A review by asweetdevouring
The Core by Peter V. Brett

3.0

3.5 stars. Overall I thought this was a fitting end to the series. A lot of pieces came together well from all of the books and I appreciated that not everyone makes it out in the last few chapters. Brett had really heavy stakes built into the plot and it would have been dishonest to those stakes for everyone to live. And despite some sad ends, the ending is sunny and hopeful.

Two things kept me from bumping this up to four stars. First were the writing problems I mentioned in my review of [b:The Skull Throne|13630171|The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle, #4)|Peter V. Brett|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1408637760l/13630171._SY75_.jpg|19237752]. The second is Leesha.

I don't like Leesha and I haven't since the second book. I don't, however, blame the book for that. The series has a wide range of characters and its not really reasonable to expect to like everyone, just like in life. My problem with Leesha, though, is that Brett seems so insistent that the reader knows that everyone loves her. There is not a single character chapter for her in this book where someone doesn't make it a point to let the reader know that they would die for Leesha. None of these characters treat anyone else like this and it doesn't really make any sense story or character wise.

This was a fun ride though, overall, and I'm glad I stuck with the series. I am looking forward to trying whatever Brett decides to do next.