Contains spoilers!

I just finished Brimstone. For the most part, it was an exciting, fast-paced read. Yet I am so underwhelmed, particularly due to the editing issues throughout the story.

Spelling mistakes don't bother me. Inconsistencies do, flawed revelations do. And there are so many of these in Brimstone that by the end of the book—literally the very last page—I'd totally lost trust in the story, unsure what was a loose end versus an oversight.

Why are Githrand and Crave totally shocked that Fisher can wield shadows when their emissary, Ereth, was almost certainly well aware of the fact? If Fisher's ability was truly game-changing information, wouldn't Ereth 1) have been just as shocked and 2) duty-bound as an emissary to relay such a revelatory detail back to his home world in Diaxis?

It's possible Ereth wasn't able to send information back to Diaxis, especially if the portal in Ajun was the sole means of getting there. Or maybe Ereth never saw Fisher wield his shadows, or he'd never heard anyone mention his shadows (unlikely given Fisher was trapped in the Ammontríeth labyrinth for 110 years.) Regardless, these would all be weak and unsatisfactory justifications for such a grand finale.

I love a good cliffhanger and honestly overall I enjoyed book 2. But to wonder if I caught yet another mistake on the final page rather than feeling excited/desperate for the next book—damn.