not as good as the last three
920624
I really liked the first three books in the series; however, this forth one seemed rushed and lacked character developement.  It seemed liked Shelli was just trying to put something out fast.  This is not her best work.
419051
Not as good as previous three books in series.  Slow read
3611173
I really like the first two books in the series. This one just felt forced. Its also a lot darker than the other two books.
2943706
Not half as good as the first two. Not hard enough and the lead singer never shuts up. Drums also sound tinny. Some catchy hooks though!!
687385
Kind of disappointing. I preferred the previous books.
232224
The last three books aren't nearly as good as the first two.  She moves away from Montmorency's life from the rough side of town -- when that dichotomy was what was so fascinating! Still a good read, and the rest of the series is well done, but they aren't as clever as the first one was.
1695347
Loved the first two books in this series. This one was good as well. I think my reason for holding back on the stars is due to the plot of this book in comparison to the others. It just didn't read as compelling of a story as the first two. I found myself skimming at times, just to move things along. Again, it isn't that this book wasn't well written. It's just that I found the other two to be truly excellent and this one lacked that same riveting pace.
535942
I enjoyed the first two novels much more than this last and final book of the trilogy. I found this to be a little preachy and felt the author injected his own opinions into the story more in this book than in the other two. In addition I found keeping the characters lineage straight somewhat difficult in the kindle because I was unable to flip to the front of the book to reference the family trees at will. I would still recommend the trilogy as a good read.
612484
A little better than the prior three books in terms of plot. I was disappointed in the dangling nature of the role that the" bad-guy" gang played/didn't play in this episode. Also the books all seem to have a fixed structure that the writer simply follow in a fill-in-the-blank style to create the new book. This creates a redundancy. However the plot was interesting enough that I would recommend reading the book.
2031596
I absolutely loved the first two books in this trilogy, and it is perhaps because of this love that I was disappointed with the third.
In Books 1 and 2, there was a constant sense of urgency a rush against time to preserve humanity and stave off the vampire virus and the hordes The Master was spreading across first NYC and then the world.  Moreover, there was an escalation in scale as devastation moved from the destruction of a city, to massive nuclear explosions and the death of 1/3 of the human population.
Understandably my expectations were high for the final book in the series.  I found however, that the book while emotionally charged lacked the same urgency as the earlier books.  True the vampires had a Naziesque control over the world population, and had interred humans to camps for use as cattle, but without Setrakian and his greater hidden knowledge of the Master, the whole book felt kinda flat.  I was also disappointed with the conclusion.  This may be disturbing, but I was secretly hoping that the vampires in The Night Eternal would win out in the end.  Seeing the last of earth's hero's die out, and the whole world enslaved would have been a terrifying and terrific cap to a great horror trilogy.
4560638
Didn't enjoy it as much as the other two. The author seemed to go for shock value rather than deepening the characters or the story. Another example of a good idea that the editors rushed to print for the cash rather than allowing the writer to develop the story.
3319310
Mercedes Thompson, the shape-shifting auto mechanic from Washington state, is once again up to her neck in trouble.  This time, she's being called on to prove that her friend and mentor, Zee, did not murder a human.

I'm not sure why, but this third book in the Mercy Thompson series did not hook me like the first two.  Although the romance was more intriguing this time around, I didn't find the plot itself compelling.  The previous two books were more action-packed, whereas this one was kind of talky.  I also wasn't as interested in the characters as I had been in the previous two.  And when the 'who done it' was revealed, I didn't think the clues had pointed in the right direction.  To me, the whole book felt forced.

Maybe it was the absence of vampires that made this book blah for me.  I missed Stephen and the other vamps.  Also, it focused much more on the politics of the were pack; something I'm not as interested in.

I haven't given up on Mercedes yet, but I hope book four is more interesting.
3843981
To be clear, I read the 3 books in one weekend so perhaps I am comparing back to back too much. This book was Ok but not as great at the others.
i think the reason being - too much war - got a little bored by the end and was literally advancing pages to get to the end.
Not to give anything away but the death and miraculous recovery at the end - just a bit too tied up neatly.
I didn't feel as emotional over this as the others, which made the other books much better.
But - series over and tied up neatly (sort of). If you have invested in the other 2 - you have to finish it.
On to the next book!
4566727
Shorter than the other books. Getting a little hard to remember who everyone is, as they're all related and more and characters are being added. Didn't have the same appeal as the other books, maybe due to getting more confusing, as well as being a bit more predictable. Now have to wait a few months to see if the next book gets back to the standard of the earlier ones, just hope there aren't too many more family members added to it. Still a worthwhile read, just not as good as the previous 5 IMO.
855567
Not as good as the first three. The protagonist is kind of unlikable, but she got less annoying as it went on.
928267
Not as good as the previous two books. Sometimes it was quite boring.
363470
Not as good as the first 3. Seemed a little forced.