I wish I could give it a five. The ending was powerful and moving and I couldn't help but feel sad the series was over and even resent the characters for having developed so much that there wouldnt be any more books. However I found the earlier parts of the book to be too slow-paced to let me relinquish that final star. Also the overuse of the word benevolant started to really grate on me. Whats wrong with freaking KIND, people? 
 The characters were all well rounded and lovable without being too cliched or predictable. The romances in the book were also realistic and so much healthier than the twisted kind being sold in the majority of recent YA books. 
 Prepare to cry. Unless im an overemotional neurotic person (which hey, isn't too far of a stretch). The main dramas in these books seem to be emotional more than anything else, and i don't mean that's bad. The author really does a brilliant job in putting you in their shoes. I feel slightly exhausted from having just empathised the crap out of me.