FROM AMAZON: After seven months as a captive of Minerva, the insane Alpha queen, Lyric Walker has escaped to the surface. Her only goal is to warn the world about the Great Abyss. When she finally arrives back in Coney Island, she discovers a world she never expected, one where humans and Alpha are finally working hand in hand to rebuild the country. But she soon learns that an old enemy allied with an old friend may kill them all before the monsters get their turn.

Where will Lyric’s loyalties, and her heart, lead her? With nail-biting action and romance,

If you are looking for an insanely strong heroine, look no further than this final book in the series. Lyric has come through the refiner's fire and though she is often overwhelmed with emotion and sorrow, she never lets it get in the way of her duty to both parts of her heritage. Although there is a bit of romance in the trilogy, for once that romance serves the plot line instead of the more traditional mode of plot serving the romance. Lyric does the impossible - but it is the loyalty she engenders because of who she is that makes the impossible possible. ( )

This is the third and possibly last installment of the Undertow trilogy. I say possibly because its ends up in the air with the hint of another book, well I hope there's another one. I really enjoyed this series, it has drama, fantasy, romance, turmoil, the usual love triangle etc. Anyone looking for a YA fantasy series, you may want to consider this one. The first and third books are better than the second, but you can't have everything. ( )

I was disappointed in how everything concluded. I thought it was a story with so much potential and left many unanswered questions. ( )

3.5 stars
A great series with a rushed ending.
I really enjoyed tis YA series. The fresh look at merpeople and sea creatures was really cool and kept me coming back for more. The character details alone are worth the read. They are believable, functional, and awesome. Mr. Buckley has a wonderful imagination. He also developed some shameful characters that you just love to hate, really love to hate ! LOL
My problems with the book was the rushed pacing. Everything was happening at a semi regular paced then bam, bam, bam, we were at the end. The new characters just never got developed enough and they were so amazing. I loved Husk, he was just getting so interesting and then it ended with him not fully finished for me. I had the same issue with Fantom, why did he just disappear in the book ? It felt like there was a hole. I fell like these side characters need their own book I liked them better than the MCand we got too much of her and not enough of them. ( )