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genny's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Fun conclusion to the trilogy. Even though the culprit of the 1936 mystery was revealed in the last book, there were still many questions left and I enjoyed how the answers were revealed here. Leo Nair might just be my favorite side character. I've had a suspicion about the present-day culprit since the second book but dismissed it as unlikely, yet it turns out I was right! Point for me, whoo. Still, I was hoping for a bit more...I don't know, thrill? It felt a little anticlimactic. Stevie's style of revealing the culprit would've been corny, but she was so meta about it that it wasn't. 😆 Some of her conclusions felt earned, while others didn't (particularly her understanding of the 1936 mystery, which she suddenly info-dumps at the end).
David, though. David. He was incredibly annoying. I'm sorry, I get it, he's a teenager with personal issues, but I just cannot stand his "romance" with Stevie. Even the two of them couldn't explain why their relationship existed in the first place, haha. I dreaded their interactions. They never even addressed their problems, they just got back together because of the emotional intensity of their situation. Poof, just like that, all the arguments they spat at each other were forgotten . Cue plenty of eye rolls.
I still really enjoyed this and would be happy to read the next book. A fresh new mystery for Stevie sounds great.
David, though. David. He was incredibly annoying. I'm sorry, I get it, he's a teenager with personal issues, but I just cannot stand his "romance" with Stevie. Even the two of them couldn't explain why their relationship existed in the first place, haha. I dreaded their interactions. They never even addressed their problems
I still really enjoyed this and would be happy to read the next book. A fresh new mystery for Stevie sounds great.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping
Minor: Drug use
iamkiaraayleen's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy
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