A review by justjamila
To Flame a Wild Flower by Sarah A. Parker

3.0

Alright, I was super pumped to dive into this book, thinking it was the grand finale of what I thought was a trilogy. But man, was I wrong, and not in the best way.

The main character spent like 70% of the book just drowning in self-loathing. It got old really fast. Seriously, it felt like the story was just stuck, and I ended up skipping pages because her endless pity party was too much. The angsty vibe that rocked in the first two books? Yeah, not happening here. It just dragged on and on.

The pacing was also a mess. Just like in the second book, where the main character bails from her safe space and the love interest eventually follows (not until like 60% into the book), this one pulled the same stunt. The love interest doesn’t even show up until about 75% in, and they barely talk until the end. Déjà vu much? It felt super repetitive and honestly, only one of the books needed that plotline—not both the second and the third.

When I hit the epilogue, it was clear there are more books coming. I was ready for a wrap-up, not more of the same stuff. The series kinda lost its spark for me, but I’m still curious enough to see how it ends.

All in all, this book was a letdown. The repetitive plot and the main character’s endless self-loathing made it a slog to get through. Fingers crossed the next book brings back the excitement that made the first two books so fun.