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japanasi's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I dunno how to rate this book as I have mixed feelings about it, and the negative ones outweigh at the moment. I loved the first three books in this series
the writing style is still amazing imo, and I wish there was more of this universe and characters I could read
but the story was all over the place in this volume? so many plotlines were introduced but then only slightly touched and not much expanded on
plus for the blurb stating ophelia and thorn would be “as united as they’d never been before” there was a severe lack of them together which was a huge letdown, as the scenes with the two of them together were great
I HATE open endings
and I can’t believe I’m being robbed of ophelia introducing thorn to her family properly after everything that’s happened and the relationship they’ve developed; bye
they both deserved better a better ending ☹️
it wasn’t all bad but it left me feeling unsatisfied in a lot of areas
the writing style is still amazing imo, and I wish there was more of this universe and characters I could read
but the story was all over the place in this volume? so many plotlines were introduced but then only slightly touched and not much expanded on
plus for the blurb stating ophelia and thorn would be “as united as they’d never been before” there was a severe lack of them together which was a huge letdown, as the scenes with the two of them together were great
I HATE open endings
and I can’t believe I’m being robbed of ophelia introducing thorn to her family properly after everything that’s happened and the relationship they’ve developed; bye
they both deserved better a better ending ☹️
it wasn’t all bad but it left me feeling unsatisfied in a lot of areas
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Infertility, and Violence
Minor: Death and Terminal illness
levelyn's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I loved the first three books of this series, but I was quite disappointment with this final installment. Too much information was crammed into too few pages and with too little explanation. It also left us on a cliffhanger that most likely won't receive closure, as it doesn't seem that Dabos is planning writing a fifth novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility
malenaa14's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I just finished reading this book and i have a lot to say about it and the series in general so i’m using this platform for it.
The first two books were amazing. Fantastic and made me fall in love with the characters and the page-turning plot. The writing is outstanding considering I read the translation and they were so good i think they should be completely separated from the last two books.
But why?
The third book of the quartet delved into a whole other storyline, it didn’t bother me that much since it still contained the magical feeling of the former and it still retained the lovable main cast.
The last book was a train-wreck. (I might just have the comprehension skills of a 2nd grader, but i didnt know what was happening 70% of the time. It just turned into a whole ‘nother fantasy series with dozens of plotlines that are too abstract to follow and dreadful plot twists that don’t make sense.
I started off loving this series but it just gradually started going downhill until it hit rock bottom.
P.S: The motherhood plotline was also very out of place???? like, where did that come from???
The first two books were amazing. Fantastic and made me fall in love with the characters and the page-turning plot. The writing is outstanding considering I read the translation and they were so good i think they should be completely separated from the last two books.
But why?
The third book of the quartet delved into a whole other storyline, it didn’t bother me that much since it still contained the magical feeling of the former and it still retained the lovable main cast.
The last book was a train-wreck. (I might just have the comprehension skills of a 2nd grader, but i didnt know what was happening 70% of the time. It just turned into a whole ‘nother fantasy series with dozens of plotlines that are too abstract to follow and dreadful plot twists that don’t make sense.
I started off loving this series but it just gradually started going downhill until it hit rock bottom.
P.S: The motherhood plotline was also very out of place???? like, where did that come from???
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Body horror, Infertility, and Violence
grimmdark's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
3.75
MY PHONE GLITCHED AND ERASED THE ENTIRE REVIEW FOR THIS I JUST WROTE. i guess i'll have to come back in the morning because i'm not typing all of that again at 3 am. really satisfied to have finally finished this series tho.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Classism, Confinement, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Xenophobia
Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Stalking, and War
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
4.0
Ophelia has finally reunited with Thorn, but to find the answers they are looking for regarding God and the Other, she must submit herself to the Deviations observatory, a place everyone has warned her against.
I love Ophelia and Thorn, as well as many other side characters, so I enjoyed reading this book in order to spend more time with them. Unfortunately, the explanations and resolutions were far too complicated and not particularly fun to read. By the end, I was still confused but had no desire to read any more backstory. I usually love worldbuilding details, but in this case it was too dense.
Unlike many other readers, I didn’t mind the ending between Ophelia and Thorn. Of course I wanted them to end up together and have their own “happily ever after,” but this more open-ended finale fit with the tone of this series. I am also a sucker for one person being willing to risk danger for their partner, so Ophelia diving through the mirror to go after Thorn was perfect for me. The determination of both Thorn and Ophelia as well as their devotion to each other give me complete confidence that they will find each other and make their way home.
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the vibe of the ending):
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia
Minor: Chronic illness, Cancer, Abandonment, and Blood
begentile's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Esse simplesmente não pode ser o final. Eu não estou pronta.
