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girliekatie's review against another edition
5.0
The story was amazing, as usual in this series. However, I found the character of Adrian incredibly annoying. I know that most of the annoying parts could be explained later on but still... Even after that I just didn't really like him. After Monty who was hilarious, Felicity who was extremely strong and smart, and Percy who was just the kindest character ever I couldn't love Adrian whose entire personality was pretty much his mental illness. However, even considering this, I loved the book from beginning to end and couldn't rate it any other way than 5 stars
olgasofia's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
fast-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
3.5
barnesbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
A fantastic end to the Montague Siblings series. I loved getting to see all the characters again, but I was a little disappointed in the lack of Percy (which is 100% bias as he is my favorite.) I liked the depiction of Adrian's mental illness, and the conversations he was able to have about it with the other protagonists. There are still some questions I have (who was the captain of the Flying Dutchman?) But overall, I felt that the story tied up the series nicely.
cpbcos's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
drakoulis's review against another edition
4.0
If I have to describe it with one word, this word is bittersweet.
This was my least favourite book of the trilogy - Monty's book simply set the bar too high.
Let's start with the parts I liked:
2) George has grown up, is a bisexual pirate captain and still adorable!
3) All the cameos from the characters we knew from the first two books.
4) Sweet and emotional epilogue interactions!
Sadly there were also parts I didn't like:
2) Some parts were very very grim. Monty got another serious physical injury to accompany him for the rest of his life, and so did Adrian. Their mother killed herself. Constant thoughts about giving up. Adrian...he was the roughest and most uncomfortbale POV I have read lately. He was frantic, spiralling and in a constant state of panic. Whenever there were dialogue scenes interrupting his thought trairwreck, it was like coming up to the surface to breath, if this makes sense. And in the end there was no supernatural cause, he just accepted he had to fight his own mind. I didnt fall in love with Adrian. I don't know if i was meant to.
3) I also felt a bit sad to see that adult Monty is still struggling with pretty much whatever teenager Monty was struggling. In my mind he was more or less happier and less self doubting with Percy. I guess the book had a more sad feel than I expected, definitely more than the previous two. I also got the feeling that Mackenzi wanted to send the message that our demons chase us our whole life and we dont really beat them one day for good, but rather every day tiny bit by bit. Which is not something I love seeing in my books to be honest, I'm a hopeless "loves cures anything" romantic.
This was my least favourite book of the trilogy - Monty's book simply set the bar too high.
Let's start with the parts I liked:
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1) Seeing Monty, Percy and Felicity through the lense of someone else. Adrian hadn't met them in his childhood, he didn't even know they existed. I was craving for more content of them.2) George has grown up, is a bisexual pirate captain and still adorable!
3) All the cameos from the characters we knew from the first two books.
4) Sweet and emotional epilogue interactions!
Sadly there were also parts I didn't like:
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1) The "fantastic" plot fell flat. There was no definite answer, no resolution, it just sort of vanished.2) Some parts were very very grim. Monty got another serious physical injury to accompany him for the rest of his life, and so did Adrian. Their mother killed herself. Constant thoughts about giving up. Adrian...he was the roughest and most uncomfortbale POV I have read lately. He was frantic, spiralling and in a constant state of panic. Whenever there were dialogue scenes interrupting his thought trairwreck, it was like coming up to the surface to breath, if this makes sense. And in the end there was no supernatural cause, he just accepted he had to fight his own mind. I didnt fall in love with Adrian. I don't know if i was meant to.
3) I also felt a bit sad to see that adult Monty is still struggling with pretty much whatever teenager Monty was struggling. In my mind he was more or less happier and less self doubting with Percy. I guess the book had a more sad feel than I expected, definitely more than the previous two. I also got the feeling that Mackenzi wanted to send the message that our demons chase us our whole life and we dont really beat them one day for good, but rather every day tiny bit by bit. Which is not something I love seeing in my books to be honest, I'm a hopeless "loves cures anything" romantic.
kathleenes's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
4.0
A good ending to a good series. I must say my favourite is the first one but they all have something different about them and this one didn’t disappoint.
eren_jaeger's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
4.5
vaporization's review against another edition
3.0
It's just kind of eh. It read very much like fanservice because it's pretty short, and the entire time you're basically just going around with Adrian and meeting all the other characters from the other books. Also the characters from the previous books have aged but don't actually feel that old outside of physical description. More mature? Not really. The whole concept and message of the book was pretty nice though.
I think it's just that I waited so long for this book because its release date was pushed back by quite a bit and quite a few times, so the anticipation and hopes were high. I liked the first two books because they were fun, and this one still was, but just...not as much. It's still an enjoyable read. I think this book did what it set out to do and it did it pretty well. I just kind of wish it had set out to do more.
I think it's just that I waited so long for this book because its release date was pushed back by quite a bit and quite a few times, so the anticipation and hopes were high. I liked the first two books because they were fun, and this one still was, but just...not as much. It's still an enjoyable read. I think this book did what it set out to do and it did it pretty well. I just kind of wish it had set out to do more.