Major Obstacles to Getting Closer to Each Other

Major Obstacles to Getting Closer to Each Other

In this book, the two bands of people we’ve been following during the entire series draw closer to each other, or rather, the band who has been on the move for a few books is getting closer to the other group. In fact, they get to the area where they believe the other band to be rather quickly, but one person’s history with the town and its people creates problems, the largest one being that key people who know of the other group’s location will not share it. They do not trust she has changed and aren’t willing to let the settled family decide whether they want to engage with one who caused two of them so much grief as they were growing up. Of course, the major villain of the last couple of books is also hot in pursuit of the traveling group as well. On the plus side, the travelers can’t quite believe the community created at their new location, with open bartering and a system that keeps the residents fed, housed, and even given access to a medical doctor. Things come to a head near the end of the book quite dramatically, of course. I don’t want to give away too much. Will the two groups of people find their way to each other? If they do, how will the settled family treat the newcomers? Will anyone be captured, kidnapped, or killed–as typically happens in this series? The ending chapters and epilogue give a good sense of how the last book of the series will start, with even more fireworks as the major psychopathic villain of this part of the series has a new, dark reason to wreak vengeance on those he has been seeking. I’m looking forward to digging into this next book to see how it all plays out!