Stephens did a great job of tying everything up and I am curious to see what he writes next. I would definitely recommend this series to middle grade fantasy fans out there. I enjoyed the characters, the plot, and the action. Overall this was a great conclusion to this middle grade fantasy series. It was almost like two books were smooshed together in this one book. It was released in the USA April 6, 2010. I think it was paced pretty well, it just felt like it was a long read. The Reckoning is the final novel in the Darkest Powers Trilogy written by Kelley Armstrong. My only complaint is that the book felt really long. I loved some of the scenes with Wilhelmina (the elf princess Michael has a crush on) fighting as a dragon. I continue to enjoy the tension between Kate and Rafe (the Dire Magnus). I really enjoyed watching Emma journey to the Land of the Dead. This thesis studied about the analysis of emotive function in Kelley Armstrong’s novel The Reckoning. Strangely I don’t have a ton to say about this book. We also finally get to meet our Emma, Kate, and Michael’s parents. The book changes point of view a lot, alternating between Emma, Kate, Gabriel, and Michael. This was a well done conclusion to this series. Additionally the three siblings have found out that The Books of Beginning are tearing the world apart and there is only one way to save the world first the Dire Magnus much be defeated and then the Books must be destroyed. However, the getting of the third book is left largely to Emma only she can journey to the Land of the Dead and retrieve The Book of Death. I ended up enjoying it a lot.Įmma, Kate, and Michael need to get the third and final Book of Beginning, The Book of Death, before the Dire Magnus does. There is a lot of action and dimensional travel. This is the final book in The Books of Beginning series and ties up the story nicely. Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in The Books of Beginning Trilogy

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