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thebookishbesties's review
5.0
I didn’t know I even wanted this story. But I’m so glad Olivia wrote it. Remo and Amara’s story was nothing short of amazing. The characters evolved in such an honest way, it was refreshing.
**I will say, it’s been awhile since I finished the first three books and I managed to miss Lily’s story. I would highly recommend refreshing your memory with those before diving into this story.**
**I will say, it’s been awhile since I finished the first three books and I managed to miss Lily’s story. I would highly recommend refreshing your memory with those before diving into this story.**
sewster314's review
4.0
I did not read the series prior to this book. I saw a post by the author about the book and said it was ok as a standalone, so I jumped in.
I have to say the world, the magic system, the words… they were confusing without having read the previous books. I just kinda breezed by this stuff after awhile. There was also a lot of references to the past generation in the previous books.
I did enjoy the book overall. I kinda felt like there wasn’t enough of the “bullying” part of the story? We’re told that Remo was hard on her during her childhood, but we don’t really see much of it. Because of that, the change of heart wasn’t as impactful as maybe it could have been.
The plot moved along at a good pace and the book was interesting enough. Olivia’s writing is enjoyable to me. This just wasn’t one of my favorite books from her.
Merged review:
I did not read the series prior to this book. I saw a post by the author about the book and said it was ok as a standalone, so I jumped in.
I have to say the world, the magic system, the words… they were confusing without having read the previous books. I just kinda breezed by this stuff after awhile. There was also a lot of references to the past generation in the previous books.
I did enjoy the book overall. I kinda felt like there wasn’t enough of the “bullying” part of the story? We’re told that Remo was hard on her during her childhood, but we don’t really see much of it. Because of that, the change of heart wasn’t as impactful as maybe it could have been.
The plot moved along at a good pace and the book was interesting enough. Olivia’s writing is enjoyable to me. This just wasn’t one of my favorite books from her.
I have to say the world, the magic system, the words… they were confusing without having read the previous books. I just kinda breezed by this stuff after awhile. There was also a lot of references to the past generation in the previous books.
I did enjoy the book overall. I kinda felt like there wasn’t enough of the “bullying” part of the story? We’re told that Remo was hard on her during her childhood, but we don’t really see much of it. Because of that, the change of heart wasn’t as impactful as maybe it could have been.
The plot moved along at a good pace and the book was interesting enough. Olivia’s writing is enjoyable to me. This just wasn’t one of my favorite books from her.
Merged review:
I did not read the series prior to this book. I saw a post by the author about the book and said it was ok as a standalone, so I jumped in.
I have to say the world, the magic system, the words… they were confusing without having read the previous books. I just kinda breezed by this stuff after awhile. There was also a lot of references to the past generation in the previous books.
I did enjoy the book overall. I kinda felt like there wasn’t enough of the “bullying” part of the story? We’re told that Remo was hard on her during her childhood, but we don’t really see much of it. Because of that, the change of heart wasn’t as impactful as maybe it could have been.
The plot moved along at a good pace and the book was interesting enough. Olivia’s writing is enjoyable to me. This just wasn’t one of my favorite books from her.
liviiemarie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
3.5
This one was harder for me to get into. For some reason, I just didn’t like the flow. I wasn’t vibing with the next generation of characters as I was with the originals.
holsarmstrong's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favourite from the series but definitely a good book!
I haven’t picked this book up for a while so it took me a while to get back into this world and remember who everyone was but it was honestly filled with angsty romance and witty remarks and I loved this.
- the prison world idea was fun and the more the story developed, the more creative I felt like it became.
- olivia can write a good book and keep you sucked in from start to finish and this is always been something i’ve said about her books.
- I think I didn’t rate this higher because I was here for the romance and remo seemed to admit his feelings so early and I wanted more of their hilarious back and forth. It was the quickest enemies to lovers ever.
I would definitely recommend this series though if you’re looking for a light fantasy read!
I haven’t picked this book up for a while so it took me a while to get back into this world and remember who everyone was but it was honestly filled with angsty romance and witty remarks and I loved this.
- the prison world idea was fun and the more the story developed, the more creative I felt like it became.
- olivia can write a good book and keep you sucked in from start to finish and this is always been something i’ve said about her books.
- I think I didn’t rate this higher because I was here for the romance and remo seemed to admit his feelings so early and I wanted more of their hilarious back and forth. It was the quickest enemies to lovers ever.
I would definitely recommend this series though if you’re looking for a light fantasy read!
emgibson77's review against another edition
5.0
This book was wild and so full of adventure! I absolutely loved it. And this whole world that this author created! This series is a must read!
ameliapond72's review against another edition
5.0
I was going to skip reading this one, but then a few hours passed and I really missed being in the world Wildenstein created, so I started the book... and got hooked.
I usually can't handle continuing a series when so much time passes. It breaks my heart to see characters older, but this didn't hurt as bad. It was interesting to see what had happened in the last 20 years. There were a few times this broke my heart in the story, but the book mainly focused on the two new characters (the daughter of Cat and Ace and Faith's son). So it was okay.
I loved the whole adventure feel (almost dystopian-esque). The change in the relationship didn't feel to rushed. The writing was well done. It was interesting to see how the writing changed over the years. Overall, I really loved this addition to the series. Some things were left a little unresolved so I am really hopeful that there is going to be another book coming soon!
SPOILERS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Okay I just need to let out the two things that really broke my heart. First off, I was so happy when Faith and Cat became friends. Then to see that for 20 years they were enemies again. Yeah that hurt.
BUT CRUZ! CRUZ! That killed me! Killed me! And it feels a little like Twilight bc it seems like Cruz is going to go after Giya (lilys mom) which feels like a Jacob and Renesmee situation (but not really because Giya is actually an adult). So I am actually looking forward to seeing that and more of Amara and Remo!
I usually can't handle continuing a series when so much time passes. It breaks my heart to see characters older, but this didn't hurt as bad. It was interesting to see what had happened in the last 20 years. There were a few times this broke my heart in the story, but the book mainly focused on the two new characters (the daughter of Cat and Ace and Faith's son). So it was okay.
I loved the whole adventure feel (almost dystopian-esque). The change in the relationship didn't feel to rushed. The writing was well done. It was interesting to see how the writing changed over the years. Overall, I really loved this addition to the series. Some things were left a little unresolved so I am really hopeful that there is going to be another book coming soon!
SPOILERS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Okay I just need to let out the two things that really broke my heart. First off, I was so happy when Faith and Cat became friends. Then to see that for 20 years they were enemies again. Yeah that hurt.
BUT CRUZ! CRUZ! That killed me! Killed me! And it feels a little like Twilight bc it seems like Cruz is going to go after Giya (lilys mom) which feels like a Jacob and Renesmee situation (but not really because Giya is actually an adult). So I am actually looking forward to seeing that and more of Amara and Remo!