The Song of Slight Disappointment. 
 So here we have it, the end to the 'Blood of Eden' series. After two incredibly good books, it's sad to see that it sort of almost goes out on a whimper. 
 Now I would like to preface this opinion by saying that is by no means a 'bad' book, it's even still enjoyable which is why I have scored it the way I have. At the same time though, it really just doesn't compare favourably to the first two novels in the series. In a word, it was a little lacklustre, and a little too predictable. 
 This entry picks up right from the end of the last novel, after facing Sarren in that arm-splitting showdown, Alisson, Kanin and Jakal are on Sarren's trail to finally kill him and take back the cure that he stolen from them, because you know death, terror, end of the world shit would go down otherwise. Your typical evil villian scenario ensues if you will. 
 The first half of this novel is a bit of a slow trek, literally. For the first two hundred pages our group are following Sarren on foot, and being left little surprises along the way. These moments in the novel almost always deal with Allison's worry of becoming a monster and her inability to control her hunger, and I couldn't help but think that it's been three books, shouldn't she have this sorted by now? Due to the lack of action in this section these points also became somewhat repetitive in the story, with only Jakal providing some much needed straight talking and comic relief. 
 The second half of the novel definitely picks up the pace though, there is more action, more team work, and more intrigue once Sarren is finally located.This also comes at a cost though, as by this point, the love story (which played a generally small part in the previous two) sort of get's thrown into the spotlight, and it just isn't the novel's strongest asset. It's just that it doesn't stand out in anyway, it's a perfectly serviceable pairing, but even in the better books before it, it's never a pairing that I felt truly invested in to the point where I welcome more exploration of it in the finale. The finale should be action packed, and while we do get that in the last 100 pages or so, it's also over a lot quicker than I felt it should have been, 
 Overall, I realise this has seemed like a more negative than positive review (maybe it's just easier to focus on the negative, who knows) but this really isn't a bad book. I would definitely recommend it if you have read the previous two, and the outcome and wrap up of the story works well, it just could have been better I guess. 3 Stars