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 I was soooo excited to read the final chapter of this amazing series, and I can honestly say it did not disappoint. I loved it. With her latest, Cashore tackles a bunch of societal issues including homosexuality, depression, suicide, and self-harm. I thought it was brilliant how she was able to interlace these things into a fantasy story in a realistic, believable, and sensitive way. The damage Leck left in his wake is visible on every page: irreparably broken men, missing children, death and destruction. But there are also beautiful love stories, action, adventure and the strong heroines I've come to expect from Kristin all make meaningful reappearances. Katsa, Fire, and Bitterblue work together to rebuild the kingdom, and though I was a bit sad that Bitterblue didn't find her prince the way the other two did, the book left me feeling happy and the series felt undeniably complete.