Fans of fantasy and the young adult genre will enjoy this series, and I do suggest starting with the first book and continuing through to this third one. Though a reader should be able to understand this third book alone, to get the full effect, they should follow through the series.

I liked the growth of Bella's character in this novel. She finally moves away from making selfish decisions without thought of others' feelings. The writing style and vocabulary of this third book is greatly improved from the last two. I enjoyed the writing in this book much more than the previous books.

Yet the plot of this one irked me. Although there is less downtime in this one and more action comparatively, it seems like less actually happens. I didn't particularly like where some characters went in this book, the decisions and actions made. I don't want to give away important plot points, but some of it was inconceivable to me. I didn't always believe the emotions and actions of the characters stayed true to the characters themselves.

Moving on to something else - I wasn't in love with this series, though I did want to read the books to know the story. It interested me enough to want to know what would happen. Although I didn't particularly love this series, I did race to finish it. It's worth a read, but I'm ready to move on.