Há tanto a se falar sobre essa série em geral, mas esse último livro me virou e desvirou do avesso tantas vezes que agora eu tenho certeza de que existirá sempre um pouco de Ophelie em mim. E gosto de acreditar que existe um pouco de mim em Ophelie também. A passa-espelhos é um romance sobre a manipulação da memória coletiva e sobre o apagamento da história, mas esse pano de fundo é tão sutil que é fácil esquece-lo as vezes. Nesse último livro, chegamos ao final épico em que todas as peças se encaixam e todas as respostas são colocadas na mesa, mas é tudo mais complicado e envolvente do que qualquer um de nós poderíamos ter imaginado.
Eu agradeço mil vezes a oportunidade de ter conhecido esse mundo cheio de falhas e conflitos, de ter viajado ao Polo, resolvido mistérios no Luz da Lua, estudado em Babel e de ter virado do avesso em meio a essa tempestade de Ecos. Obrigada Christelle Dabos, por essa história que vai ecoar sempre na minha história. Que possamos todos ter a coragem e a resiliência de uma passa-espelhos.
Há tanto a se falar sobre essa série em geral, mas esse último livro me virou e desvirou do avesso tantas vezes que agora eu tenho certeza de que existirá sempre um pouco de Ophelie em mim. E gosto de acreditar que existe um pouco de mim em Ophelie também. A passa-espelhos é um romance sobre a manipulação da memória coletiva e sobre o apagamento da história, mas esse pano de fundo é tão sutil que é fácil esquece-lo as vezes. Nesse último livro, chegamos ao final épico em que todas as peças se encaixam e todas as respostas são colocadas na mesa, mas é tudo mais complicado e envolvente do que qualquer um de nós poderíamos ter imaginado.
Eu agradeço mil vezes a oportunidade de ter conhecido esse mundo cheio de falhas e conflitos, de ter viajado ao Polo, resolvido mistérios no Luz da Lua, estudado em Babel e de ter virado do avesso em meio a essa tempestade de Ecos. Obrigada Christelle Dabos, por essa história que vai ecoar sempre na minha história. Que possamos todos ter a coragem e a resiliência de uma passa-espelhos.
Content Warnings
Minor: Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and War
amanduhhhpls's review against another edition
This is fucking INSUFFERABLE. I have switched between physical reading and audiobook to get through this, but even at 2.5x speed on audio I am bored out of my mind.
Everything that I loved about the first two books is completely missing in this one. There is no solid plot and the confusion and monotony of the third book has carried over and multiplied. The magic, the whimsy, the immersion into a world that is full of fun and mystery and surprise is completely missing and in its place is the most authoritarian slog of a setting.
Every interaction with Thorne is marked by specifying that it’s ~so romantic~ when it is absolutely nothing of the sort. The book keeps trying to shove it down our throats that he’s changed and warmed up but in reality he is just a cold, insufferable, miserable, loveless human. If the things he did and said were romantic, it would not have to be stated as such and it feels like the narration is making excuses for his lack of character development.
I finished 70% of this and I just don’t believe that the final 30% is going to resolve any of these issues and I just don’t care anymore.
Everything that I loved about the first two books is completely missing in this one. There is no solid plot and the confusion and monotony of the third book has carried over and multiplied. The magic, the whimsy, the immersion into a world that is full of fun and mystery and surprise is completely missing and in its place is the most authoritarian slog of a setting.
Every interaction with Thorne is marked by specifying that it’s ~so romantic~ when it is absolutely nothing of the sort. The book keeps trying to shove it down our throats that he’s changed and warmed up but in reality he is just a cold, insufferable, miserable, loveless human. If the things he did and said were romantic, it would not have to be stated as such and it feels like the narration is making excuses for his lack of character development.
I finished 70% of this and I just don’t believe that the final 30% is going to resolve any of these issues and I just don’t care anymore.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility
cynicalraven's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
2.75
This book... was a mess. And it is not a worthy conclusion to the series. At all. It feels like the story has been cut in half halfway though. There are so many things left there without an explanation. The author could have easily wrote other 2 o 3 books: there are 21 major archs with 20 family spirits and we only saw 3 of them. What about all the others??
And most importantly, what about Ophelia and Thorn? The book ends with a cliffhanger that will never get resolved. It drives me mad. What about Berenilde, Victoire, and everybody else?
If I read the word echo one more time I'm gonna k1ll someone, I swear. </spoiler> Give me back the court intrigues, the scheming, Ophelia and Thorn learning more and more about each other. This last book feels like it does not belong to the series at all, it feels like some weird science fiction novel instead...
And most importantly, what about Ophelia and Thorn? The book ends with a cliffhanger that will never get resolved. It drives me mad. What about Berenilde, Victoire, and everybody else?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility
Moderate: Body horror
duxfemina22's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Body horror
Moderate: Infertility
burnt_amber89's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility
Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, and Grief