I am finally able to say that I've finished this series. I've been waiting to get this book from the library forever and it finally became available. I wish that I was able to read this book more closely to the others because CL Wilson doesn't really go back and recap the previous books. The entire series reads as one long story. There are a few offshoot story lines that are started and finished per book, but overall the story starts with Lord of the Fading Lands and ends here. 
 The battle has been long and difficult and I'll admit part of me was just happy that it would finally be over. But CL Wilson writes so well that by the time I got to the end I couldn't believe that was it. Her words flow very well from the page. 
 The end was what I expected it would be, without giving too much away, Elysetta finally embraces her destiny and the battle of Light over Dark is a great one with many casualties. 
 CL Wilson did fully end this story, but she left it open enough that if she chose to go back and write other stories set in this world, I wouldn't complain. 
 I look forward to reading more books by CL Wilson now that she's finished with this series. She definitely has a way with storytelling that pulls the reader in.