A review by booksabrewin
Unstable by Lacey Carter Andersen

2.0

Kiera was transported from one prison cell to another but this one is a literal prison cell with the Demons. Now she must strike a deal with the devil: retrieve the relic that Maxen had stolen from their people and be set free. So Kiera and her men with one grumpy guard, Cole, are on the way. Along the way they are faced with Cole's wavering loyalty as well as Maxen's men trying to stop their motley crew from achieving their goal. Maybe if they can finally set things right they can find happiness together. And maybe Cole is more important to their group than just someone who could potentially betray them all.

The final book in the trilogy went really fast. Most of the books were short so it was not a surprise but everything was tied up that I felt would have gone on for a while. The solution to Kiera marrying Maxen was carried out as if the reason for holding back on such actions just disappeared. They even introduced a new male into the harem in the bottom of the ninth and with the bases already loaded. The book felt a little rushed as if the author was just trying to end the series and didn't care if the bows she tied in all the issues were crooked or not. I would have liked if there was a little slower a pace so I could enjoy the couples being reunited again after having to remain separate when imprisoned with the false king. Emory suddenly lost all his self-deprecation, Adam grew a backbone, and Drake could suddenly do things he couldn't do before and was told he'd never do again. No real reason for any of these changes other than it was the final book and the end was nigh.

The rushed pace didn't take away from the fact that I did like the characters overall. I liked Cole most of all for some reason. But even with him, he suddenly questions switching sides out of the blue and for no reason other than Kiera is really pretty. That seems a little surface level for a grand romance. But it didn't take that much away from the likeability of the characters.

The book was slightly less impressive than the other two just because the loose ends didn't meld together as efficiently as I would have liked. But it was still don't regret reading the series.