I recently read through the series, and while I enjoyed the books at the time, I didn't expect the story to stick with me. I read a lot, and most books I forget quickly after finishing. 
 Not so with Eli Monpress. As I moved on to other books, I found myself thinking about the world, the spirits, the characters, and most of all, Eli himself. I missed these things. I wanted them back. 
 The first two books were, as other reviewers said, mostly a fun fantasy romp. Around the third book though, something changed. "Sh*t got real", as some of my friends might say. 
 It sure did. Things that I just took for granted in the first books became important. The world building was really quite excellent and the planning that must have gone into the series paid off for Rachel Aaron. 
 This book tied up a lot of things nicely, but I admit it lacked some elements of surprise and excitement. However, I did like the ending and there were definitely a few twists. 
 (view spoiler)[I was really expecting Eli to become the Hunter and basically sacrifice himself (again). I really really didn't want that to happen, but it was almost a given, in my opinion. I'm so glad it didn't go that way. The epilogue make me giggle, and I'm happy to think that Eli is still out there on his mission to hit the 1 million bounty mark. Well, in that world anyway. (hide spoiler)] 
 While I'm sad the series is over, the ending was something I am satisfied with (which doesn't happen often for me. I HATE endings).