A review by amybraunauthor
The Fall of the House of Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard

5.0

While I'm sad that the series is over (and this is a pretty clear wrap-up), I'm glad to have experienced one final adventure with the likes of Cabal, Horst, Leonie, and newer character Zarenyia (more on her later). Truth be told, we got to experience five varied and compelling stories told with the trademark intelligence, wit, and dark charm this series is so famous for. Of all of them, I have to say that I enjoyed Leonie's and Zarenyia's the most. It's impossible not to like Leonie for her smarts and courage, and Zarenyia is hysterical. She definitely stole the spotlight for almost all the scenes she was in, and I'm so happy she was included. Horst was as fantastic and charming as usual, and I really liked the encounters he had and the way his story ended, particularly the twist it took. Not only that, but he had one seriously badass fight scene! Cabal of course had the most growth of the five major characters, and I was very happy with it. He seemed more human than ever, another signal that his journey was coming to an end. I honestly didn't know what to expect from it, and while this series requires a reasonable amount of disbelief to be best enjoyed, I never found it too ridiculous. Really, the only thing that took me out sometimes were the annotations, but I can't really fault those because they were funny and added another level of involvement for the reader. I'm not entirely sure I'm completely satisfied with the epilogue since it opened up a couple other questions and left me wondering about a few things, but I'm not complaining, either. This was a great ending to a series I was lucky to be introduced to and had a great time experiencing. Definitely recommend it! Just be sure to read the books in order (it will make a moment in the beginning a lot funnier)!