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 Susan Dennard always knows how to bombard readers with feels and Strange And Ever After is by far her strongest book yet. This is the ultimate conclusion to one of my favorite series and I absolutely loved every single moment of this book. This is the end to the Spirit Hunter's story and it's one hell of a ride -- Dennard really ends this series with a bang making this a conclusion that readers won't easily forget about. Series conclusions are usually my least favorite book in a series, but Dennard has really outdone herself with SAEA. 
 Eleanor and the Spirit Hunters are after Marcus and to defeat him, they need to go to Egypt to acquire an ancient artifact. The stakes are higher than ever and it appears that no one is safe from Marcus and his rising dead, especially Jie who is being held captive. Eleanor must also come terms with what she's going to do with her bond with Oliver and her relationship with Daniel. 
 I love Eleanor Fitt and how multi-layered her character was; Miss Fitt wasn't simply good or evil by any means at all, there's so much more to her character. Eleanor was constantly struggling with her inner demons that wanted her to give into the magic, no matter the consequences. Fitt waned to be the hero, but sometimes the temptation of magic was so great that she felt that she had to give in. I love characters who are conflicted and Eleanor is one of the most well-written characters I've ever read about. 
 The romance between Eleanor and Daniel is beyond intense in SAEA; every time I read the word 'empress' I knew things were going to get really entertaining and sweet. I loved the banter between this couple and I was rooting for them to get their strange and ever after. Their relationship was evolved so much since book one, but Eleanor and Daniel is still the couple that we all love and swoon over. 
 First Dennard took us to Philly, then Paris and now Egypt, but one thing has stayed the same with each locale that's she transported us to. With each new location, Dennard truly used the setting to her advantage and brought something new to the table to keep readers hooked. Dennard creates an atmospheric setting in each book and visiting Egypt with the Spirit Hunters was absolutely incredible. Readers will feel like the heat of the Egyptian sun on their hands and will feel transported to a whole new world that's unlike anything they've ever seen before. 
 Dennard doesn't spare readers at all in this novel, for better or worse. There is one HUGE plot twist that will leave readers shocked and it truly all came down to this one plot point. I admire how Dennard is so talented at keeping plots so intriguing and twisty without over-complicating matters. At the start of this novel, there was so much territory Dennard had to cover, but by the end all matters were solved in the most clever of ways. I have so much love and appreciation for Dennard as a reader and a writer. 
 SAEA is less about zombies and isn't as Gothic as the previous novels, but it does have more poignant, heartbreaking moments and so much character development. Strange And Ever After has so much heart and it is filled with characters and a romance that I couldn't stop geeking out over. This series has dethroned The Forest Of Hand And Teeth as my favorite zombie series and I absolutely loved each book in the series. I'm practically counting down the seconds until I can read Truthwitch, Dennard's next novel and I already feel confident that it's going to go down as one of my favorite novels. Once you read one of Dennard's Something Strange novels, be ready for the adventure of a lifetime and for so many feels.