Kristine's Reviews > Sentinel

3.5 Stars

To be honest, I went back and forth with what I wanted to say on this review. If I was going to review the series as a whole, I would say that I really, really enjoyed it. I loved the world, I loved the characters, and I loved the mythology. If I was going to say one thing about this book in particular it would be that you could have combined books 4 and 5 and probably had a better story for the readers. Again, just my opinion.

It felt like the momentum that had been building from the first book through the third book just stalled in book 4. Actually, Elixir (book 3.5) was the first book that I went, "Huh?" and then Appollyn (book 4) just FELT long and that was a first in the series. I was hoping that this last and final book would magically find the spark again, but alas.....it did not.

Things I'm glad for -
*The series did tie up several loose ends
*We FINALLY had the showdown that had been building since the very beginning
*Seth and Alex had an awesome scene in this book - truly moving
*There are a couple more- but *no spoilers* so we will leave it at that

Things that were disappointing -
*There were WAY too many questions left unanswered after everything was said and done
*The ending felt rushed
*We never got to go back and get a chapter on the other characters that we had come to care about after the fight
*I was EXTREMELY unhappy with one of the bargains that was made for the soul of a certain individual - talk about unfair.....man that bothered me
*Then, we discover that ANOTHER deal was made that was even MORE unfair towards another character. REALLY?

The ending was a HUGE disappointment. Really, really awful. Besides having a couple of plot holes in the whole arrangement, it just didn't work. The pieces didn't fit.

The solution was worse - now don't get me wrong - the CONCEPT surrounding the solution (being together) that was the LEAST that needed to happen, but the WAY......nope......just nope.

So, I'm just going to remember the series as a whole. I'm going to remember the friends that were made, and the relationships that were built. And of course, those pesky gods....well, only the ones I liked (there were only a couple…well, just 2. Maybe 3).

But most of all, I am going to be happy for Aiden, and I guess for Alex too.....while I stew over what happened to Seth. That's the best I can do......