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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The best of them all, as it should be for Thornchapel. The epilogue, for me, is the greatest love story through the series. Chef's kiss.
Unlike my first read, the audio relisted had me reconsidering two characters specifically: Delph and Rebecca.
Delph had always rubbed me the wrong way. A spoilt brat whose shenanigans were annoying not cute and tolerable because, oh, that's just Delph. But this time I managed to see more through her wall and actually come to tolerate her.
Rebecca on the other hand needs a swift smack upside the head for her entire take on the situation. Do not cry OH WHOA IS ME AND MY HEART when she couldn't bother to one time, to acknowledge what Delph was telling her. I Can't trust Delph, she betrayed you? Biatch, you made her feel used and you didn't support her when she needed it most. All she did was get spanked and kiss, and Rebecca acts like she slept with the football team and isn't remorseful about it.
It took a lot for me to remotely like her again.
But THIS. All this, is what makes Sierra Simone such a brilliant author.
The love, hate, bullshit, heartache, brooding, hilarious antics are so real.
I will come back to Auden and Saint and Poe, again and again.
Unlike my first read, the audio relisted had me reconsidering two characters specifically: Delph and Rebecca.
Delph had always rubbed me the wrong way. A spoilt brat whose shenanigans were annoying not cute and tolerable because, oh, that's just Delph. But this time I managed to see more through her wall and actually come to tolerate her.
Rebecca on the other hand needs a swift smack upside the head for her entire take on the situation. Do not cry OH WHOA IS ME AND MY HEART when she couldn't bother to one time, to acknowledge what Delph was telling her. I Can't trust Delph, she betrayed you? Biatch, you made her feel used and you didn't support her when she needed it most. All she did was get spanked and kiss, and Rebecca acts like she slept with the football team and isn't remorseful about it.
It took a lot for me to remotely like her again.
But THIS. All this, is what makes Sierra Simone such a brilliant author.
The love, hate, bullshit, heartache, brooding, hilarious antics are so real.
I will come back to Auden and Saint and Poe, again and again.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This series is totally unhinged and was the perfect distraction from a real world that feels dangerously unhinged at the moment. Mind the trigger warnings - having NOT read VC Andrews as a kid, this was a lot.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content
Ok, I had to wait a couple of days to try to put into words how much I loved this whole series and this book. It will be forever be one of my favorite series ever.
I cried... A LOT! I literally spent the last hour of this book in tears, just listening. It is absolutely beautiful and poetic and heart wrenching and hopeful. I mean, I could go on and on about it but I can't find the right words.
I loved everything about the story: the social themes, the questions it raises, how she incorporates religion and spirituality into the story, even the situations that made me very, very uncomfortable were interesting and different.
I also have to say I appreciate the research in preparation for the story. You can tell SS didn't just started pulling things out of thin air to create the story, there is research behind it and it makes the story feel more real and believable.
All the stars for this book and this series!
I cried... A LOT! I literally spent the last hour of this book in tears, just listening. It is absolutely beautiful and poetic and heart wrenching and hopeful. I mean, I could go on and on about it but I can't find the right words.
I loved everything about the story: the social themes, the questions it raises, how she incorporates religion and spirituality into the story, even the situations that made me very, very uncomfortable were interesting and different.
I also have to say I appreciate the research in preparation for the story. You can tell SS didn't just started pulling things out of thin air to create the story, there is research behind it and it makes the story feel more real and believable.
All the stars for this book and this series!
Ughhhhh this book was soooo hard to get through. It dragged on chapter after chapter but i needed to know what happened!! I gotta say it wasnt very fulfilling after finding out. I mean i love how the three of then end up together forever but i dont think the answers of what the door is or how to close it was very satisfying. I mean i guess i get it but idk i was expecting more ig. This series definitely didnt need four longass books and i get why theres povs from all characters but at the end of the series they dont feel necessary like its clearly abt the three of them not all six. It felt like it was leading up to something big but then didnt ig. Idk like im happy w the ending but also annoyed.