Clark the Shark has a loose tooth and needs to visit the dentist. But he's heard that the dentist is scarier than a box of blue whales! Can Clark find a way to stay cool when it come to tooth trouble?

4.5!!!
This book is literally one of my babies. I admit that there will always be better books but this series me taught me about different worlds, different destinies and has contributed to my outlook on life.

The type of books that stays at the back of your mind. ( )

4.5 stars

Such a great conclusion to a really fun series!! The world building and multiverses continue to be amazing.

One of the plot points from the end of book 2 that I was a little worried about worked out perfectly, allowing the final book to move at a fast pace and deliver action and adventure at every turn.

Overall, I really loved both this book and the entire series! ( )

I enjoyed this series quite a bit, though I do have to go back on the earlier reviews about the romance - this is definitely a romance, with sci-fi elements tied into it. I really liked the concept of alternate universes and enjoyed seeing all of them play out, though I do wish that we'd gotten more of an explanation to how these universes happened. A Million Worlds With You opens up more alternate universes, and some of them were really cool - alternate Soviet Russia really stood out for me.

This was a really nice conclusion to the series, though, in terms of the book as a whole. It kept with the tone of the rest of the series with added tension; with Evil Marguerite, the stakes were raised, and it was tense watching Marguerite trying to hop everywhere to save the universes. I liked the complexity of this one - it gets confusing but not so much that it's hard to understand, and the scene I liked a lot was the one where Marguerite got to talk to her other selves through her clones. Grand Duchess Marguerite is my favorite of them all.

The climax seemed really anticlimatic, though, because there wasn't any particular scientific explanation that I can remember. It happened because ... why? I'd really like to know why they managed to stabilize the universe and cut off the home office at the same time. It seemed too neat, too clean.

Also, Theo Beck deserves a boyfriend. I was really hoping that he would be confirmed bisexual because it was a throwaway line in the first book but apparently not. I hate how much of the plot was complicated by the love triangle even now, when it's clear that Paul/Marguerite is endgame.

All in all - maybe not hardcore scifi, but if you're looking for a nice light read, definitely go for this series. ( )

Definitely a great way to end a novel!

Claudia Grey's Firebird series was one heck of a ride, throwing readers through different parallel dimensions through the use of a device known as the Firebird. This stunning conclusion has Marguerite face off against her evil doppleganger of the Home Office-verse, the one she refers to as Wicked.

One great thing about this series is how it brings you up to speed in the first few chapters. This is more of a first book thing, but I dislike how some first books assume you know things and throw you right into the action, with little hints here and there for you to figure out what is going on. Since it has been some time since I've read Ten Thousand Skies Above You, having Marguerite fill me in on what is currently happening was a good refresher.

I'd say this is one exciting novel - a bit slow in the beginning with Marguerite trying to stop Wicked by jumping from dimension to dimension, but so full of action in the latter half! There's definitely a new level of maturity coming from all the characters - AND even better, a solid ship with no love triangle. Triadverse Theo even becomes redeemable...

The theme of duality is strong in this book (and I've been watching Buffy S2 so I'd say duality is around the corner), and Marguerite sums it up pretty well with this quote.

I never considered how much it might change our fates by finding someone else's best self. Travel through enough dimensions and maybe you'd find the hero and the villain in everyone.

Makes me wonder where evil Raisa is lurking.

At any rate, the book ends on a more happy than expected note - everything wraps up so nicely, I didn't really expect it to happen. Too nicely, in a sense? While there is a level of tension and suspense that makes you wonder if your faves are gonna make it out alive everyone makes it out alive with a HEA too! (I mean this is a romance novel it's kind of expected but still...)

There's also been talk with Russiaverse Marguerite and how Marguerite was in her body and slept with Lieutenant Markov, getting Russiaverse Marguerite pregnant. There's debate of how this is consensual or not, since other Marguerite was acting on her own will, not necessarily that of Russiaverse's. It was addressed in this novel, but still makes me a bit iffy considering the way it was brought up. And the whole having sex again in another -verse's bodies. Never really thought of this before but still a really iffy situation. Up to readers to decide if this is okay or not but for me this slightly altered my view.

In conclusion, the Firebird series was rife with romance, tension, and angst that ended on a more-positive note, but it was an enjoyable ride nonetheless.

4/5 stars ( )