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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
While this book was a bit slower than the previous two in the series I still enjoyed it. I liked how we got to meet all the old characters but also new ones.
Like someone else here commented neither Monty nor Felicity was acting their age but rather like teenagers or young adults, which bothered me some.
I liked how this series focuses on personal development and coming of age.
While I can't really relate to Adrian's inner thoughts, I can relate to his anxiety. I got the impression that he's autistic as he was described to be having sensory issues, a lot of social anxiety and insecurities on how to behave in social situations. Even though this book is more serious than the others it's not too serious. Mental health is a serious issue but I find the author to describe it well without it becoming too heavy a subject, which is quite a feat.
All in all, a great ending to this series.
Like someone else here commented neither Monty nor Felicity was acting their age but rather like teenagers or young adults, which bothered me some.
I liked how this series focuses on personal development and coming of age.
While I can't really relate to Adrian's inner thoughts, I can relate to his anxiety. I got the impression that he's autistic as he was described to be having sensory issues, a lot of social anxiety and insecurities on how to behave in social situations. Even though this book is more serious than the others it's not too serious. Mental health is a serious issue but I find the author to describe it well without it becoming too heavy a subject, which is quite a feat.
All in all, a great ending to this series.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Audiobook Narrator: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3.3/5
World Building: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Characters: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Writing Style: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2
Enjoyability: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Continuity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Final Reaction: Not too much to say about this one. Just didn’t enjoy it as much as the first books in the series.
adventurous
challenging
funny
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
This is the third in the Montague siblings trilogy, and follows the point of view of Adrian, the youngest of the three, who was just a baby in previous installments. After his mother’s death, Adrian goes looking for answers, and finds, much to his shock, that he has both a brother and a sister whom he has never heard of. As with the previous books, Adrian’s quest leads to quite the fast-paced travel adventure tale, including peril on the high seas and run-ins with pirates.
Mental illness is heavily explored in this book, more so than the others in the trilogy. Adrian suffers from crippling anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and probably an eating disorder as well. Monty is older, and maybe a bit wiser, but still haunted by many of the same demons as in years past. It’s a reminder of how trauma can continue to haunt you as the years go by – but also of how with help, we can heal and learn to cope. Living with mental illness is one of the major themes in the book – learning to manage a mind that betrays you, knowing that it will never be perfect, but doing the best you can.
Monty and Percy are as adorable as ever, and I also really like Adrian and Louisa as a couple. They seem well matched. As always, Mackenzie Lee writes very colorful and interesting side characters.
Representation: Mentally ill main POV character, bisexual characters, gay characters, asexual character
CW: first-person depiction of mental illness, alcoholism, eating disorder, suicide
I received an ARC of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Mental illness is heavily explored in this book, more so than the others in the trilogy. Adrian suffers from crippling anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and probably an eating disorder as well. Monty is older, and maybe a bit wiser, but still haunted by many of the same demons as in years past. It’s a reminder of how trauma can continue to haunt you as the years go by – but also of how with help, we can heal and learn to cope. Living with mental illness is one of the major themes in the book – learning to manage a mind that betrays you, knowing that it will never be perfect, but doing the best you can.
Monty and Percy are as adorable as ever, and I also really like Adrian and Louisa as a couple. They seem well matched. As always, Mackenzie Lee writes very colorful and interesting side characters.
Representation: Mentally ill main POV character, bisexual characters, gay characters, asexual character
CW: first-person depiction of mental illness, alcoholism, eating disorder, suicide
I received an ARC of this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I truly loved this book. As someone with anxiety and depression this book was at times hard to read, because it so accurately depicts the reality of debilitating anxiety. But the journey and the characters and everything else made this book such an incredible read. I highly recommend it. I have such a positive feeling after finishing it. And read the author note! Mackenzi is a gem. I truly appreciate her for putting these books out into the world.
As great as it's prequels. Lee always offers up a wonderful time. Start this series if you haven't yet.
I was asleep through most of it. I'm an insomniac and audiobooks help. I enjoyed it.
After waiting a year for it to be released I was very excited to finally get my hands on this. I enjoyed it about as much as I’d expected which is to say - slightly less than the other books but more than I thought I would.
I found Adrian easy to relate to in a way that Monty and Felicity weren’t especially with his conviction to see the mystery through. I’ve seen some people call the plot far fetched, but to be fair weren’t the other two books the same? I enjoyed the mystery and the adventure and the way Adrian navigated it. I also enjoyed the brief look we got at Louisa. It was interesting seeing where Monty, Felicity and co had ended up, and I liked seeing how Mackenzi Lee had shown their character change over that missing time without making them unrecognisable.
The book was serious, exciting and with elements of humour no different to the other two. I think the author knew as well as I do that people wanted to see more of Monty & Percy so that little epilogue was particularly lovely. I may have teared up. I particularly enjoyed seeing Adrian, Monty and Felicity learn to become a family.
Overall, I was very pleased with this book and would recommend it. It rounds off the series beautifully. That being said, if you haven’t read the other two I don’t think you’d be missing much other than backstory for Monty and Felicity as each book’s plot is self contained. The other two are slightly more connected due to being set closer together - Adrian starting off knowing nothing about them would give an uninformed reader that chance to pick up on things explained in the previous books. But I highly recommend reading the other two as well because they were enthralling also.
I found Adrian easy to relate to in a way that Monty and Felicity weren’t especially with his conviction to see the mystery through. I’ve seen some people call the plot far fetched, but to be fair weren’t the other two books the same? I enjoyed the mystery and the adventure and the way Adrian navigated it. I also enjoyed the brief look we got at Louisa. It was interesting seeing where Monty, Felicity and co had ended up, and I liked seeing how Mackenzi Lee had shown their character change over that missing time without making them unrecognisable.
The book was serious, exciting and with elements of humour no different to the other two. I think the author knew as well as I do that people wanted to see more of Monty & Percy so that little epilogue was particularly lovely. I may have teared up. I particularly enjoyed seeing Adrian, Monty and Felicity learn to become a family.
Overall, I was very pleased with this book and would recommend it. It rounds off the series beautifully. That being said, if you haven’t read the other two I don’t think you’d be missing much other than backstory for Monty and Felicity as each book’s plot is self contained. The other two are slightly more connected due to being set closer together - Adrian starting off knowing nothing about them would give an uninformed reader that chance to pick up on things explained in the previous books. But I highly recommend reading the other two as well because they were enthralling also.