Much like the rest of the series, Beyond the Darkness continues to be a heavily plot driven novel with a smattering of forced character development. Cannon is clearly becoming more comfortable writing in multiple points of view. She was able to give each of our POV characters a more distinct voice in this novel, which was greatly enjoyable. Lea in particular became a much more vivid character; I've found her rather flat up until now, but this book helped to give her some depth. Overall, I continue to enjoy the series as a whole. However, this book left a little to be desired in regards to the mystery I've come to expect from the saga. The ending was very contrived and predictable. Of the series so far, this is one of my least favorite.