Astrid Hawk
A satisfying conclusion to Ewilan's trilogy, and it set us up to learn a lot more about Salim's talents and adventures in the next trilogy. Camille/Ewilan matured a lot in this book - where she was more capricious and reactive in the first two books, she becomes significantly more reflective in this one and is often the voice of reason. It's perhaps a natural progression given all the deep responsibility and dark truths she's had to face, but the change is marked.
Salim, in contrast, doesn't mature as much, but he's thrown (as is the rest of the company) when his hidden abilities suddenly come forward in stressful situations. This book starts to take him away from his role as encouraging, upbeat sidekick and more towards his role as protagonist in the next trilogy. He does become significantly less flippant, however, and tends to be more morose and sensitive, constantly feeling overlooked and rejected, which became a bit irritating at times (especially given how Book 2 ends).
Since this is a middle grade / very young adult story, there are some heartstopping moments, but in the end it's all found/reunited family and happily-ever-after.
A satisfying conclusion to Ewilan's trilogy, and it set us up to learn a lot more about Salim's talents and adventures in the next trilogy. Camille/Ewilan matured a lot in this book - where she was more capricious and reactive in the first two books, she becomes significantly more reflective in this one and is often the voice of reason. It's perhaps a natural progression given all the deep responsibility and dark truths she's had to face, but the change is marked.
Salim, in contrast, doesn't mature as much, but he's thrown (as is the rest of the company) when his hidden abilities suddenly come forward in stressful situations. This book starts to take him away from his role as encouraging, upbeat sidekick and more towards his role as protagonist in the next trilogy. He does become significantly less flippant, however, and tends to be more morose and sensitive, constantly feeling overlooked and rejected, which became a bit irritating at times (especially given how Book 2 ends).
Since this is a middle grade / very young adult story, there are some heartstopping moments, but in the end it's all found/reunited family and happily-ever-after.