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I would have given this book 5 stars if the ending did not read like a hippy tripping on acid. I read 500 pages of excellently written dialog and plot for it all to accumulate to an ending that took less than 20 pages! I was assuming the author was going to turn these books into a trilogy.

The ending happened so fast and was written so oddly. Seraphina sounded as if she was tripping on acid witnessing all the "love in the world". I am not saying it should have ended differently or been written differently, I am just trying to say it took a completely different tone than the rest of the book.

I congratulate the author on ending the book in a typical, "girl gets guy way". She introduced a gay relationship into the mix and really tried to push our limits on what a healthy relationship is. However, I am not sure how a threesome relationship is going to play out or will be what the readers want. I would have much preferred Seraphina ending up with Kiggs and Glisselda finding love herself. Glisselda doesn't find love in the end And this is something I think the author could have expelled upon as well instead of giving it a glance over.

Same goes with the end of the war. You built up to it for 500 pages and ended it in 1 page! The technicalities of how Seraphina escaped her mind and showed her light are also too short.

I really wish this was turned into a trilogy. There is way too much left unexplained at then end of the book. I won't be the only one turned away because of unanswered relationships, abandoned characters and abruptness.

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3.0

The first novel was phenomenal. Unfortunately, the sequel just doesn't hold up.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this sequel, though I didn’t love it as much as the first book. It would’ve benefited being split into two books to make the series a trilogy.