Skyshade (The Lightlark Saga Book 3) (The Lightlark Saga, 3) (Volume 3) Hardcover – November 12, 2024

5 Star 2 PepperI Devoured this book as Audio via LIBBY!Love the triangle Isla, Oro and Grimm have. I'm shocked at the cliff hanger ending. So many secrets, lies, deceit, twist and turns. I am so sad it is finished!This entire series is EVERYTHING!! *SPOILER* The cliffhanger was brutal. I have not recovered yet. I cannot believe that there is a book 4. I mean there has to be right?This story had such a torturous build of tension between Isla, Grimm and Oro. One minute you love one, then you hate them and end up loving them again. UGH I cant even explain the emotional rollercoaster.Just when you trust someone, betrayal sets in! It was so well written and I ate this up very quickly!

This book was alright I wasn’t blown away or anything but it was good enough for what it was. The plot felt frankly confusing and unnecessary and they started getting freaky everywhere; the love triangle is not it. I also wasn’t prepared to be left on a cliffhanger and wait for another book. If you made it this far you might as well read it though

So I’m rating this a 3. I did enjoy the book but honestly something was missing for me. I think this book was definitely more fantasy driven than romance, also way more spicy than the other two. But even the fantasy was a bit messy. I feel like we were introduced to new things all at once and if I’m wrong then that doesn’t bode well for the series because I either forgot or I completely missed it.Personally I was one of the Oro girlies at first just because Grim pissed me off so much but this book did change my opinion on him quite a bit since the majority of it was his story with Isla. Grim did THE MOST for her.My favorite character is definitely lynx. Lmao but I think that’s my issue with this book because the minor characters made me feel so much more than the mains did. I can’t fully explain why because there was spice with both MMCs but honestly I’m a bit over the love triangle after that conclusion. It’s becoming a little grating for me and idk how it happened but I no longer care for either men 💀 she doesn’t deserve either.The beginning I liked. The back and forth and isla helping with the little town and feeding into her darkness def got me interested. I like seeing her as a bad ass and not whining 🤣 but the flip flopping like good god girl. I wouldn’t be surprised if the author is planning to make this series like a throuple. Which considering how much they hate each other idk it may be interesting but idk how she’d pull that off.The scenes with grim in the town I get was supposed to make me feel like they were getting to know each other better like it was supposed to be cute but it just felt awkward? And a bit boring.Oro coming in through the window had me HOWLING omg I loved that scene but I feel like that sped things up with her and Grim which did not make sense to me because it felt forced? Her being like oh yes everything will be good again w grim especially after seeing oro. I will admit her chemistry with grim is way more than with oro, especially after this book but I just don’t feel the love connection between any of them anymore.Basically the character development I felt in the other books with these men, kind of fell short in this one. Which sucks because it makes me feel like they are becoming more forgettable and they were big reasons why I was so intrigued in this series.Now I DID ENJOY the ending. The plot twists are good and the battle scenes are cool. I predicted the last part with the portal as soon as she got the armor but the way it went down and lynx bringing her to her family’s home for the letter filled my soul back up. I loved that, and I’m really interested to see how the future thing plays out, but I feel like I would have enjoyed hints or tidbits to some of the twists more along the way bc I had to reread parts due to a bit of an info dump.These books are entertainment. I hate saying this but it’s pretty much exactly what I normally expect from a “booktok” book and don’t get me wrong I do not mean that in a bad way, just more in a fun way. I will most likely read the next installment in the series and continue with it but it’s something entertaining, not necessarily something I’d reread and analyze a million times because of its depth. On the other hand - if it takes a while to come out, me reading the next book may end up not happening depending on how much u retain from these books bc I can’t see myself rereading at all.Alex Aster is writing good books and I am happy to be able to experience them, I just don’t know that I would gush over them either. I just feel like meh. Which is a bummer. Hopefully with the next books things come together more and we get more of the romance and better explanations in the skyres or whatever for the magic. I’m assuming she put everything in at the end to set up for book 4 so ya. We shall seeeeee

The product came in perfect shape, no dents or scratches. Hardcover for only 8$, i couldn't pass it up. Since I already own the other 2 in the stores might as well get this one.I don't intend on reading it anytime soon because I didn't really like the series, but now my trilogy is complete.

This was supposed to be the final book! What??! These cliffhangers are killing me! This maze of crazy is addicting and I'm in love with all the creatures, but seriously?! I cannot handle more cliffhangers. I just need some happy. What a book filled with excitement.

I was on the edge of my seat the whole book. The tangled love story is crazy. Honestly this best set of books I’ve ever read. Can’t wait for the next!!