Darkest Mercy was pretty much everything I thought it would be. Melissa Marr tied up all the loose ends from the previous novels in the series. 
 I wasn't super thrilled to read this book because, as usual, Melissa Marr's writing style tends to throw me for a loop initially. But I quickly became enthralled in the story. I was excited to see that most of the book was full of startling revelations from all of our characters. It was definitely enough to keep me turning pages. 
 In the final Wicked Lovely novel, we finally have the opportunity to see how far the characters have developed. Ash, in my opinion, is the most changed. She is now a confident Summer Queen. Keenan has finally realized manipulating people will get him nowhere, fast. Seth seemed to be the same to me, if anything, a little wiser. Donia learned how to release some of her bitter frost, finding happiness. 
 I really would have liked to see more of Rea, Devlin, Rabbit, and Ani. I think Devlin had one line in this book, while Rea, Rabbit, and Ani were only briefly mentioned. And I won't even begin to try and understand Leslie and The Dark Kings' relationship. @@ 
 All in all, it was a satisfying read. 
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