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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
“... there is life after you survive.”
lovely book, and i was so happy to see a character's experience with mental illness that wasn't glorified, or dismissed as a minor irritation. i was so happy to revist the montagues, and see how monty and felicity have progressed in life since their respective novels.
the growth and character development of each of the characters in their books was amazing, and honestly my favorite part of the series (along with monty and percy's relationship of course). oh i do wish there were more books!
(also i'm so mad because there's a quote i remember loving, but i didn't save it and now can't remember it or find it!)
>> 3 stars
lovely book, and i was so happy to see a character's experience with mental illness that wasn't glorified, or dismissed as a minor irritation. i was so happy to revist the montagues, and see how monty and felicity have progressed in life since their respective novels.
the growth and character development of each of the characters in their books was amazing, and honestly my favorite part of the series (along with monty and percy's relationship of course). oh i do wish there were more books!
(also i'm so mad because there's a quote i remember loving, but i didn't save it and now can't remember it or find it!)
>> 3 stars
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mackenzi Lee has punched me in the face with all three of these books in a way that's made me examine how I perceive the world. I love it. I love the glimpses (through his anxiety) we see of how the other characters view Adrian. These booka are so fun, and Adrian perfectly embodies the youngest sibling, I adore him. I also appreciate the connection he made with the other younger brother, Saad.
I do think that this one fell a little short in terms of character development, compared to the first two books. I kept waiting for it to dive into more detail about how he learned to live with his anxiety, but it ended up leaving that as more of an afterthought. I wish we'd gotten a bit more of that, but I still enjoyed it.
I do think that this one fell a little short in terms of character development, compared to the first two books. I kept waiting for it to dive into more detail about how he learned to live with his anxiety, but it ended up leaving that as more of an afterthought. I wish we'd gotten a bit more of that, but I still enjoyed it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
weeps and cries and sobs I love them so much. this book is so beautiful.
TLDR: Mental illness. Grief. Pirates. Surprise family.
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”...there is life after you survive.”
Let me say first that I loved Adrian. If I could wrap him in a hug and bundle him off the therapy, or give him a cookie, really whatever he needed, I would. I really appreciated the author’s vulnerability in writing him from the perspective of her own anxiety. We definitely need more characters like Adrian.
I also love love loved getting more time with Monty and Felicity. Those two are so funny, and charming, and goodness, age has seemingly made Monty wiser in some ways, while completely skipping over some of the common sense that he should have picked up along the way. Hanging out with the Montague siblings is a delight every time. I love them all dearly.
My only gripe, which brought this book down for me, was the inconsistency that Adrien seemed to have in the manifestation of his anxieties. Yes, I am aware that it’s not a light switch constantly flicked on, but there were several moments where he seemed to grow much braver than he was, solely for the sake of the plot, and not because he had actually done anything to learn about combating his internal dialogue. The bits where he panics about eating something “poisoned” are incredibly endearing, and his constant fear and overthinking make him a really compelling hero, I just wish he’d had more opportunities to earn his growth, and learn about his mental health.
The other thing that broke my suspension of disbelief is the fact that the siblings’ father physically abused Monty as a kid, but never touched Adrian, despite the fact that Adrian is a sweet little baby who should have triggered the masculinity complex of a man like their father. I dunno, the fact that Adrian never at all experienced that same abuse didn’t make sense to me.
From my perspective, the final book in this trilogy was not as strong as the two books before it, but was still a wonderful read. If you loved your time with these characters before, you’ll love this final installment too. It doesn’t have to be perfect to still be really darn good. (After all, this book got me through a solid 20 miles of running, among other things. Honestly though, that could have just been the beautiful vocal stylings of Christian Coulson on the audiobook)
Let me say first that I loved Adrian. If I could wrap him in a hug and bundle him off the therapy, or give him a cookie, really whatever he needed, I would. I really appreciated the author’s vulnerability in writing him from the perspective of her own anxiety. We definitely need more characters like Adrian.
I also love love loved getting more time with Monty and Felicity. Those two are so funny, and charming, and goodness, age has seemingly made Monty wiser in some ways, while completely skipping over some of the common sense that he should have picked up along the way. Hanging out with the Montague siblings is a delight every time. I love them all dearly.
My only gripe, which brought this book down for me, was the inconsistency that Adrien seemed to have in the manifestation of his anxieties. Yes, I am aware that it’s not a light switch constantly flicked on, but there were several moments where he seemed to grow much braver than he was, solely for the sake of the plot, and not because he had actually done anything to learn about combating his internal dialogue. The bits where he panics about eating something “poisoned” are incredibly endearing, and his constant fear and overthinking make him a really compelling hero, I just wish he’d had more opportunities to earn his growth, and learn about his mental health.
The other thing that broke my suspension of disbelief is the fact that the siblings’ father physically abused Monty as a kid, but never touched Adrian, despite the fact that Adrian is a sweet little baby who should have triggered the masculinity complex of a man like their father. I dunno, the fact that Adrian never at all experienced that same abuse didn’t make sense to me.
From my perspective, the final book in this trilogy was not as strong as the two books before it, but was still a wonderful read. If you loved your time with these characters before, you’ll love this final installment too. It doesn’t have to be perfect to still be really darn good. (After all, this book got me through a solid 20 miles of running, among other things. Honestly though, that could have just been the beautiful vocal stylings of Christian Coulson on the audiobook)
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Vomit
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
possibly the best depiction of anxiety ive ever read. some of the lines were thoughts from my own head. the writing was also incredible. and i loved being with monty again <3 i would have loved to see percy and louisa’s reactions when they got back to london, but this was still pretty much perfect.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Realest Main character ever, I fear
adventurous
funny
reflective
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
The slump has been slumping guys, but this definately helped. The weakest book of the three, but I still adored it. Adrian was lowkey a little bitch at the start but I love him AND his kick ass wifey. Monty was good in this book. Felicity was good in this book. Epic pirate shit. I digress.