A review by nightshade_novels
The Spook's Destiny by Joseph Delaney

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It feels like quite a few things that we have been waiting for were finally resolved in this one, while it nicely sets up various plot points for the series to continue. I was happy to see that after the last book the Spook seems much more like himself again. It was fun to see him and Tom doing a bit more traditional Spook work at the start of the book as they help get rid of some jibbers.
Grimalkin is back; I'd forgotten just how much I love her character! I enjoyed her fight scenes and her training session with Tom.

Spoiler

Alice is taken by the Fiend, while Tom has to deal with the Mages, Scarabek, the Morrigan, and finally the Fiend himself. After a lot of effort to get to this point, the Spook, Tom and Grimalkin manage to bind the Fiend. Then with him gone, Pan manages to return Alice. Although Alice's time in the Dark has changed her, she now seems to have embraced/been embraced by the Dark inside of her. It will be very interesting to see how she develops through the next few books.

I am looking forward to seeing where this series goes next.