Is it just me, or has this series gotten worse as it progressed? 
 Throughout the third installment I was just...indifferent. There was nothing new that book 3 added other than bringing in a new character (view spoiler)[ that the readers would know is a red-herring. (hide spoiler)] 
 So many things to 'ugh' about: 
 -Jazz being surprisingly stupid on multiple occasions as if he's making up for being so rational in the previous books. 
 -The plot twist that was wearing neon clothes on a clear day. 
 -The entire 'protagonist against the antagonist in an epic battle that's been due for ages' is a trope that should be left six feet under, esp for this series, because it's filthy predictable. 
 -The number of times stuff from the previous books was repeated that made me go 'get to the point already!' 
 - (view spoiler)[Luring Connie ended up being pointless (wait, wasn't that angle a major chunk of book 2? Yes, yes it was. And it's pointless so...Book 2 need not have existed? (hide spoiler)]