Week 38 Review: The Whispering Night

From Goodreads:

The forest is more dangerous than ever in this highly-anticipated, pulse-pounding, and swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy.

Winnie Wednesday's future is looking bright. Hemlock Falls is no longer hunting the werewolf, she and Erica Thursday are tentative friends, and Winnie finally knows exactly where she stands with Jay Friday.

With everything finally on track, Winnie is looking forward to the Nightmare Masquerade, a week-long celebration of all things Luminary. But as Luminaries from across the world flock to the small town, uninvited guests also arrive. Winnie is confronted by a masked Diana and charged with an impossible task—one that threatens everything and everyone Winnie loves.

As Winnie fights to stop new enemies before time runs out, old mysteries won't stop intruding. Her missing father is somehow entangled with her search for hidden witches, and as Winnie digs deeper into the long-standing war between the Luminaries and the Dianas, she discovers rifts within her own family she never could have imagined.

What does loyalty mean when family and enemies look the same?

My Review:
Oh, this was such a fantastic read, and such a great end to the series! So much came to a head, and I couldn't get enough, I had to see how it was all going to end! I've loved this series from the beginning, and I had such a great time with its end! 

Winnie learned some pretty important facts in the previous book, about Jay and Ericka, and about her dad. But there's still so much unknown, like what happend with Erica's sister, and with Winnie's dad. Watching them investigate was just so thrilling to read!

That Winnie gets roped into the Nightmare Masquerade, playing off of her new-found fame, well, that is not a fun time for Winnie, not to mention who it puts in her orbit, which makes everything worse and on a schedule and countdown. Not the best place to be! 

The way things ended, with the spirit of the forest, and the Dianas, has some possibilities that has me intrigued. I'm pretty sure that this is a trilogy, that this is the end of the series, which this book did a fantastic job with. But it might not be the end of the world, I would absolutely read more stories set in this world! 

Also, that ending, with the art project, and she won the main prize, but anonymously, she'd submitted the running up pieces as well? If my math is correct, she submitted all but 1 of the entries, which is just hilarious to me! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait to read more by Susan Dennard! 

Author: Susan Dennard 
Series: The Luminaries #3
Read: September 19th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a End of Series 2024 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Teen
Expected Publication: November 19th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars