A good conclusion to a great series. I felt my enjoyment of the series dipped in books 3 and 4, but this one brought it back up. It reminded me that I was reading this series for the characters. Because yes, as much as there's this big overarching plot with high stakes and the potential end of the world... this is still a character driven story. And I felt like some of that had been lost in the middle books there. What Bishop does really well is pull you in and make you care. And this book felt a lot more like going back to my old friends than the last few had. 
 And there were some really great character moments in this, all around. (view spoiler)[Though Meg telling the Elders to use their manners to ask for cookies remains my favourite. I was laughing so hard I had to put the book down for a moment. (hide spoiler)] 
 I'd definitely recommend this series if you're looking for something a little different in your urban fantasy. I'll definitely be watching for future series from Bishop as well.