My verdict on Renegade's Magic and the entire Soldier Son trilogy

[Nuytsia]

It's been a long time since I read it, but I'd agree with your assessment.
Yes the ending did feel odd to me, kind of eerie, but not necessarily in a bad way.
In fact it's hard for me to think of an ending of a book that I've really loved! I'm certainly not a fan of the happy ending with all loose ends tied up neatly...