As I have been making my way through this series, I can say that I have enjoyed the books in the series although I have been seeing some problematic elements in them. As Black As Ebony offers a satisfying and quick reading experience to end the series.

I think that I was engaged in the plot of this one and this felt like a standard mystery. I was guessing who I thought the people who was stalking her was but I was wrong and although I am happy that I guessed wrongly, I did think that the person who did it was a left-field choice. I was a little bit like 'what, OK' as I thought that it should be tied to her more but...

This book definitely plays more into the fairytale elements that have been evident through the series which I liked especially during the play and performance aspect and I do think that this lead to a satisfying and interesting finale.

I did like that we definitely explore Lumikki more as a character and more about her past. As a result, I think that it was a good end to the series as we do a lot of closure for the character and she can get some peace from what she has been through over the course of the books.

We also got to explore Lummiki's love life over the course of this book and I thought that her new love interest was really not a good fit for her and it seemed really left-field but maybe the characters wanted some normalcy. Again we hear about Blaze but the representation is still transphobic and the way that the transition is spoken about is not very good. I know in the second book, he is deadnamed but I am not sure if this happened again but I will put it as a warning in case. I am not my own voices reviewer but it still did not sit right with me.

The Verdict:

As Black As Ebony is an engaging and quick read which ends a good series.

What a tantalizing conclusion to this trilogy! The best Snow White rendition I've read and will be reading more of Salia Simukka books now!