Sofia's Reviews > An Unsuitable Heir

The awaited end to this trilogy is finally out. A satisfactory ending to the story arc and all the characters involved except for the dead ones of course. Trilogies are tricky because like Olympians they need to peak at the right moment. Fortunately for books this is subjective to the reader, what does not work for me will work very well for another reader. For me the first book remained the strongest. I was hooked in during the first and then got unhooked during the second and third.  Maybe it's the whole structure and method used that did not convince me. Pen’s story did not mesh into the overall story and Mark was rather of an addendum when I wanted more.

Charles is very inclusive in her writing and over and over again she has shown that she does not shy away in giving us a varied spectrum of characters. This I like, I love new perspectives, new views. However this time round I did not like the delivery so much as the writing took a soap boxish tinge. I got a lot of what Pen wasn't  but barely touched what Pen was. I think showing me Pen would have worked better for me than trying to teach me.

An ARC gently given by author/publisher via Netgalley in return for a review.