A good ending to The All Souls trilogy. And for a vampire and witch romance trilogy it was good as they as they get. Her vampires had weight, felt old and ancient not like the wimpy, moaning, teen wanna-be vampires of today. These vampires were fierce and deadly killers when they needed to be. The romance between a four or five hundred year old vampire and a history/alchemist witch was thoroughly convincing as I've never understood how a vampire that old could ever have any type of emotional relationship to a teenager like in these new soapy, puking vampire stories of today. Her two main characters relationship is convincing as they both had a large history and could relate on a mental level with each other as the physical part of their relationship was just a bonus.
One thing I really like about Harkness world is her world building and the characters she populated it. Her characters completely sell the story and move it forward with such confidence that no matter how crazy everything gets I didn't care because I was invested the characters. Harkness isn't afraid to have her characters in scenes talking and actually those scenes I really looked forward to because Harkness not only moved the story forward in these scenes but she also used these scenes to flesh out the characters more. She wasn't afraid to share information about the story as characters found out things, they didn't hold back information but explained and talked about it like real friends and family would in real life. There are a lot characters in this story and by a lot, I mean a lot, but she makes them completely unique and interesting.
Her world building was spectacular especially for a romance story. She created a world in book one and then continued to build on it as her trilogy continued. From what I've read she doesn't plan on any more books in this world, which is a shame because her world and characters I can honestly say I would like to revisit again.
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