I honestly had zero expectations going into this, but The Last Labyrinth was very good. I was swept along with the story each time I opened the book to read. I didn’t even mind the semi-abrupt nature of the romance.
I quite liked the time travel and how it was handled. It’s interesting to see how someone from the 1800s might handle it. After all, science fiction of that nature isn’t exactly a commonplace notion, I don’t think, during that era. I feel like, despite time travel being a fictional thing, someone from the modern day would have an easier time wrapping their heads around it, just due to the prevalence in our fiction these days.
On another note, the ending felt rushed but satisfying at the same time. The rushing was a natural consequence of the climax and pacing speeding up. I’m also not entirely sure there could have been a more satisfying ending. What Magellan thought she needed in the end just seemed like an actually impossible thing to end up writing.
I feel like the Arthurian Legend adjacent part of this was pretty much just adjacent. It did open up the "Male Historical Figure's Sister" thing, which is crucial to the plot. But it does work well as an overall framing device.
The Last Labyrinth was a lot of fun and well paced. I very much enjoyed it.
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