Huh. Maybe 3.5 stars? 
 This is a reasonably well-put-together book. It failed to inspire love, though, in ways that stood out. It felt like, hmm... a gilded lead statue. It's a finely cast statue, and it's shiny, but it's only on the surface. I feel like, at the end of this trilogy, I've learned some of the author's traits now and I can place her solidly in the upper middle ranks of preferred authors. This is a bump down from where she was after the first book-- but it's because some of the peccadilloes of the first book turn out to be repeating patterns. 
 Basically, I want to complain. 
 I've felt that two of the three books lacked heart (and I've seen that complaint for the first). That's a vague complaint, so let's describe something more specific that might be related: her villains are paper-thin, with little development or motivations. In this one I ended the book having no idea why the villain wanted the goal which precipitated the final crisis. 
 There's also been a weird pacing glitch in both of the last two books, with all tension dropping 4/5th of the way through as primary threats seem forgotten in the wake of resolving emotional crises. It means the final stretch starts kind of cold. 
 I've noticed that it often seems like her more compelling characters and relationships are secondary ones. This makes me think that maybe it's the first person POV that's the problem. Given that this book provides a chance to see 3 first person POV (with attached short story) I can definitely say there's not a lot of distinction between character voices. I'd be very excited to see a book from her with a third person POV. Somehow she seems better at conveying passion and energy that way 
 Finally, must her leads all spend so much time being carried around by others? 
 She's great at giving representation to American minority perspectives. Her worldbuilding is interesting. Her ideas about mythology are thought-provoking if not always convincing. Her plots have potential (although this one seemed to take it strange places). They definitely keep me reading so that I can wiggle out all the secrets-- I read the last book in a single day which is unusual for me. I'll be reading her other books, via the library or in secondary release (that is, when ebooks hit paperback prices). If she grows past the above complaints, she'll be bumped back up to hardcover rates.