Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2604:3D09:7A7F:DFE0:DD9A:BAB7:BEE2:1ED5-20181108024315/@comment-32987979-20190119000511

I agree, especially about the Sophie character development thing. Wasn't this entire book supposed to be about Sophie learning to defend and take care of herself? Even the cover shows her throwing a star, yet she didn't even really fight anyone!

Also, was Lodestar meant to be the last? I don't think it ended the series. Like, the Neverseen wasn't defeated.

There are, from what we know, only two books left. Two books for them to get the upper hand and take down the Neverseen. The gang should've had a victory in this book! Instead we got everyone losing a fight, chapters and chapters of recovery scenes, boring battle training scenes that went to waste, and an utterly disappointing final battle, with a lame cliffhanger. If I had it my way they'd have won the battle but still lose Tam one way or another, to keep things interesting but finally get the ball rolling. At this point it just seems like the Neverseen is going to take over the Lost Cities and that'd be the end of it. What a shame.