<blockquote><b><i>“At what moment?" she asked him. "At what moment do we cease to be humans and become objects?" Blaise continued to make his way in silence, carrying the lamp at arm's length to spread its light as far as possible. When he finally replied, it was in a different voice from usual, deeper, calmer, and without the slightest stutter: "Some humans are objects while they're alive, Mademoiselle Eulalia.” </i></b></blockquote>Maybe not my favorite so far in the series, mainly because the beginning dragged a bit, but I loved the evolution of the characters and their relationships, especially Thorn & Ophelia's. The latter really showed some maturity and started to speak up for herself more, even though we still have moments when she is dragged around a bit. She, despite being painfully shy and awkward, still puts herself out there and is brave enough to pursue her goals. Thorn has to be one of my favorite characters, and though he's missing for half the book, when he appears, everything gets more interesting. As much as I loved getting to spend time with known characters, I also enjoyed most of the new ones introduced. Not all of them have that big of a role, but everyone was important somehow to the ending and Ophelia & Thorn's quest. Octavio and Blaise were my favorites, and I'm intrigued by Victoire. I have a feeling she will have a big role to play in the next installment. We finally get some much-needed answers In this one as well, and it's a perfect set up for the big finale. We know almost the whole truth about God and the family spirits, we get more info on the Other and the 4-5 final chapters are so exciting and full of events and it ends with chaos, which only makes me more pumped for the final novel. I can't wait for the release of the sequel and will definitely be picking it up right away. Too bad I can't read in French!