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oksanana31's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
samsbookcase's review against another edition
5.0
I love female characters. Especially when they’re written well. Nina’s done a wonderful job at that. I’ve been looking for more wlw books for a long time and this one just filled my readers heart with so much love, warmth and magic.
tia_leona's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sweetsunbleached's review against another edition
5.0
GODDDDDDDDDDDD
oh my actual god. this was even better than criers war. when i read the last line i literally wanted to off myself i love them so much???
crier is so
oh my actual god. this was even better than criers war. when i read the last line i literally wanted to off myself i love them so much???
crier is so
smateer73's review against another edition
4.0
This book was so good. I started it right after finishing Criers War because I needed to know what happened next. It was a fantastic hopeful ending that didn’t feel forced or rushed which was good.
swaye's review against another edition
4.0
"I could stand anywhere in this world and I swear my line of sight would end on you. I swear I’d find you in the dark."
Beautiful. What a wonderful story. And what a lovely way to end this chapter of reading as a new and exciting chapter of my own life begins.
From Nina Varela in the acknowledgments:
Thank you for reading, thank you for caring. I hope this ending fits with whatever you needed it to be. I hope it made you feel hopeful. To the queer readers: I hope you feel loved. In this world, in every world, you are loved. By me and Crier and Ayla and the whole damn universe.
I love y’all. Thank you for supporting Crier, Ayla, and the rest from beginning to . . . well, not ending. Beginning to second beginning, I’d say. The happiest of beginnings.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for loving these girls like I do and beyond. I’ll wrap this up with what I said last time because it’s more important now than ever: I told you my story. Thank you so much for reading it. If you’ve been waiting for a sign to tell yours, this is it. Pretend we’re at a campfire—I’m scooting over to make room for you. I’m passing you a s’more and saying, “Welcome! We’ve been waiting for you! Whatever you have to say, whatever’s been collecting in your heart and the corners of your mind, the world is ready to listen. Let’s hear it!”
Thank you, Nina. It is exactly the second beginning I needed. ❤️
hannamandernach's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Nice clean resolution, very enjoyable read. Don’t have many complaints.
siobhanm_'s review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
noorandbooks's review against another edition
5.0
It's you, the wash of starlight, the old paradox: if the Universe were static, I could stand anywhere in this world and I swear my line of sight would end on you. I swear I'd find you in the dark.There were a few aspects of the first book that I didn't totally enjoy - they mainly had to do with the plot and its pacing but. Everything the first book lacked, this one made up three times, and I haven't felt this empty upon finishing a book in so long, the kind where you're just not ready to live in a world where you finished the series and you have to carry on.
JUST. NINA VARELA, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!!! My heart now had a small Crier and Ayla shaped hole and I'm going to need to re-read this story a thousand times before it's ever close to being filled.
"Because there are things worth dying for."THE PLOT! THE PACING! It was so much more magnificent, and THE TENSION BETWEEN OUR TWO LOVELY PROTAGONISTS FELT SO ALIVE! The first book felt like they were just bumping into each other but this one felt like they were crashing into each other and I couldn't wait to see the wreck they would make.
"Nah," said Hook, and he rolled his shoulders, twisted from side to side, stretched his arms up over his head, shook himself out. "Because there are still things worth living for."
The entire ensemble of character is absolutely phenomenal too and I'm just so in love with this entire world. This book was a poem and it had me gasping for air and saying thank you
Crier took a breath. "I want to learn about you."
"I'm not a book," said Ayla, ignoring her own traitorous heartbeat. How it quickened. "Palms aside. You can't read me once and know everything."
"Then I will read you again and again," said Crier.