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MIND. BLOWN. From the very beginning, I was reminded why I fell in love with this series so much. The characters, the world, the mystery, the tension, the action, the romance, the drama, the dialogue– you name it, I loved it. Unquestionably the best in the series so far. There were so many uncovered secrets, so many twists and turns from every character's POV. I love every main character, even Dante, who had an EXPLOSIVE EPILOGUE, but the highlights were of course Ember and Garret. I adore their romance, though it's clear that Kagawa wants to crush us with romantic tension. Ember's story revolved around her feelings for Riley and Garret for the most part, but I was fine with that, since this was essentially a Garret story. We learned so much about his past, including a major shock near the end that will shake his foundations. As for the end (before the epilogue), I refuse to believe it happened. Nope nope nope. I'm going with my gut on this and while Kagawa lives for yanking our heartstrings viciously (anybody remember the ending of THE ETERNITY CURE? Because I sure as hell do!!!), but that ending would be too much. It's wrecking me, but I still can't deny that this is definitely the best of the TALON SAGA so far. There is so much going on that it's living up to its epic name. I seriously cannot wait for the next book. One of the best novels I've read all year!

bumlinghumling's review against another edition

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1.0

I really don’t like Garret, the whole thing surrounding the duel just annoyed me.
“The perfect soldier” on every other page
At least in the swedish adaptation

erinjuliaadams's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

books4susie's review against another edition

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5.0

Not one but two huge bombshells at the end! Oh Julie, how could you do this to me. The wait is going to be excruciating.

linn_backe06's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

nicolemhewitt's review against another edition

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4.0

My quick take on this on this one:

This book focused more on Garret, which automatically made it more enjoyable for me than the last one (which featured Riley more prominently). Though, I still wasn't a huge fan of the backstory because I always just want to get back to the present.

In this installment, our MCs start to unravel the mysteries surrounding Talon and St. George and find out what the organizations' agendas truly are. I love Garret and Ember together, and we get less of that in this book (since Garret left at the end of the previous book), but Kagawa kept the connection between them strong, even when they were apart. A new character is introduced (Jade), who brings a new dimension to the story and helps us learn even more about the dragons.

This installment has plenty of action and sleuthing and the ending is... I'm just glad I could jump straight into book four or I might have had a breakdown! I think I'd rate this one at 4.5 stars

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4.0

There is no way you can end a book like that!!! Absolutely no way!!!!!! Garret won fair and square he cannot be dead an now I have to wait a whole year for legion????

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