The end of Secret McQueen, as we know her, and I for one am sorry to see her go. This Urban Fantasy series has to be one of the most underrated in the ocean of books. It deserves to be right up there with the big guns.It was an unexpected ending. In a way it was almost a let down. Not exactly the atypical Secret exit. It felt as if Secret was at ease because the end solution gives her perhaps what she wished for all along.I find that odd and not exactly realistic when you take her friends, lovers and comrades in arms into consideration. How is she supposed to fit in and function or be respected by the supernatural after that?Apparently Dean is planning a spin-off, so I am sure we will hear from Secret again if only in a side character capacity.Everyone turns up for the last stand against evil. All the favourites characters and more are there to support Secret. Not everyone gets out of this spectacular meltdown alive. Dean actually swings the great author sword of the main character cull, so expect to be both surprised and perhaps even upset by the demise of one person in particular.Unlike other reviewers I didn't feel this was a perfect ending to an admittedly very good series. I believe it was far too sugary sweet and goody two shoes to do Secret justice. However I also think Dean wrote it in a way that leaves a back-door for Secret to return. Why? Because of Aubrey and what he intends to and will do with his newly gained advantage.I received a copy of this book via Netgalley. I think this was on of the most disappointing ending to a book series that I have read in a long time! I was so disappointed when having finished this book. Having followed the entire series through its ups and downs to be rewarded by this was really a WTF moment.The first parts of the book is not bad. Actually the first 80% of the book is actually quite good even though it has its usual silly moments where Secret is behaving utterly amateurish like trying to sidestep her own plan on a whim because she is too eager, being frontally attacked in a narrow corridor while having a sword and still the attacker is not speared on it etc. etc. Not to mention Secret harping about her marriage needing to be nullified in the middle of a burning and zombie filled New York. Yeah right, great priorities.Still, those are silly moments that we have gotten used to by this author. So are the slowdowns every so often for some “romantic moments”. On the whole though a good chunk of the book is not bad. Secret get to defend herself in front of the Vampire Council and Juan Carlos is not exactly getting what he wants. There are plenty of action, bickering between friends and general “bad-assery” from both Secret and her friends.Then we come to the end. As I wrote, what an utter disappointment. All the time we have been hearing about Secret having a great destiny, we have been getting glimpses of her werewolf powers and so on. Every book I have read I have been hoping that some of this would manifest itself in Secret evolving and becoming something more, a really really bad-ass chick. Well’, as you might guess this is not to happen. Quite the contrary. Obviously I cannot even hint at what is happening in this crappy ending but for me the book was ruined. The worst ending I have read in a very very long time.
What do You think about A Secret To Die For (2014)?
a really great end to the series . . . I am so glad I stuck with this one
—tranetk
Still not sure what to think. I may need to digest this for a while.
—fallybear
