I love, love, love this series. This is the 4th and final book (according to the authors). This one features Richard Mar - brother to Kaldar from book 3 - and Charlotte, a gifted healer who fled from the Weird to the Edge after a disastrous marriage. They are going after slavers discussed in book 2 for personal reasons. The action is great as is the plot. So why not 5 stars? I think its great when authors actually end a series. Many series go on way longer than they should, so I applaud authors who develop a story arc, write the books to accomplish it, and then send us off on happily ever after. It doesn't mean I don't wish there were more of the characters, but ending on a high note is significantly better than killing your series slowly with less quality with each book. This definitely ends on a high note but with significant characters and plot points left hanging. I don't want to include any spoilers, but George, Jack, and Sophie (aka Lark) are significant characters who needed more resolution than leaving them 16, 14, and 15 respectively forever with no HEA (including the death of a significant bad guy) for any of them. I've read the short story posted for free on the authors' website as a nod to fans about this issue but as it only includes 1 of these three with the bad guy it is still grossly unsatisfying. This is the story of Charlotte de Ney and Richard Mar. Charlotte is a blueblood from the Weird who has a remarkable gift for healing. Richard is from the Edge and is a remarkable swordsman. Charlotte flees to the Edge after she learns that she is barren and her husband annuls their marriage. The gift of healing has an opposite counterpart. As strong as her healing is, she is equally able to kill with her gift. It was her strong desire to kill her fair-weather husband that sent her running.With the help of Eleanore Drayton, who is the grandmother of Rose, George and Jack, she manages to make a new life for herself in the Edge. Things change drastically when Richard is brought to her in immediate need of healing after his encounter with slavers. The slavers are hot on his heels and recapture him, killing Eleanore and another young girl who happens to be there. Charlotte sets off to rescue Richard but has to resort to her dark side to do it.Together, she and Richard are determined to bring down the slave trade and are even more determined when they discover who is behind it. Along the way, and despite each one feeling that they are unworthy of being loved, the two fall deeply in love. This was a fast-paced, engaging story. I also liked getting to catch up with a couple of my favorite characters from earlier Edge books - George and Jack. I feel that this book could stand alone but it gains richness and depth if you read the rest of the Edge series first.
What do You think about Seelenträume (2012)?
I feel kinda "meh" about this whole series. But it's a fun and quick read, definitely entertaining.
—SERINA
Pas réussi à me passionner pour les personnages principaux de ce volume.
—beebookgirl
Much too much romance. But I am still a fan.
—moo
One of the few series I wish was longer.
—thatsjustsuper
