Great ending but I am still so sad it is over! I still need more Tod! 
 After many weeks of re-reading all my favorite parts from the last few books in the series I finally can put a few thoughts down. 
 What I love about the series is that each book definitely got better and better. The stakes got higher, the death toll went up, the romance heated, it was a perfect series that I never wanted to end because it never went downhill. 
 I was never a fan of Nash but looking back again after the series ended I feel kind of bad for Nash again. I was kind of blind to his pain because I've had only Kaylee and Tod in my eyes as end game. But I feel bad for his bad breaks and think he is a good guy deep down. 
 I still hate Sabine. I don't think I could ever fully like her but along with Kaylee I began to accept her and get used to her. I did find her honestly hilarious but there is good honest and using it to hurt people which she did. I still don't really like her for Nash but I'm glad he is happy. 
 Tod has always been epic for me. I just love his humor and all his lines. In this book the swoonworthyness really spiked. But looking back I actually highlighted the most quotes in Before I Wake. I gave up reviewing that because I had 42 pages of highlighted quotes on my kindle and I just couldn't get through all my love for that book without it becoming so long so I gave up half way through writing. LOL I still need to go back and fix that. But anyway this is my rambling review still so bare with me, the point is I love Tod. Love his looks, humor, the way he appreciates random Wednesdays just because e has ice cream and Kaylee and what more could he want. 
 Kaylee is sweet but sometimes her self sacrifice became too much for me. I have to respect that but like Tod I would be throwing glass and demanding she stop. 
 The ending was brilliant. The way the plan came together. It was a great way to make everything work out. It stayed true to the series. And most importantly was happy! 
 Spoiler thoughts on the ending. 
 (view spoiler)[I'm glad we didn't see the four years Kaylee was gone. If I had to witness Levi tell Tod that he took her soul I would have lost it! I can just see Tod moping and balling in his tiny room for four years and it breaks my heart. But seeing Tod go rescue Kaylee four years later was so touching! Them reuniting and now having eternity together was beautiful. Dancing in their prom wear and picking up to create new memories. I'm sure Kaylee will continue to work and save people and that maybe Tod and her could pass for 18 and still get their own house and life one day. I'd like to think Tod could get some fake papers and they could move around and still live in the real world. Will be weird when Emma is old and her best friend is a almost seventeen year old Kaylee but I think it can work out. For awhile I wondered if there would be some magic ending that made Kaylee and Tod human again but I like the way it ended. It was still happy and having eternity is great for them. It stayed true to the series that some things can't be undone. I still miss Alec! Loved him! (hide spoiler)] 
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 "Vanity, right?" Nash reappeared in the living room with an open bag of potato chips. "I nominate my venerable brother. He likes to play hero, and one look at him should establish the vanity angle." 
 "Nash!" I really shouldn't have been surprised by the dig. But I was. 
 "What?" He raised one brow at me in challenge. "It's okay to call me jealous, but not to call him vain?" 
 "Awareness of one's obvious advantages doesn't imply vanity," Tod insisted calmly. 
 Nash turned on him. "Does it imply narcissism?" 
 Tod huffed. "This coming from the guy who owns more hair products than his girlfriend." 
 "She's right." Em frowned and glanced at me apologetically. "Not about your boobs. They're fine." 
 "Way better than fine," Tod leaned over to whisper, and I buried my face in my hands, both embarrassed and relieved to realize that Nash was the only one in the room who'd refrained from commenting on the sad state of my personal assets. 
 I went up on my toes to kiss him, and he groaned. "Do you really think this is appropriate on school grounds?" 
 "Nope." I wrapped my arms around his neck. "And I happen to know there isn't an appropriate thought running through your head right now." 
 "Or any other time." Tod pulled me close and held me so tight my ribs almost hut, but I didn't want him to let go. Ever. 
 "Really. Compared to you, they're all nameless. Like...Thing One and Thing Two. And Thing Three. And...okay, that's not helping." His gaze searched mine, and his forehead furrowed. "This sucks. How can I help?" 
 "I don't..." But I did know. "I think I need you to kiss me." 
 "Your mortal attachments are like a puppet's strings," Avari said, both hands clasped casually at his back. "One need only pluck the right cord to make the puppet dance." His smile was almost creepier than his threats. "Dance, reaper!" 
 "Some day soon, reaper, your mouth is going to be the source of your own destruction." 
 "That does seem likely, doesn't it?" Tod glanced at me and shrugged. "Until then, it remains a source of my own amusement." 
 THE END!!!!!!!!!! How will I go on without anything new from Tod!!!!!!!!! I'm so excited and so sad!!!!!!!!!!