A review by brokenrecord
Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop

4.0

Pretty solid ending to this series. The main plot actually interested me more than the plots of the past couple — it might actually be my favorite of the series? The book felt a little more focused on Lakeside and its inhabitants than other random new side characters, which was how the last book or two felt. And Meg and Simon continue to be a delight — in particular, I loved how they basically were upset any time they had to spend more than a few minutes apart from one another. Like, they practically live together, see each other ALL the time, and yet Simon would get grumbly if he couldn't accompany Meg to work. My only real complaint is

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while I was thrilled that they finally decided to take the leap to a romantic relationship, it felt a bit anticlimactic? It's a weird thing, because it definitely felt appropriate for them and how their relationship had developed thus far, and a like big, romantic, passionate scene with fireworks and the like wouldn't really fit them, but at the same time… I kind of wanted something like that! Something at least a little more passionate, I guess? But it was still a super cute ending.

And I also still really love the humor in this series — moments like Meg telling the Elders they were bad puppies were just endlessly delightful for me.