<blockquote><b><i>“What's more frightening? The known or the unknown?”</i></b></blockquote> I...don't know how I feel about this ending. It was sweet and there were good answers for a lot of questions, but at the same time, A LOT was left out. Janan, the promised big evil of the trilogy wasn't that impressive as a villain and honestly, I was more afraid with his minions, who blindly followed his every world and were so afraid of losing their status quo that murder became justifiable to eliminate those who thought differently, than of his 10 pages appearance. There was a lot at stake here and I liked that there were losses and consequences, so the sense of danger was very present, as it should be in the conclusion of a series. Ana's development during the books was just so amazing! She really grows and learns from her mistakes and we see her embodies the leadership placed on her, even if she didn't want it in the first place. She's brave and determined and is willing to sacrifice herself for her people. She's compassionated and empathic and that goes a long way for her. But I love that she's still flawed - she is insecure sometimes, and she does make mistakes because she's 'new' and untried, but, as I said, she learns from all this and comes out stronger and more capable. I hate that people, as much as they claim to be her friends and that they believe her, still don't believe or trust her instincts or her ideas and get mad at her for things that are beyond her (ahem, Stef). I also was a little irritated with the romance. I knew from book one how heavy on this aspect it was, but it never bothered me before because it didn't take much from the main plot and it was well developed and helped the main character's evolution. But here the whole thing took an 'unnecessary drama' aspect and while the author tried to build up the moment between the main couple and take their relationship to the next level in several ocasions, when she finally did it was in the worst possible moment and it was kinda cringy. And then there's Sam. His character is just completely useless - he serves absolutely no purpose except being Ana's romantic interest, a source of jealousy and drama between two female characters and setbacks for Ana. And that is it. Since the second volume, he's been getting on my nerves and I couldn't see his purpose within the plot, and though it's hinted here that he has something with him that can be the answer, it is never shown or used. Overall the ending was a little confusing and the resolution was...ok, kinda, but it didn't explain much and there wasn't a big plot twist to keep things interesting. The epilogue was sweet, but that was it. I liked Meadows writing, it's fluid and there's a certain poetic aspect to it, but this series in particular lacked a proper world development, lacked answers and a strong ending. I do hope her later books are better, with a more developed writing.