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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
adventurous
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was a great ending for the series. I was rather surprised by the focus on mental illness, but really appreciated it. Kudos again to Christian Coulson for the phenomenal narration.
Two main thoughts:
1. I really enjoyed this, far more than I expected. Petticoats & Piracy was a bit of a letdown, so I was surprised how much I preferred this book.
2. It doesn't feel like an exact continuation of the first two, and I think that's why I enjoyed it.
Although it's set some 18 years after the first two novels, Monty doesn't feel like he's nearing 40. He still has an element of immaturity befitting someone in their late teens/early 20s. Felicity does feel like she's closer to 40, but she's also been very collected and self-assured.
But all that aside... I liked it. It felt vastly different to the first two books, which made it fresh. Also, despite being a ball of anxiety, I loved that Adrian was not only in a healthy and happy relationship, he was also a sexual being in his own right.
His search for a reason and meaning behind his mother's death (despite being very obviously a suicide) also felt realistic.
Am I going to hunt down for more of Lee's work? Eh, probably not. But I liked this.
1. I really enjoyed this, far more than I expected. Petticoats & Piracy was a bit of a letdown, so I was surprised how much I preferred this book.
2. It doesn't feel like an exact continuation of the first two, and I think that's why I enjoyed it.
Although it's set some 18 years after the first two novels, Monty doesn't feel like he's nearing 40. He still has an element of immaturity befitting someone in their late teens/early 20s. Felicity does feel like she's closer to 40, but she's also been very collected and self-assured.
But all that aside... I liked it. It felt vastly different to the first two books, which made it fresh. Also, despite being a ball of anxiety, I loved that Adrian was not only in a healthy and happy relationship, he was also a sexual being in his own right.
His search for a reason and meaning behind his mother's death (despite being very obviously a suicide) also felt realistic.
Am I going to hunt down for more of Lee's work? Eh, probably not. But I liked this.
Part of me was disappointed when I realized this book wasn’t about a character we already knew, and is instead about Adrian, who was only briefly mentioned as an infant in the first book. Another part of me was excited, but I could have never guessed that this would be the best book of the series.
Adrian’s mother died a year ago, and he has just received one of her most prized possessions: a broken spyglass. Adrian is filled with curiosities about the mysterious circumstances of her death and the her mental illness, which he shares. He becomes convinced the spyglass holds the answers, and when he starts looking, he learns he has two siblings he never knew. Together, he and Monty travel to find Felicity, and later the three of them continue to multiple international destinations seeking information about the spyglass and their mother. Along the way, Adrian tries to understand his mental health.
It is absolutely Adrian’s first person perspective about his unnamed mental illness (autism or an anxiety disorder) that makes this book so incredible. While I could not always relate to what Adrian is anxious about (which is sometimes pirates), this is the best representation of life with anxiety that I have every read, on par with John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down. I loved Adrian and related to him so much. Without spoilers, the ending was positive and made me cry happy tears without playing into ableist narratives that praise cures above anything else.
Adrian’s mother died a year ago, and he has just received one of her most prized possessions: a broken spyglass. Adrian is filled with curiosities about the mysterious circumstances of her death and the her mental illness, which he shares. He becomes convinced the spyglass holds the answers, and when he starts looking, he learns he has two siblings he never knew. Together, he and Monty travel to find Felicity, and later the three of them continue to multiple international destinations seeking information about the spyglass and their mother. Along the way, Adrian tries to understand his mental health.
It is absolutely Adrian’s first person perspective about his unnamed mental illness (autism or an anxiety disorder) that makes this book so incredible. While I could not always relate to what Adrian is anxious about (which is sometimes pirates), this is the best representation of life with anxiety that I have every read, on par with John Green’s Turtles All the Way Down. I loved Adrian and related to him so much. Without spoilers, the ending was positive and made me cry happy tears without playing into ableist narratives that praise cures above anything else.
i am an open wound. RTC
i foresee this one living on my bedside table for quite a while.
that being said, this book warranted a full content warning page and i highly recommend looking it up for yourself
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WAIT, THAT'S THE GOBLIN ON THE COVER OMG
(I hadn't read the synopsis just in case there was a spoiler lol)
i foresee this one living on my bedside table for quite a while.
that being said, this book warranted a full content warning page and i highly recommend looking it up for yourself
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WAIT, THAT'S THE GOBLIN ON THE COVER OMG
(I hadn't read the synopsis just in case there was a spoiler lol)
I enjoyed this one. I think the first two siblings had quite crazier adventures, but Adrian had his own anxiety-ridden adventure (eventually with both his siblings) to come to terms with his life, his mother's death, and the fact that he had siblings he never even knew about.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Still good, although this one panders to the fandom a bit. Adrien is the most difficult of the siblings to sit with, perhaps because his flaws are so relentless and so realistic. And, truth be told, we all love Monty best. Luckily, we get a fair bit of Monty in this one, too.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes