Reviews

In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin

_camk_'s review

3.0

In the Age of Love and Chocolate was good ending to the series. Although I did not enjoy the part where Anya is

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injured and recovering (it bored me)

, I did like how Zevin tackled Anya's and Win's relationship - it felt more realistic than most young adult books.

alyssaht's review

5.0

I love this character. Final book, while covering a long time period, wrapped up her story in a beautiful way!

terrabme's review

3.0

While I enjoyed the book, it kind of just felt like it was an overly long, possibly uneeded, epilogue.

beths0103's review

5.0

Anya Balanchine is one of my favorite YA heroines. She just has a steel resolve about her and yet she still manages to be likeable. I compare her somewhat to Katniss in that regard but I much prefer Anya over Katniss.

I'm sad this series is over.

mere's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

brendaclay's review

4.0

In the final book of the Birthright trilogy, Anya opens a successful nightclub, makes some very unexpected decisions, and deals with still more setbacks. I can't explain why I like these books as much as I do, other than like my experience with Tris in Divergent, I feel really comfortable in Anya's head and enjoy her thoughts.

sunny_momster's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.75

lsvicente537's review

3.0

Good! It's been a few years since I've read the first two books in this series but I'm real glad I finally got around to finishing it. I love Annie and Win and Natty and everyone else in this chocolateless world. I think it's great that the series covered so much time (5 years) because you really got to see how all the characters matured and changed. If you've read the previous books, I would definitely recommend finishing the series.

sampena16's review

1.0

So disappointed in this series finale. The plot was thin at best, the dialogue was awful and unrefined, and it felt more like a half hearted attempt at tying up loose ends than a true series ending. I'm so surprised how much I dislike this book, as I've enjoyed all of Zevin's other novels.

sandraagee's review

4.0

Solid end to the series. The focus of this last volume is really in tying up the loose ends left over from the first two books and give us closure. The romantic tension was played up a bit more, and this book seemed paced differently since it covered events over the span of three years rather than a few months. Still, even this timing was very realistic if you consider everything that's going on.

I didn't think that this book stood out particularly well on its own, but it worked just fine for me. It was nice to see Anya finally get some happiness.