One thing about a multiple book series like this is how well the author keeps all the plot elements in order. This is such an example. I often felt like I was in a whirlwind, but never lost sight of where I was heading. Like the first book(s), this keeps the reader interested and invested in the characters, peels off layers smoothly and at the end, wraps everything up very nicely. In reading the note at the back, I can understand how writing this must have been both painful and very cathartic. ( )