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rinasreadsnz's review
4.0
Well, damn (I wanted to use a different word but it's not PG).
Sweet baby Jesus, talk about the mother of all cliffhangers!
I fell in love with these characters during the first two books and was seriously looking forward to seeing Payne and Sunday get together.
But, NOOOOOO! Of course there would be something that had to happen to stuff it all up.
Grrr.
I'm so. Torn.
As frustrating as the ending was (and some other bits along the way), I really did enjoy all the twists and turns the story had to offer.
Although it was short, it definitely packed a punch.
Neeeeeeeed the next book more than my morning coffee.
Sweet baby Jesus, talk about the mother of all cliffhangers!
I fell in love with these characters during the first two books and was seriously looking forward to seeing Payne and Sunday get together.
But, NOOOOOO! Of course there would be something that had to happen to stuff it all up.
Grrr.
I'm so. Torn.
As frustrating as the ending was (and some other bits along the way), I really did enjoy all the twists and turns the story had to offer.
Although it was short, it definitely packed a punch.
Neeeeeeeed the next book more than my morning coffee.
la_vampiresa's review
5.0
"Welcome to Folkestone, where people are sometimes only mostly dead.”
We are back at Folkestone, where lies, corruption, and secrets lie.
Restless Things is the third book in the Folkestone Sins series. It is highly recommended to read both Fragile Things & Fractured Things first, for a better understanding. This is both Sunday and Payne's story. Ugh, I loved them both in the previous books. I was so excited and now...
Ahhhhh!!! OMFG, that ending!! I so can't wait until the next one!
I received an ARC and voluntarily gave my honest opinion and review
We are back at Folkestone, where lies, corruption, and secrets lie.
Restless Things is the third book in the Folkestone Sins series. It is highly recommended to read both Fragile Things & Fractured Things first, for a better understanding. This is both Sunday and Payne's story. Ugh, I loved them both in the previous books. I was so excited and now...
Ahhhhh!!! OMFG, that ending!! I so can't wait until the next one!
I received an ARC and voluntarily gave my honest opinion and review
jessa_sage1996's review
5.0
This one got me back. The first book was excellent. The second I found to be unnecessary as a standalone. This one, yes. Absolutely a yes. This book is another cliffhanger but I’m invested at this point. With every book, I know the characters better. This is Summer and Payne. Part II continues in Ruined Things.
kfriend's review
5.0
Welcome back to Folkestone, dear readers, where teenage angst and first love drama is nestled into an elite world of secrets, lies, complicated family legacies, and corrupted power. Poe and Stella found some closure in their romance- but the heirs world around them continues to madly spin on- and now our eyes are on the lovable besties that are still in the midst of their own messy love story- the charmingly enchanting Sunday and Payne.
While this story features a different couple than the first two Folkestone books, this shouldn’t be read as a standalone. Sunday and Payne’s romance begins two books ago, their history spanning long before those first pages, and the actions and events that happened in the prior duet are a very heavy part of Restless Things. This story doesn't’ miss a beat- it dives right back into the heirs drama, all of the elite intrigue and corruption that these young friends are deep in the thick of. Poe and Stella’s story left us with a giant cliffhanger that careened us straight into where this story began. Heirs secrets yet again dismantling the very fragile trust and security these teens have.
To be honest, I was surprised at how quickly we were getting some answers, as many secrets and mistruths are exposed early on in this story. And, while I love finding out answers, it left me a smidge unsettled- because nothing is as it seems in the heirs world. Did this mean that Sunday and Payne’s story was going to be less interwoven with heirs machinations? Or did that mean even deeper, darker, and more complicated secrets awaited? You’ll need to dig in to find out just what these truths mean for our core characters, but if we’ve learned anything by know it is that no relationship in this world is easy. Not even Payne and Sunday’s- not even the childhood best friends.
Of course, this love story is different from Poe and Stella’s because Sunday and Payne are best friends- friends who already know many of the light and dark aspects of one another’s stories. That makes the stakes of their connection higher - because exploring their complicated feelings means risking one of their only sources of comfort, one of their only safe places- their friendship. As I mentioned we get a lot of secrets exposed and some new information comes out early- and it left me wondering, then, just what was going to be the central drama of this story. But then I realized the tension Samantha is exploring in this leg of their romantic journey- because nothing is as dangerous, as risky, as destroying one of the only pure, safe, and true connections you have in a world of corruption and deceit. And that becomes a key source of angsty drama-and Samantha does something really smart, she recognizes these characters can’t truly explore that until they have a “beat”- until they have a moment.
