Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow Trilogy, 3)

In this final volume of the Simon Snow Trilogy, Simon Snow and his friends are back in the U.K. after a whirlwind, vampire-filled road trip through the United States. They’re reeling in the aftermath of their trip’s events but soon find themselves entrenched in a series of entirely new catastrophes. Penelope is trying to undo the curse a demon left on their new American friend Shep; Baz and Simon are trying to figure out what’s going on with the emerging hunt for the next “Chosen One,” and Agatha is working at her father’s clinic, where she connects with Niamh, an old Watford classmate with a passion for magical creatures. Amidst these dramas, Penelope, Baz, Simon, and Agatha are all reckoning with their tumultuous pasts and what they mean for their lives now, as well as for their relationships with one another and with the world of magic.

After the turmoil the characters faced in the previous book, this volume offers a much-needed burst of hope for readers invested in Simon, Baz, Penelope, and Agatha. While readers may be sad to leave the world of mages, Any Way the Wind Blows is a warm, heartfelt, and satisfying ending to the series.