The Wheel of Osheim (The Red Queen's War Book 3)

Satisfying conclusion to this trilogy about the likeable anti-hero Prince Jalan, liar, coward, cheater, thief.

In order to stop a catastrophe this unlikely hero has to be the one to turn off the Wheel of Osheim, a Large Hadron Collider in what was formerly known as Leipzig, before the Builders set off a nuclear disaster that changed the world.

It's really more post-apocalyptic fantasy than anything else in this installment, with lots of necromancy to boot. I can't say I fully understood how it all worked, and how the Blue Lady was so dangerous, but it was a fun ride with Jalan and Snorri, and I enjoyed it a lot.

It's pretty frustrating to get all the way through this series to get stuck with this. I love the world that is set up, but for some reason Lawrence decided to try to explain why magic exists, but I felt it was half-hearted and ruined some of the appeal.

I also had a real hard time understanding the timing of this book. How did it fit with the Thorns timing?