While their stories have spanned multiple books, this is the first time we get to spend a book inside both of their heads. Flashbacks and quiet moments help us learn more about the circumstances that have shaped them, and a bit more about them as people. We still get Sunday’s feisty fierceness, but we also see a far more vulnerable character. And Payne’s heart is far more gentle and optimistic than I expected- he’s got a swoony quality to him. I love them both- and feel fiercely protective over them. After the ways they’ve shown up for their friends...and each other...these are two characters who deserve some peace...some happy. I don’t think we fully “know” them just yet either, so I’m excited to continue to dig deeper into them both in the next book.
Yet again Samantha proves herself as an artist of the written word- this story is just beautifully scribed. Evocative imagery and meticulous emotional tension permeate the pages- and like the prior books in the series, Samantha really artfully juxtaposes tone to create a dynamic experience- the familiar warmth of these friends contrats so vividly with the foreboding melancholy of the world around them. The flashbacks in particular are powerfully engaging, and, until our epic final few scenes, they really serve as the story’s emotional center and key lever for characterization.
Just when I think I get what this story is going to be about, we are very quickly catapulted over the edge of a cliffy that I was not quite anticipating- and I’m still trying to figure out just what I think about it and what it means for the broader narrative of this couple. But I do know I’ll be anxiously awaiting the story that is next- because these two are so dear, and I will do anything for them to find an HEA.
4.5 stars
While this story features a different couple than the first two Folkestone books, this shouldn’t be read as a standalone. Sunday and Payne’s romance begins two books ago, their history spanning long before those first pages, and the actions and events that happened in the prior duet are a very heavy part of Restless Things. This story doesn't’ miss a beat- it dives right back into the heirs drama, all of the elite intrigue and corruption that these young friends are deep in the thick of. Poe and Stella’s story left us with a giant cliffhanger that careened us straight into where this story began. Heirs secrets yet again dismantling the very fragile trust and security these teens have.
To be honest, I was surprised at how quickly we were getting some answers, as many secrets and mistruths are exposed early on in this story. And, while I love finding out answers, it left me a smidge unsettled- because nothing is as it seems in the heirs world. Did this mean that Sunday and Payne’s story was going to be less interwoven with heirs machinations? Or did that mean even deeper, darker, and more complicated secrets awaited? You’ll need to dig in to find out just what these truths mean for our core characters, but if we’ve learned anything by know it is that no relationship in this world is easy. Not even Payne and Sunday’s- not even the childhood best friends.
Of course, this love story is different from Poe and Stella’s because Sunday and Payne are best friends- friends who already know many of the light and dark aspects of one another’s stories. That makes the stakes of their connection higher - because exploring their complicated feelings means risking one of their only sources of comfort, one of their only safe places- their friendship. As I mentioned we get a lot of secrets exposed and some new information comes out early- and it left me wondering, then, just what was going to be the central drama of this story. But then I realized the tension Samantha is exploring in this leg of their romantic journey- because nothing is as dangerous, as risky, as destroying one of the only pure, safe, and true connections you have in a world of corruption and deceit. And that becomes a key source of angsty drama-and Samantha does something really smart, she recognizes these characters can’t truly explore that until they have a “beat”- until they have a moment.
While their stories have spanned multiple books, this is the first time we get to spend a book inside both of their heads. Flashbacks and quiet moments help us learn more about the circumstances that have shaped them, and a bit more about them as people. We still get Sunday’s feisty fierceness, but we also see a far more vulnerable character. And Payne’s heart is far more gentle and optimistic than I expected- he’s got a swoony quality to him. I love them both- and feel fiercely protective over them. After the ways they’ve shown up for their friends...and each other...these are two characters who deserve some peace...some happy. I don’t think we fully “know” them just yet either, so I’m excited to continue to dig deeper into them both in the next book.
Yet again Samantha proves herself as an artist of the written word- this story is just beautifully scribed. Evocative imagery and meticulous emotional tension permeate the pages- and like the prior books in the series, Samantha really artfully juxtaposes tone to create a dynamic experience- the familiar warmth of these friends contrats so vividly with the foreboding melancholy of the world around them. The flashbacks in particular are powerfully engaging, and, until our epic final few scenes, they really serve as the story’s emotional center and key lever for characterization.
