A fitting and ultimately fitting conclusion to this series。 I managed to read these back-to-back and was able to track all the characters as they progressed。 In the end， unless you're willing to commit to this series exclusively for a few weeks， it's going to be hard to balance all the motivations and moving parts。 You'll need to sprinkle in a hearty dose of disassociation to deal with the ex-machina present as well。 Some people are just， apparently， alive again; abductions happen off-page and w A fitting and ultimately fitting conclusion to this series。 I managed to read these back-to-back and was able to track all the characters as they progressed。 In the end， unless you're willing to commit to this series exclusively for a few weeks， it's going to be hard to balance all the motivations and moving parts。 You'll need to sprinkle in a hearty dose of disassociation to deal with the ex-machina present as well。 Some people are just， apparently， alive again; abductions happen off-page and without any fight。 That said， the first couple volumes here have some ideas that really shine， making the story quite bearable。 It's。。。 Kind of a messy ending。 But it's fun， easy entertainment。 You aren't getting any insightful meta-analysis of yourself with these books。 Just shut off your brain and enjoy the Monster Mash。 3/5 stars。 。。。more