A review by the_midwest_library
Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I finished! Whoop, and guess what? I really liked the conclusion and frankly the whole trilogy. Is it perfect? No. 

But it's dark, it has a charming sense of self, and I thought overall the characters were really interesting while being distinctly individuals. 

We finally get the conclusion and some answers as to the larger world and magic upon this land, there's some political maneuvering, but I do think the politics were a bit weak compared to what I would usually prefer. But I'm chalking that up to being more on the YA/NA age demographic spectrum. 

I didn't particularly enjoy how the interpersonal conflicts were written in this book. If you know you know, I just think it was unnecessary and it didn't add anything to any of the characters. If anything I think it cheapened a few moments from earlier books. 

I have rated the entire Trilogy four stars at this point and I think that fits for this book as well.