Well, I needed to wait a day at least to write this to see if my opinion would change, but it hasn't. I was very disappointed with the way this series ended. After Hourglass and the way it ended, I was hoping that Afterlife would redeem the entire story line, but it really didn't. Ugh,,, it makes me sad. I loved the rest of the series, but throughout reading the entire book, I kept waiting and waiting for things to turn around. Unfortunately, that did not happen. It wasn't all terrible, and therefore the 3 stars. Balthazar was awesome, as usual, but didn't get enough face time in this book (so I am looking forward to his book). And after the initial 1st or 2nd chapter, I didn't really "feel" the love between Bianca and Lucas. It's always disappointing when a series ends on a poor note.