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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
I think this was my favourite of the series : it just keeps getting better.
Thanks for writing Louisa, she is amazing. I wish there had been more of her.
Thanks for writing Louisa, she is amazing. I wish there had been more of her.
4.5 Stars
Probably the darkest of the three book - Adrian's mental health is not great, to say the least - but maybe also my favourite of the series? I loved the sibling dynamics and the updates we get on all of their lives, and while the adventure did drag a little on occasion, the "is it real or is it in my head" dynamic was really engaging and worked so well with the themes of the book.
And of course, the ending was adorable.
At the time of reading, this book was fully consuming. I felt Adrian's anxiety even when I put the book down. I desperately wanted to solve the mystery. And how Mackenzi Lee was going to "solve" Adrian's mental illness. I think she dealt with the topic of mental health very carefully and I appreciate that immensely. Especially with the conclusion. I am just glad this was the last book in the series. All my love to the Montague siblings.
There was pretty much no hype from people I knew about the release of this book, and I had almost forgotten that it was coming out this year until it was November and I remembered to preorder it. It has been a long time since I've read the Montague Siblings books, but this one reminded me of why I love them so much.
I unexpectedly loved Adrian a lot, and I love how his mental illness, and mental health in general, was portrayed in this book. I also loved seeing an older, slightly aged Monty and Percy and Felicity - and I was touched personally by how Adrian tried to form a relationship with his long-lost siblings, and how we got to see both Monty and Felicity grapple with their pasts and being older. It made me want to reread the first two books.
The way Adrian thinks was sometimes startlingly similar to how I think, and I loved the writing in this book. The ending was so satisfying for the series. The first book is still my favorite and the best in my opinion, but this one feels true to the others, and I enjoyed it as a proper ending for the Montagues. (Though I will always, of course, take more stories about Monty and Percy and their life together).
I unexpectedly loved Adrian a lot, and I love how his mental illness, and mental health in general, was portrayed in this book. I also loved seeing an older, slightly aged Monty and Percy and Felicity - and I was touched personally by how Adrian tried to form a relationship with his long-lost siblings, and how we got to see both Monty and Felicity grapple with their pasts and being older. It made me want to reread the first two books.
The way Adrian thinks was sometimes startlingly similar to how I think, and I loved the writing in this book. The ending was so satisfying for the series. The first book is still my favorite and the best in my opinion, but this one feels true to the others, and I enjoyed it as a proper ending for the Montagues. (Though I will always, of course, take more stories about Monty and Percy and their life together).
Finishing this book was so bittersweet because this is maybe my favorite YA series. It was just as wonderful, funny, clever, and touching as the others. I really appreciated the GAD representation, too. I'm ready to start reading them all over again!
A perfect cap to this trilogy. A really powerful illustration of what it's like to live with anxiety, excellent and realistic sibling relationships, and the kind of creative adventure that only Mackenzi Lee can dream up.
This book is a little different from the rest of the series. The mystery or plot driver is a little less pressing. Some of the directions and what happens are a little different (lacking is not the correct word, but they don’t hit the same mark or hold as much weight as the previous ones).
But my god where this shines is Adrian. The writing is SO good to capture his frame of mind at different points of mental state. As someone who has severe anxiety/ocd it was like Adrian was inside my brain. And the way it’s handled and dealt with in respect to the period is so neat to see. It’s so easy to slip into Adrian’s mind and world with this.
It just made me really happy. I like the afterward too that mentioned that this shows that people have dealt with this throughout time. It’s an incredible thought to think about.
But my god where this shines is Adrian. The writing is SO good to capture his frame of mind at different points of mental state. As someone who has severe anxiety/ocd it was like Adrian was inside my brain. And the way it’s handled and dealt with in respect to the period is so neat to see. It’s so easy to slip into Adrian’s mind and world with this.
It just made me really happy. I like the afterward too that mentioned that this shows that people have dealt with this throughout time. It’s an incredible thought to think about.