So... I don't know how exactly to feel about this. 
 It took me a really long time to read. 
 I read it. 
 The end. 
 I liked a lot of things about it. I grew to like Lila - just a little bit, let's not get carried away here; she's still mostly useless. I liked seeing more of the royal family. A lot of the visuals were really compelling. And I loved - loved loved loved - Rhy and Alucard's relationship. In fact, I grew to love Rhy, and I always loved Alucard. 
 I didn't like... a lot of things. I didn't like the plot? It was weird and oddly paced and even though there was a clear objective in mind I felt like I didn't know what the endgame was a lot of the time. I feel like at points Osaron was like, an after thought? And I grew to dislike Kell, which just about murdered me. He went from this totally capable human being to this whining frumpy thing and the way he was totally woozy for Lila was kind of disgusting. Also, the battle scenes. They were not great, to be kind. Always totally confusing. I found myself having to reread pages two or three times to understand exactly what happened - and I fucking love a good magic fight. 
 I'm not sure I really have a conclusion. I'm glad I read this series. It was really unique and it had incredibly compelling worlds and characters, whether I loved or hated them. But the actual story itself was less than moving. Three stars feels both too kind and not kind enough, but there you are.