A review by amybraunauthor
Soldier by Julie Kagawa

5.0

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!