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e_l24's review against another edition
5.0
i really like the way the author ends the book, but I was really upset about the ones how died.
amybraunauthor's review against another edition
4.0
Great ending to Secret's story. Gonna miss the snarky, ass-kicking blonde, her loyal, loving werewolf, and her roguish vampire!
kirstensviews's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
blodeuedd's review
4.0
Full review to come later.
Omg, the end, the end! I am both sad and happy. Sad because it ended, happy cos it ended well (as many series just drag on.)
And as for her choice..I can't not tell you what I will cos if you know which team I am on you will know.
But it was a good ending. Things came together. I am happy where I left Secret.
And now the review:
This is the end. I am sad, but I am also happy. Too many series have gone downhill. But Secret manages to stay on top of things and never go bad. I m sad that it's over, and I do hope she writes more books, or novellas set in this universe.
The last book ended with a bang. They come back and find New York on fire and zombies everywhere. Awesome! Or not so awesome as things are going to hell and fast. But fear not because Secret is here and she has vampires and werewolves to help her.
First order of business. Zombies, there are no zombies, or? Better take them all down.
Second order of business. Trying for a happily ever after.
There will be tears. There will be action. There will be an evil baddie (that also had me laughing as I saw the name ;). There will even be romance, and heartache. The heartache was from me. Evil evil author. Think of my heart!
As for the choice. I am happy with the choice she made. It fits her, and I could see her happy now.
There was also something else that had me smiling. Yes I know I am cryptic but I can't spoil things now can I? Well done. I was really happy with those turns of events *cryptic*.
Secret is kick-ass. We meet new friends and old ones. Things get sad, I despair, I get happy.
This is a series you must read.
Omg, the end, the end! I am both sad and happy. Sad because it ended, happy cos it ended well (as many series just drag on.)
And as for her choice..I can't not tell you what I will cos if you know which team I am on you will know.
But it was a good ending. Things came together. I am happy where I left Secret.
And now the review:
This is the end. I am sad, but I am also happy. Too many series have gone downhill. But Secret manages to stay on top of things and never go bad. I m sad that it's over, and I do hope she writes more books, or novellas set in this universe.
The last book ended with a bang. They come back and find New York on fire and zombies everywhere. Awesome! Or not so awesome as things are going to hell and fast. But fear not because Secret is here and she has vampires and werewolves to help her.
First order of business. Zombies, there are no zombies, or? Better take them all down.
Second order of business. Trying for a happily ever after.
There will be tears. There will be action. There will be an evil baddie (that also had me laughing as I saw the name ;). There will even be romance, and heartache. The heartache was from me. Evil evil author. Think of my heart!
As for the choice. I am happy with the choice she made. It fits her, and I could see her happy now.
There was also something else that had me smiling. Yes I know I am cryptic but I can't spoil things now can I? Well done. I was really happy with those turns of events *cryptic*.
Secret is kick-ass. We meet new friends and old ones. Things get sad, I despair, I get happy.
This is a series you must read.
pjonsson's review against another edition
2.0
I think this was on of the most disappointing ending to a book series that I have read in a long time! I was so disappointed when having finished this book. Having followed the entire series through its ups and downs to be rewarded by this was really a WTF moment.
The first parts of the book is not bad. Actually the first 80% of the book is actually quite good even though it has its usual silly moments where Secret is behaving utterly amateurish like trying to sidestep her own plan on a whim because she is too eager, being frontally attacked in a narrow corridor while having a sword and still the attacker is not speared on it etc. etc. Not to mention Secret harping about her marriage needing to be nullified in the middle of a burning and zombie filled New York. Yeah right, great priorities.
Still, those are silly moments that we have gotten used to by this author. So are the slowdowns every so often for some “romantic moments”. On the whole though a good chunk of the book is not bad. Secret get to defend herself in front of the Vampire Council and Juan Carlos is not exactly getting what he wants. There are plenty of action, bickering between friends and general “bad-assery” from both Secret and her friends.
Then we come to the end. As I wrote, what an utter disappointment. All the time we have been hearing about Secret having a great destiny, we have been getting glimpses of her werewolf powers and so on. Every book I have read I have been hoping that some of this would manifest itself in Secret evolving and becoming something more, a really really bad-ass chick. Well’, as you might guess this is not to happen. Quite the contrary. Obviously I cannot even hint at what is happening in this crappy ending but for me the book was ruined. The worst ending I have read in a very very long time.
The first parts of the book is not bad. Actually the first 80% of the book is actually quite good even though it has its usual silly moments where Secret is behaving utterly amateurish like trying to sidestep her own plan on a whim because she is too eager, being frontally attacked in a narrow corridor while having a sword and still the attacker is not speared on it etc. etc. Not to mention Secret harping about her marriage needing to be nullified in the middle of a burning and zombie filled New York. Yeah right, great priorities.
Still, those are silly moments that we have gotten used to by this author. So are the slowdowns every so often for some “romantic moments”. On the whole though a good chunk of the book is not bad. Secret get to defend herself in front of the Vampire Council and Juan Carlos is not exactly getting what he wants. There are plenty of action, bickering between friends and general “bad-assery” from both Secret and her friends.
