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Wisteria

Adalyn Grace

4.25 AVERAGE

oliofficialx's review against another edition

3.5

challenging lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The best thing was definitely the ending it was so good and unexpected. Unfortunately the rest of the book was mostly boring

kjdub's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75
A fox, a library, and a love that defies the stars

Wisteria is by far my favorite of the series. Adalyn Grace delivers everything I wanted from this finale: gothic atmosphere, sweeping romance, and a cosmic love story that feels both magical and deeply human. And let me just say it again, I love Fate so much. I also need to pet a fox immediately.

The town of Verena (and the castle Fate created!) was pure enchantment. It felt like Christmas tied up in a bow, every detail charming and vivid, a place you want to step into and never leave. And Blythe’s library? Don’t even get me started. I need it. All of it. Stacks upon stacks of curated beauty, conjured with devotion...it was one of my favorite elements in the entire trilogy.

Chaos was…well, chaos. Awful, yes, but I can’t lie...she radiated a kind of dark allure that made me wonder about her past. Was there history between her and Fate? Grace leaves just enough unanswered to spark those questions. And while we’re on loose threads, I do wish we got more about Rima, her bond with Chaos, and why Edward only showed up in her journals on their wedding day. Maybe I missed it, but those pieces felt a bit unfinished.

Still, the emotional heart of this book hit me squarely in the chest. The ending had me crying, and I’m so glad we got a true HEA. It was cathartic, beautiful, and worth every twist and turn along the way.

Wisteria ties the trilogy together with wonder and warmth, and it’s a finale I’ll be revisiting whenever I want to sink back into this gothic, star-crossed world.

kbkittyb's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I am so glad I went against my instincts with this book series. On the surface, this series is the exact opposite of my usual preference. But I have loved every single second of it and I am in deep mourning now that I only have a novella to look forward to.

Yet again, this one is a five star for me. A bittersweet ending that suits this series so much...as much as it pains me.

I don't think Adalyn Grace will be an auto buy author for me as I am not sure her other works will fit my tastes. But I will definitely keep an eye out waiting for her to bring me to another world that I will love as much as this one. Until that day!

thesubtleartofreadingalot's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

suesue527's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The first half was great, I love the world and I love Blythe as a character. The last 100 pages though were a bit all over the place and then the hurried last few chapters ruined it for me. Not the ending necessarily but the execution just wasn’t it.

kaylabobayla's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is truly a case of consistency! If you enjoyed the first book, the remainder of the trilogy will give you exact same vibes and level of enjoyment. This third book does truly wrap up plots, but the second half is the least polished portion of the trilogy. There were portions I literally scratched my head at, like how reincarnation works in this story, or is it more of a mantle-passing situation? But the confusion would be followed by a part I thought I could guess where the story would go, but would be pleasantly surprised I was wrong, which was great! Overall I’m glad I finished the trilogy, and I did really enjoy the gothic / lite-horror vibes!