I liked this book, I did. Overall the best bits were West finding his peace, the team finding the jumping off point to the next phase, and the involvement of all the team and the interconnected members.
There was quite a lot of sweetness. Not all of it was out of place, most was fantastic, but it was oftentimes so idealized when it came to describing the country, its people, its politics, and its effect on those who come in contact with it. It was the kind of cheesiness that I skim rather than crave. A country where its name literally means "happy", a people who embody their country's name, the ultimately self-sacrificing royal family...it was all a little too much at times.
And then there was the predictable villain(s) where when we got to the moment(s) of confrontation we were thrust into those moments with seemingly no lead-in and then everything became like a flash in the pan only to be there and gone again. Definitely unbelievable.
But that being said, the point of the story wasn't the outlandishly idealized perfect country with its royalty that truly cared about their people or were too kind and sweet for the real real world, it wasn't that bad guys get their due, and it wasn't only about finding a nice way to wrap up the series. It was a way to bring the whole team a sense of peace, a sense of possiblity, and a sense of home where they can truly fulfill the happiness that each group found up to this point. And West's personal journey was the one that got them all there. I loved the ending of the series.
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