Definitely the best and strongest book in this series! Which is definitely an accomplishment, as this series was wonderful and one of the most enjoyable series I've ever read!

The book is extremely relevant to a lot of today's issues. The magical beings in the book have various parallels to real world issues, from immigration to corrupt governments to homophobia to racism and the brutal killings of black men by cops. Underneath it all is themes of mob mentality, fear of the unknown, and people in power manipulating people using the previous two. It's superbly crafted and even more diverse than the previous books, which were already extremely diverse.

I only have one complaint, and that's the handling of the trans character. I'm glad there's finally a trans character, but the way he was introduced involved dead naming in the dialog followed by dead naming and misgendering in a few paragraphs of backstory. After the initial introduction, though, I felt that the character was done well.

But yeah, that's my only complaint. Overall, this is an amazing book, and a strong finale to the series. I do hope to see more in this series because I love the characters and the world, but I also wouldn't be disappointed if this was the true end because it was a really good place to leave the story at.