I had been waiting for what felt like forever for this, the third in the Compass Rose series, to come out and I am really glad the author found the right publisher for it.

It's a solid, well-told story. I'm not sure anything could live up to my expectations after waiting so long, but I didn't love it as much as I did the first two. The author juggles a large cast of characters who were introduced over the course of the last two books, and if I'd been able to read it soon after the first two I probably wouldn't have gotten lost, but, having waited, I think I'd forgotten some of the individual quirks that made me care about each of the characters. They felt more two-dimensional in this story. That the issues of one character in particular were repeated without any attempt by the protagonist to address them was frustrating. I think that was intended to demonstrate the protagonist's state of mind, but, for me, it made me wonder why the author was hurrying. It didn't feel true to the character to dismiss the issues over and over.

Too, our protagonist is older, settled, and though this story once again unsettles her, it doesn't completely rearrange everything she knows about who she is and her role in life. For some reason it just didn't feel like the stakes were as high, though listing them for myself while writing this review, I think it's that they just didn't carry the depth of emotional impact of the previous two books. They didn't seem as important to the protagonist.

I do recommend this book highly. There are a lot of very successful, sometimes highly dramatic moments and the twist is nicely done, though a bit overly ambitious in its execution. That doesn't say much, but I don't want to spoil anyone.

My recommendation would be to read the first two over again before starting this one. I think that would have improved my enjoyment a great deal.

Gail Dayton is on my list of "must read" authors, But the book itself, all without having to set does not use her I hope her next book.

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The Eternal Rose Overview

Kallista, now Reinine of all Adara, still has demons to seek out. She and her family journey south to her mate Obed's homeland in pursuit of the demon who absconded six years previously with Kallista's temple-bound ilian, Merinda, and her child. But when one of the godmarked dies, Kallista is devastated and her mates must cope without her. A trial by combat is needed to regain custody of a child and a new ninth godmarked must be located in order to make the magic whole again and powerful enough to defeat a truly formidable demon. But Kallista needs more than magic to heal her.



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