4.28 AVERAGE

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

Ohhh, how my heart hurt.
A well lived 800+ years for Anna,
but the things she had to experience,
and not all welcomed. The things she
was able to see and learn, but to be
doing it mostly alone, it made me
feel malacholy for her. The best part
was when she didn't have to experience
by herself anymore. The love, the pain,
the heartbreak, it was all so devastatingly worth every page.

Ahhhhhhhhhh ❣️
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes

**arc review** this duology has my whole heart. It felt so perfectly wrapped, and I absolutely fell in love with the characters. So worth the read
adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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
adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

a beautiful conclusion to this story. i know some dislike the 'cat and mouse' that happens but i didn't feel like it was so present all the time and although it was always in the background, the story still progressed in other ways. i love that we truly got a real ending, a real conclusion and that the author didn't leave us wondering, as many others do. it was such a refreshing read with beautiful prose and writing, it felt so sweet and gentle.

i know many complain about the slowness at times, but i think that they've failed to understand that this book is first and foremost about it's characters and their relationships and not necessarily about some crazy, busy plot. the book is here to be enjoyed, savored and not devoured by complicated tropes and a rush of events. it teaches you to take a break and enjoy the writing.
adventurous hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No