Lucky Number 21

Starting the final book of the Dark Guardians series, I was a bit thrown by how the story was playing out. Each book in the series is in the POV of a different female character, since we had already heard from each of the lead female characters the author decided to introduce someone new. I was worried I wouldn't enjoy it because she wasn't someone I was already invested in. Then it seemed as though the author had taken small aspects of two other series to create the plot line and I wasn't sure how I felt about that since the other three books had all been very original. Hawthorne had, until the 4th book, created her own shifter world. And the last thing that made me hesitant with the book was the plot related to Daniel. There were several different ways I could see her going with it and I was afraid it was going to end up being very silly. Once it became obvious to me that Hawthorne hadn't done something ridiculous with Daniels character, I realized just how much I was enjoying the book. The other parts that seemed unoriginal had begun to grow into their own ideas and I had grown to love the new female lead. By the end of the book, not only was I overwhelmed with emotion but I was devastated to see it all end.
The first book Moonlight was excellent but could have been just a single novel since it did not end in any kind of cliffhanger, but I could have read an entire series based just on Kayla and Lucas and been just as satisfied. The second book Full Moon, although it was very good, it felt as though it was a rewrite of the first book with different names put in. But it also ended in a cliff hanger that made me really want to see what would happen next. The third book, Dark of the Moon was awesome. There was such a different feel and idea than the other books. And finally, the last book, Shadow of the Moon, though it seemed disappointing at first, it became something wonderful. All in all... I loved this series!!