Well, I've reached the end of the Sevenwaters series.


I have many more Marillier books to look forward to, but there was something extra special about this particular series for me. The ending was beautiful, bittersweet and hopeful in only the best ways that Marillier can capture. I really loved Maeve as a character; she wormed her way into one of my favorite Sevenwaters women. She is so fiercely committed to doing things herself when she can, and I found I could relate to her in many ways. The main action of the book took sometime to get going, but the beginning was interesting and necessary to me. We get to see how Sevenwaters has fared since Clodagh and Cathal have left it as many years have passed from the time written about in [b: Heir of Sevenwaters]. The romantic elements felt lacking to me,

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if only because Artagan spends most the books as a dog. It was hard for me to buy Maeve and Artagan's human connection, although it was obvious they shared a very strong bond.

The romance is honestly one of the strongest parts of these books for me, so it was disappointing for the final installment to be a let down in that area. I adored seeing Finbar again, and having a younger brother myself I easily understand the instinct Maeve and Clodagh have to protect him above all else. Also, Cathal and Clodagh continue to steal the spotlight in other people's books. They are such a magnetic couple for me, especially in Seer and Flame of Sevenwaters where I was a little disappointed in the main romances.