Frenzy represents the finale (or not?) in Robert Liparulo’s exciting six-book series for young-adults, the Dreamhouse Kings. I have truly loved reading through Liparulo’s series, and it’s one of the best series for young adults that I’ve read (my little brother has really enjoyed reading it too!)
If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ve likely spotted some reviews for other titles in the series (I’ve reviewed all of the previous five.) And as a result, you may be familiar with the general plot. The King family lives in a mysterious home that houses portals to different periods in history – both in time and space. After losing their mother through the malicious intervention of Taksidian and his massive time-traveling crony, Phemus, the King’s have been trying to find Mom while struggling to survive Taksidian’s increasingly malevolent attacks.
However, I have some mixed feelings about this final installment. In some ways it was deeply satisfying and brought tears to my eyes. In other ways, I was disappointed to find that not all of the loose strings were tied up with this finale. Many of the unanswered questions from previous books were explained more thoroughly in an interview at book’s end, but it still wasn’t as deeply satisfying as finding the answers for yourself within the text of the book.
Liparulo does plan further adventures for the King’s, so perhaps this is the reason he sort of left us hanging (he says life doesn’t have clean and clear endings – but this is fiction!), but I do feel somewhat conflicted because I loved the series, and I did find the finale somewhat disappointing. It’s hard to pull off a moving, convincing, and pat finale while maintaining tension etc. and I have to admit this won’t be the first time a finale’s been a bit of a let down.
I won’t say anymore, or I’d be sharing spoilers for those who haven’t read previous books, or this one!
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