lila runs off to save Kell and immediately kills Ojka. So the story begins right where A Gathering of Shadows leaves off. ✔A villain who feels neither scary, nor provides a real reason for his being a villain.

✔A plot that takes almost 400 pages to really get going. ✔Unnecessary emphasis on characters who haven't mattered at all in the first and second books. ✔Perspectives tossed in here and there that ultimately amount to nothing. I feel as though this final installment was very disjointed. I honestly don't know how to review this book without spoilers and so from this point on there will be unmarked spoilers for the entire series. Schwab had so much potential going into this series, but ultimately I find myself very let down. The reason I am giving this book a 2 stars is because I expected so much more from both this book & this series overall and I am not very satisfied with the development or the ending.

A conjuring of light collector's edition a novel