This book is the final in the Micah Grey trilogy, wrapping
up all the loose ends. Micah and Drystan are living in a shoddy apartment in
the bad part of town after the theater is destroyed. Micah is ill; Drystan is
forced to take hir to Dr. Pozzi, who injects Micah with a mysterious elixir that
strengthens hir- and also increases hir Chimaera powers. S/He’s having
nightmares where s/he inhabits the body of a grave robbing doctor. Protests
against the royalty are increasing and some are getting violent. Three Chimaera
go to the Royal Family, are welcomed, attempt to speak to a crowd, and the
square is rocked by an explosion.
Other than Drystan and their friend Cyan, Micah doesn’t know
who s/he can trust. Everyone seems to have at least one secret. Even with hir
mind reading abilities growing, Micah can’t dig deep enough to get to the
truth. It’s a struggle to survive, for the Chimaera, for the Royal Family, and
for their world, Ellada.
This is the book I waited so long for, and it was *almost*
as good as the first two. I love the main characters and they all struggle with
things and grow in this book. Micah comes of age and faces down all hir demons,
including hir mother. Drystan has his own demons to conquer. Even Ellada itself
has to learn and grow.
Ellada is described like an exquisite jewel box- one with
slums, yes, but still shards of Vestige can be found. It’s a mix of futuristic
and Victorian, but not the usual steampunk futuristic. My only complaint is
that the book feels a bit rushed, like the author was trying to wrap up all the
dangling bits and needed to do it under a certain page count. I’d give four and
a half stars but Amazon and Good Reads only use whole stars, so for them I’ll
have to go with five stars.
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