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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
Loved the first 2 books in this series. Third was okay, the 4th and final - no thank you. Felt rushed, like Reine just wanted to get this shit over with. And, did she become a mother while writing this; the tone was markedly different.
This is the book I have the most to say about.
Awesomely, positively, the MC is an immigrant Hindu woman, pregnant, unmarried, & most excitingly, DISABLED!! We don’t see NEARLY enough disabled folks in fiction, let alone Disabled POC. Yay! Our heroine has some really great views on Disabled autonomy, the place mobility aids have in a Disabled person’s world, & how accessibility might factor into an apocalypse.
Less awesomely…
Samita has a LOT of internalised Ableism. That’s a really big problem.
Also a big problem is Samita’s view on love, sex, & relationships. She’s hugely judgemental. Scathingly so. Given the way the ending is framed, it seems the author advocates these viewpoints. That’s a MASSIVE problem. Sex isn’t bad, it shouldn’t have to be hidden away. Monogamy, we KNOW, isn’t the best way for humanity to progress. Samita has a distressingly unhealthy view of mental health issues, & took the massive step of isolating herself, her spouse, & her child at the first opportunity. That’s hardly healthy. It shouldn’t be put on any sort of pedestal.
As for the overarching series plot…
This book feels like a hasty, badly planned way to wrap up what was supposed to be a much longer series. We’re given a concrete date for the happenings in this book, but they’re obviously many years after the undated events of the previous books. We’ve gone from three tarot witches at the end of the previous book, to Samita making 22. The disconnect is jarring.
This book is called the Summer Court, but it’s not really got much to do with the Summer Court at all. We get glimpses of previous MCs, but they’re all very much changed people. Leah in particular. This book undermines the premise of the previous books, in my opinion.
Having said that…
Were there POC? Explicitly. And Disabled POC at that!
Were there Queer/GLITTFAB characters? Explicitly! Yay!
Would I re-read? Not if I can help it. I’ll happily push highlighted points where Samita had great points about Disability, but that’s it.
Was it worth my time? A terrible story with a Disabled POC main character? ABSOLUTELY this was worth my time. So very worth my time just for that element.
Would I recommend this book? Not at all. I will promote the character of Samita, because WE NEED MORE DISABLED CHARACTERS. I won’t sugar coat her faults, though. They help make her real, even if they’re still problematic.
Awesomely, positively, the MC is an immigrant Hindu woman, pregnant, unmarried, & most excitingly, DISABLED!! We don’t see NEARLY enough disabled folks in fiction, let alone Disabled POC. Yay! Our heroine has some really great views on Disabled autonomy, the place mobility aids have in a Disabled person’s world, & how accessibility might factor into an apocalypse.
Less awesomely…
Samita has a LOT of internalised Ableism. That’s a really big problem.
Also a big problem is Samita’s view on love, sex, & relationships. She’s hugely judgemental. Scathingly so. Given the way the ending is framed, it seems the author advocates these viewpoints. That’s a MASSIVE problem. Sex isn’t bad, it shouldn’t have to be hidden away. Monogamy, we KNOW, isn’t the best way for humanity to progress. Samita has a distressingly unhealthy view of mental health issues, & took the massive step of isolating herself, her spouse, & her child at the first opportunity. That’s hardly healthy. It shouldn’t be put on any sort of pedestal.
As for the overarching series plot…
This book feels like a hasty, badly planned way to wrap up what was supposed to be a much longer series. We’re given a concrete date for the happenings in this book, but they’re obviously many years after the undated events of the previous books. We’ve gone from three tarot witches at the end of the previous book, to Samita making 22. The disconnect is jarring.
This book is called the Summer Court, but it’s not really got much to do with the Summer Court at all. We get glimpses of previous MCs, but they’re all very much changed people. Leah in particular. This book undermines the premise of the previous books, in my opinion.
Having said that…
Were there POC? Explicitly. And Disabled POC at that!
Were there Queer/GLITTFAB characters? Explicitly! Yay!
Would I re-read? Not if I can help it. I’ll happily push highlighted points where Samita had great points about Disability, but that’s it.
Was it worth my time? A terrible story with a Disabled POC main character? ABSOLUTELY this was worth my time. So very worth my time just for that element.
Would I recommend this book? Not at all. I will promote the character of Samita, because WE NEED MORE DISABLED CHARACTERS. I won’t sugar coat her faults, though. They help make her real, even if they’re still problematic.
I received a copy of this book in excange of a review. While I had a hard time getting into this particular series at first I thought it ended strongly. This was by far my favorite of the series and I really liked the characters and the showing of the Sidhe courts being reborn. I also liked that Samita stayed true to herself and that she started a new life with her new family. Her journey was truly about a new beginning.
Love, love, love. I cannot believe we have made it to the end of this amazing series. The component that really made this book stand out in the universe is it really filled in the gap in time when "God" restarted the world in the new fashion. I am so excited to finally get to read about that part. In past books you get the before and after of the event from many different angles.
Ok, I should also say that it took me a bit of time to really like Samita. As this book picked up quite a bit after the former tarot Witches book it felt like Samita was shoved into our faces instead of letting the story evolve. Eventually her toughness really shown through. In the end I liked her, liked her story and really respected where she ended up in comparison to the other tarot witches and their shifter counterparts.
This was a great good book, but it really needs to be read in context with the rest of the series. jumping in would be really tough.
**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.**
Ok, I should also say that it took me a bit of time to really like Samita. As this book picked up quite a bit after the former tarot Witches book it felt like Samita was shoved into our faces instead of letting the story evolve. Eventually her toughness really shown through. In the end I liked her, liked her story and really respected where she ended up in comparison to the other tarot witches and their shifter counterparts.
This was a great good book, but it really needs to be read in context with the rest of the series. jumping in would be really tough.
**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.**
Fourth part and end of the series, Samita a girl from America , fall in love with Slanter a firemen and they become friends and later spend a night together and Samita got pregnant , she move to Canada to live a life but pretenatural attack destroyed the North America and slanter was bitten by a werewolf and he changes and his urges too now he came to know about Samita and her child with him and he goes to limit to save her and on the day og Ragnarok he saved his family and move to summer court to live a peaceful life , along with his family and live a simple life , but only question he want to know was what is the legacy he is part of and Benjamin who had a talk with god he asked him but he said to live throughout and Don't worry about anything else and they enjoy there playdates with autumn and spring house children and enjoy the days throughout the journey they are on.
Excellent. I was so glad to see things finish. Not real happy with how things ended with Ofelia but glad to see it rounded out anyways. Very well written and love and family and yes, very adult situations.