
Add what really did his presence add to the final battle? Nothing. He made a deal to protect Charley with no care about his wife or step daughter who pleaded with him to stay and be her father. Then the Uncle Bob I loved lost all his shine. No explanation about when he was inserted into her father's life to protect her birth? All of which suggest that this was contrived for this book to give closure to this character. There was never a mention that the brothers didn't look alike. How did her dad not know that was his brother or did he? Not explained. Charley should not have been completely surprised. Not much of what happens adds to what should be a story arc or even a series arc.įor example, if the author knew that Uncle Bob was an angel, why weren't there little hints along the way of the last 12 books. What we got was a hodgepodge of events that created a book, but not a story.

This book was not the epic conclusion I expected after hearing the author's note in the audiobook at the start. How did I not know this? I'm a loyal fan of the series from years ago and have faithfully one clicked each annual release week. However, to my shock, I learned that this was the last book. And had this been another installment in the series, I would be leaving a very different review with words like okay and good (if you exclude the final chapter). I love this series and it's characters and will recommend every time.
