another great entry in the series, I overall enjoyed reading the entire series and liked the characters. I enjoy how the author writes and look forward to more from the author.

The balance between good and evil has been shattered, and the Soltari enlist New York psychiatrist Dr. Sara Forrester to retrieve the three keys hidden thousands of years ago. Her past lives know clues to their location, and she also has powers that had been blocked from her memories. Thrust into a world of demons, shadows, magic and amulets, Sara has to figure out how to perform this quest and save the world. The Last Great Warrior has to help her without reminding her of the love they had shared over her past lives, because billions of lives are at stake, and can't be interrupted by emotional decisions.

I had requested this as well as A Light Within, book two, Flight of the Feathered Serpent, book three and also Winter's Labyrinth, book four. There are supposed to be little things that sum up prior books in the series, but I honestly was not able to finish the first book in the series. The premise was amazing and exactly my jam, but the execution turned me off. You know those sayings for writing that says 'show, don't tell' for scenes? We have showing AND telling. There is so much repetition of things, like every moment has to be accounted for, that I found myself skipping pages to see if anything new would show up. Sara says she mistrusts a character, and not only goes snooping about without telling him why, she withholds information, and tells everyone around her on multiple different occasions that she has no tangible reason to mistrust that character but doesn't anyway.

Characterizations were solid, and I can tell that a lot of effort went into crafting them as well as their locales and the relationships between them. I wish I had more positive things to say because I really wanted to like this book. Maybe skipping to the next several novels would have been better, because this entire first novel felt like it was too much setup and not enough action. As it was, I really was so disillusioned, I'm not reading them.

My review is for the trilogy, which is good. Mythology is not my fave, but I enjoyed this overall. It has magic and mystery and is not too over the top. Ms Alexander is a talented writer with good skills and imagination, creates an imaginative and compelling tale. Each book stands on its own, but are most enjoyable when read in order.

I really appreciate the copy for review!!