Sarah M. Eden

Fantastic book!

This is an amazing story of a young woman blooming into adulthood. The main character, Evangeline is a beautiful person inside and out. She faces many challenges but she never shirks from responsibility. Dermont is complex and intriguing. Ronan is a quiet, reserved boy who learns to find his voice.
"Seems to me you're needing to decide if a small difference is a difference worth making, if changing just one life for the better or changing a mere dozen would be a waste of your time" Dermont says this to Evangeline when she becomes discouraged. She has lost everything and has been thrown into a situation that she wasn't prepared for. She must find it within herself to persevere and become who she is meant to be.
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Dear Lady Eden,

You have done it again! I do hope you threw a celebration of massive proportions, for this conclusion to the mysterious, gripping series of Dread Penny authors and their fight against all the evils of the London underbelly, was truly magnificent.

As per the other books in this series, my darling husband and I read this book together. We were quite smitten and captivated. At no time in the reading did we find our minds wandering or struggling to care much about the characters or their plight. Rather, we were completely invested in the entire story, to the point that we stayed up far too late one evening to finish. This is no small accolade, as darling husband does not appreciate staying up late for any reason when he must work the next day.

Moirin and Fitz are the most delightful couple. I adored their wit and playful banter, and I loved watching their relationship play out. There was a lot of good growth in this one, with both characters growing into the kind of people they needed to be. And it was really quite remarkable how much they needed and completed one another. Two characters more perfectly suited would be difficult to find. The romance was stellar and swoony (Fitz is so good!), and I loved the elements of timeless love. And of course, I could not have been more thrilled to find the entire cast of characters from the previous books woven throughout this story. My heart was happy at seeing them and hearing their names again.

We are big fans of the penny dreadful inserts into the main story. It adds such a fun element to the overall story, and makes these books unique. And each installment of a dreadful, or chapter from the primary story, leave off in such a way that we simply must continue.

The way this one ended kept us on the edge of our seat and guessing right up to the very end. We were completely engrossed and could scarce be bothered to put the book down for trivials, such as eating or sleeping. It was a spectacularly epic finale to the memorable series.

Your forever fan,

Jessica

**Thanks to the publisher for the gifted copy. I have provided this honest review of my own volition.… (meer)