Then we come to the end. As I wrote, what an utter disappointment. All the time we have been hearing about Secret having a great destiny, we have been getting glimpses of her werewolf powers and so on. Every book I have read I have been hoping that some of this would manifest itself in Secret evolving and becoming something more, a really really bad-ass chick. Well’, as you might guess this is not to happen. Quite the contrary. Obviously I cannot even hint at what is happening in this crappy ending but for me the book was ruined. The worst ending I have read in a very very long time.
chllybrd's review against another edition
5.0
The final installment of the Secret McQueen series gave us closure with plenty of action, romance, tears and healing to get us to the finish line.
Secret has grown and changed a lot since we first met her in SOMETHING SECRET THIS WAY COMES. We have watched her fight and we have watched her love. We have seen her at her worst and at her best. We have witnessed her struggle and we finally get to see her complete her journey and heal. If you have read COLD DARK SECRET you know which man Secret has chosen. They still needed that final closure I think and we get that in book 8. We also watch her get closer to the man she chose to spend the rest of her life with and we watched her find closure with Lucas as well.
Although not all might agree with how everything ended, I think Secret truly DESERVED the ending she gets and the other characters deserved what ending they got. Sierra Dean truly ended the series on a believable note with all the little questions answered and characters where they belong. I am sad to see it go, but it went well.
* This book was provided free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Secret has grown and changed a lot since we first met her in SOMETHING SECRET THIS WAY COMES. We have watched her fight and we have watched her love. We have seen her at her worst and at her best. We have witnessed her struggle and we finally get to see her complete her journey and heal. If you have read COLD DARK SECRET you know which man Secret has chosen. They still needed that final closure I think and we get that in book 8. We also watch her get closer to the man she chose to spend the rest of her life with and we watched her find closure with Lucas as well.
Although not all might agree with how everything ended, I think Secret truly DESERVED the ending she gets and the other characters deserved what ending they got. Sierra Dean truly ended the series on a believable note with all the little questions answered and characters where they belong. I am sad to see it go, but it went well.
* This book was provided free of charge from the author in exchange for an honest review.
lindca's review
3.0
I wanted to love this, I really did. As a long-time fan of the series, I was eager to see Secret and some other loved characters get their HEA. Well, there is a nice HEA (for some), but there were so many things in the story that made no freakin' sense that they spoiled things for me.
For example:
The villain likewise was a bust. (Sorry, Marcela!) If her main objective was to get the Seven Sisters stones on display, what was the point in the whole zombie thing? Didn't that simply distract her from her objective? And if stealing them was her goal, you'd think she'd do a bit more planning about the unbreakable glass. After all, the whole necromancer gambit--which really accomplished nothing--must have taken a bit of organization and planning.
I can't believe that nearly all the police and other military and law enforcement types simply were absent here. They just abandoned the city in their time of need? After all, the villains here were HUMAN. A bit of heavy firepower would have done the trick nicely. While the supes here, especially the vampires, would have been helpful in pinpointing their locations, their supernatural speed and strength wouldn't have been needed.
Speaking of supernatural abilities, WTH was that scene in the biker bar? Secret is known for her rash decisions, but even with the guns on both sides, vampire speed and strength would have been a lot more effective than a "threat" of controlling one person. But if you were going to do only that, at least make that one person shoot someone from their own side.
About those rash decisions, Secret's deal with Aubrey of course made no sense. She shouldn't have needed his powers if she simply had used her brain and other resources first. Why, also, did Aubrey want her death?
I actually was glad to see Secret end up with D. I figured Lucas would get killed and was relieved that Holden was not killed as well, so the ending as far as the personal relationships go was good.
I'll miss Secret and the gang. I wish that this final book in the series was more cohesive, but it was overall a very good ride.
For example:
Spoiler
The "zombie" apocalypse just wasn't that scary. Sure, there were hundreds of thousand of corpses walking around, but for the most part, they were't doing much. They weren't attacking people unless they happened to stumble over some. They were just kind of sad and pathetic.The villain likewise was a bust. (Sorry, Marcela!) If her main objective was to get the Seven Sisters stones on display, what was the point in the whole zombie thing? Didn't that simply distract her from her objective? And if stealing them was her goal, you'd think she'd do a bit more planning about the unbreakable glass. After all, the whole necromancer gambit--which really accomplished nothing--must have taken a bit of organization and planning.
I can't believe that nearly all the police and other military and law enforcement types simply were absent here. They just abandoned the city in their time of need? After all, the villains here were HUMAN. A bit of heavy firepower would have done the trick nicely. While the supes here, especially the vampires, would have been helpful in pinpointing their locations, their supernatural speed and strength wouldn't have been needed.
Speaking of supernatural abilities, WTH was that scene in the biker bar? Secret is known for her rash decisions, but even with the guns on both sides, vampire speed and strength would have been a lot more effective than a "threat" of controlling one person. But if you were going to do only that, at least make that one person shoot someone from their own side.
About those rash decisions, Secret's deal with Aubrey of course made no sense. She shouldn't have needed his powers if she simply had used her brain and other resources first. Why, also, did Aubrey want her death?
I actually was glad to see Secret end up with D. I figured Lucas would get killed and was relieved that Holden was not killed as well, so the ending as far as the personal relationships go was good.
I'll miss Secret and the gang. I wish that this final book in the series was more cohesive, but it was overall a very good ride.
shelovestoread81's review against another edition
4.0
It took me a long time to finish this book but it was a great finish to this series.
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