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This series is so captivating and interesting and stunning to read. Seeing all the character development was amazing, it’s a very nice balance between characters and plot. The humor was amazing and the overall writing is so lovely to read. I really liked seeing Ronan and Blue have more of a friendship (though I don’t think either of them would admit it) seeing them be stubborn or them saying something the other’s wouldn’t dare say—very fun to read. It was also nice to see Adam working on letting people help him without him thinking it was because of where—or how—he grew up. He started to see that his friends just wanted to be there for him and it was just written so nicely.

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

"maybe we all come here and fall asleep and have the same dream."

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Third read - 8/4/21:

I do not claim my last review I’m actually completely fine with the pacing and the way it was condensed. The cave rescue plot is simply a backdrop to their friendships and Adam and the others reckoning with the idea of being known and seen and opening themselves up to support and love.

Second read - 5/22/19: Oh my gosh I forgot how intense the last 100 or so pages are. Adam's development in this book is superb. My one issue, and it's small enough that it doesn't diminish my 5 star rating is

when everyone goes into the cave to find Maura, Gansey and Adam are stuck while Ronan and Blue get through. Blue is able to make it across the lake and finds Maura, and asks Ronan if he's able to go back the way he came. He is, and so he presumably returns to Gansey and Adam. The thing is, how could he get through if Gansey and Adam couldn't? I would have loved to read how Ronan got back to Gansey and Adam and/or how they were feeling about the situation, but we didn't get any check-in at all! We just read that Blue, Mr. Gray, and Maura make their way out of the cave, without any description, even though it's a different way than they came. The next chapter just cuts to one week later, everything having worked itself out all nicely.

Honestly? The wrapping up of it felt a little lazy. Not to mention there were a few typos in the book. On second thought, my rating might be lowered to 4.5 stars. . .

First read - 9/15/18: This series ends books how a series is supposed to---not with a major cliffhanger, nor with a perfectly satisfying ending, but instead with the main plot of this book wrapped up but the overarching plot still unresolved, as well as a teaser for the main plot of the next book.

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