Just when I think I get what this story is going to be about, we are very quickly catapulted over the edge of a cliffy that I was not quite anticipating- and I’m still trying to figure out just what I think about it and what it means for the broader narrative of this couple. But I do know I’ll be anxiously awaiting the story that is next- because these two are so dear, and I will do anything for them to find an HEA.
4.5 stars
savagereads_'s review
5.0
The third book follows Stella’s best friend Sunday. Sunday has a broken past despite her sunny outward appearance. When everything isn’t as it seems, Payne is there to support her through the troubles.
I waited to read this book until we got closer to book 4’s release date because I knew the cliff hanger would shred my soul… guess what, it was definitely soul shredding. I was screaming in my car as I listened to the ending, but dang was it worth it. I’m (im)patiently waiting for book 4, which releases soon!! I was so intrigued by the dynamic between Sunday and Payne and of course Samantha delivered with alllll the angst, spice, and plot twists.
I waited to read this book until we got closer to book 4’s release date because I knew the cliff hanger would shred my soul… guess what, it was definitely soul shredding. I was screaming in my car as I listened to the ending, but dang was it worth it. I’m (im)patiently waiting for book 4, which releases soon!! I was so intrigued by the dynamic between Sunday and Payne and of course Samantha delivered with alllll the angst, spice, and plot twists.
hollyannebrady's review
5.0
Restless Things is the third book in the Folkestone Sins series. This is the first book in Sunday and Payne's duet. This book is told from dual points of view.
Sunday and Payne have been best friends since childhood. He has been there for her when she has gone through some rough things. Her brother died and she did not take it well. Her parents are not that great and after something happened they shipped her off. Payne was the only one to see her off.
A few years later and something happens to Sunday and it's like seeing a ghost from the past. She's having a hard time with it. Sunday and Payne have feelings for each other. She has loved him for a while now, but when he tells her the same she does not take it well.
What will happen when Sunday's past comes back to haunt her? Can Payne still be there for her when she shuts him down? What comes to of the secrets we found out about some of the adults in the book.
I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to see how their relationship grows in the next book.
Sunday and Payne have been best friends since childhood. He has been there for her when she has gone through some rough things. Her brother died and she did not take it well. Her parents are not that great and after something happened they shipped her off. Payne was the only one to see her off.
A few years later and something happens to Sunday and it's like seeing a ghost from the past. She's having a hard time with it. Sunday and Payne have feelings for each other. She has loved him for a while now, but when he tells her the same she does not take it well.
What will happen when Sunday's past comes back to haunt her? Can Payne still be there for her when she shuts him down? What comes to of the secrets we found out about some of the adults in the book.
I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to see how their relationship grows in the next book.
everybloghasitsdays's review
5.0
I’ve been so keen to read this book after the cliffhanger in the last book and boy this did not disappoint!!
Sunday became one of my favourite characters ever after reading the first book in this series and I’m so glad she’s got two of her own books
Sunday became one of my favourite characters ever after reading the first book in this series and I’m so glad she’s got two of her own books
shirleycuypers's review
5.0
4.5/5*
Original review
This book was provided by the author through Wildfire Marketing Solutions in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Samantha Lovelock and Wildfire Marketing Solutions!
Original review
This book was provided by the author through Wildfire Marketing Solutions in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Samantha Lovelock and Wildfire Marketing Solutions!
Restless Things is the third book in the Folkestone Sins series and tells the story of Sunday and Payne.
I really loved reading Stella and Poe’s duet, but after finishing it I was so excited to start Sunday and Payne’s duet. I really liked reading bits about them while reading the first two books in the series, but now it was finally time to start their story! And their story is not an easy one… But it was definitely worth the wait! Restless Things was such a good book, and I really enjoyed reading it.
Sunday’s been through a lot but Payne’s always been there for her. Sunday and Payne’s friendship is something really special and I loved reading about them. I also really liked reading bits about their past, you really get to know Sunday and Payne. I really love Payne because he’s such a good friend for Sunday until the ending… But like every duet, the first book always ends badly… I kinda saw it coming but I didn’t see the end end coming at all…
Samantha Lovelock is so mean because Restless Things ends with a massive cliffhanger. I really need the second book in Sunday and Payne’s duet because I really want to read their happy ending. They deserve it! I really love the Folkestone Sins series because it has some suspense, a lot of romance and it’s just so addictive! I highly recommend this book and I’m excited to read the next book in the series, Ruined Things!