This was an excellent ending to a series that I really enjoyed; super believable and wraps everything in a bow - just how I like it. 
 I'm a YA fantasy/historical lover and this series really hit all the marks for me. As a reader who typically loves beautiful prose, I was pleasantly surprised to find this in a novel of this type, but also in first person. First person YA is almost always terrible, I've found, so, I typically steer the eff away from it at all costs, but Alina is likable, which also almost never happens in anyone- YA or not's- first person POV. 
 There were points in this finale that I felt dragged a little, and had some filler scenes - I feel like it could have probably been an excellent 2-book series and tightened up some of that. I will say though, that I loved Alina, Mal, the Darkling, and Nikolai(my boo!) so much, that I almost didn't mind it. 
 Overall, I wouldn't be surprised if I went back to this series for a re-read, as it was beautiful and kept my attention.