Jonah is the third and final installment in author Nikki Kelly's The Styclar Saga. Readers will find themselves right back to where Gabriel left off. Lailah made a deal with the universe to reverse time in exchange for saving Jonah's life. Now, it is time to find a way to destroy the third dimension and Styclar Pena. The Third Dimension is where Purebloods come from, better known in this world as Fallen Angels. It is a world that exists in a state of cold, dark matter where scavengers collect dark energy released in death by humans with dark souls.

But, nothing is as easy as one thinks. Not when Jonah isn't ready to allow Lailah to sacrifice herself for him. Not when Lailah and Jonah return to Earth to discover that (3) years have passed, and the world is facing the its end thanks in part to her own actions. Lailah has accepted both parts of her lineage, vampire & angel, which gives her a perfect balance of light and dark. It also makes her supremely powerful enough to defeat any challengers she faces. Now, Lailah must become someone she never wanted to be, the world's Savior.

She must work with the Sealgaire, including Phelan who is now their leader. Phelan and Lailah's relationship has never been what one would call cordial. He doesn't believe that vampires could be anything but evil. He doesn't believe that vampires were once human either. Lailah also rekindles her relationship, of a sort, with Darwin who is a theoretical scientist looking into dark matter. While there, Lailah has a vision of the future and the end. Let's leave that there because it definitely has substance to what happens at the end of this story.

One of the final worlds that we are offered, is that of Styclar Pena. It is a world where one might call it heaven if one were inclined. Readers were given a view of this place in the opening chapter. From the Garden of Eden, to the creation of the separate dimensions, how Zherneboh came to be, and how truly awful Orifiel really is. This is a world that Orifiel rules over. It is also the world that must be brought down by Lailah in order to bring about the desire outcome.

As I said in my previous review of Gabriel, the hints were already there about what choice Lailah would make and why. I was okay with her choice and not because of any hatred of Gabriel. I liked Gabriel well enough, except where he had issues with Lailah's dark side. I found myself re-reading the final chapter several times in order to decipher what the hell just happened, and why. After I calmed myself down a bit, I have to say that Kelly makes a heart breaking, but right choice in how she wraps up this series. I do believe that to do it any way else, would have taken away from the choices that were made over the course of this series.

It’s been a long wait for the final installment in the Styclar Saga, so Kelly made sure that we had an epic ending to the series. We got answers to all of the questions that remained about the three dimensions and then some.

What Fed My Addiction:

Boy troubles resolved. In this book, Lailah didn’t do any waffling between Jonah and Gabriel. She knew exactly who she wanted and why. That didn’t mean that the road to romance between her and Jonah was smooth, though—Lailah had determined that she wasn’t going to survive the fight with the Purebloods, so she didn’t feel that she could give herself to Jonah completely. And then there was the fact that Gabriel didn’t remember that Lailah had already let him down gently (since she had turned back time in the last book). The romance between Jonah and Lailah was probably my favorite part of this final book.
The worldbuilding. This series has such elaborate worldbuilding. Lailah visits both the first and third dimensions in this book, so we get amazing descriptions of both of them. I loved all the parallels between the dimensions and religion—Is there a God? (We get the answer.) Are the Angels and the Purebloods who the humans think they are? Are they all wrong, or are there elements of what they believe that makes sense? Is Lailah a Savior? The world that Kelly created is complex, and I could spend days just analyzing it.
Epic battles. Of course, the showdowns between Laila and the Purebloods in the end was intense, but there were also other conflicts leading up to that one that made my heart race. When Lailah returns to the second dimension (the “regular” one), she discovers that much has changed. It’s a much more dangerous place and the stakes have risen ever higher!
What Left Me Hungry for More:

Took me time to connect. Unfortunately, since it’s been so long since the first two books, it took me a little time to remember what was happening and to connect to these characters again. I kind of wish I’d had time to do a reread of the first two books before I’d read this one.
The scientific details went over my head. Though I loved the worldbuilding, the sheer amount of it in this book added to issue #1. I found myself puzzling over some of the scientific details we learn about the three dimensions and how they work. Sometimes I found myself tuning out a bit during these sections of the book (especially in the middle).
I didn’t put the ending into the Love It or Hate It categories because I kind of felt both. My gut reaction was something along the lines of, “What?!” I sort of hated it. But, then again, I sort of loved it too—and, more importantly, I think it was fitting for the story. Maybe. Probably. (As you can see, I’m still a bit conflicted.)

In the end, I felt that this was a strong conclusion to the series, but I didn’t connect quite as well as I wanted to, so I ended up giving it 3.5/5 stars.

***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley and The Irish Banana Review in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***

Talk about a stellar ending, simply breathtaking and magical. Forget Team Jonah or Team Gabrielle, both are more than simple men, more than over the top heroes, more than love interests competing for a lifetime with Lailah. This is it, the end of a series that will continue to find new readers and to imprint on their hearts and souls for decades to come!

Nikki Kelly calls it a wrap with her best writing ever! JONAH is the vampire who saved Lailah from the vampire Purebloods. In the process, he lost his heart to this fiery young woman who carries the weight of eternity on her shoulders. He is willing to give up everything for Lailah, including his life, but when Lailah faces the showdown for eternity’s souls and the last chance to close the portals between dimensions, the changes he has undergone can be more of a hindrance than help.

Lailah is struggling with the pain she has caused others, so much sorrow, so much loss, how can she fail everyone now? Visited by a quirky man who holds the key to the answers she seeks, she begins to understand the concept of those with powers beyond belief, with the concept of free will and the consequences of using that will that may not be avoided.

I admit it, I read this twice, just to prolong having to leave these wonderful characters behind. Once again, deceit, treachery and the vile machinations of dark villains will attempt to thwart Lailah at every heart-wrenching turn. If you haven’t tried anything by Nikki Kelly, you are missing out on a world of brilliant characters, supreme plots, continuous action and high tension and never-ending twists.

And about that ending? It wasn’t the first time I teared up during this read. IT.WAS.PERFECT.

I received an ARC edition from Feiwel & Friends in exchange for my honest review.

Series: The Styclar Saga - Book 3
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (February 7, 2017)
Publication Date: February 7, 2017
Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy
Print Length: 352 pages
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