A review by simplyalexandra
Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz

5.0

The Blue Bloods series is so long. It's just plain long. I started it randomly, not realizing how many books there were, and consequently needed to read them all to figure out what was going on. As the last book in the series there was a lot riding on this one. I thought the plot wrapped up pretty nicely, and many things became clearer upon finishing it. The beginning was a tiny bit slow... but it quickly picked up and I really like where things ended up. The *very* ending in particular. I have found that so many series have a disappointing (anti climatic, heart breaking, or a "we just barely survived, so we're alive.. but not necessarily happy,") vibe to them, that just makes me regret reading them. Luckily, I did not feel this way while reading this one! I thought it was a good ending to a very long series, and it makes me want to read more of de la Cruz's books and series. Though, thank goodness most of them are at least currently a little shorter! :)