bennett_book_lover 's review for:

Saint by Adrienne Young

4.0

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(3.5 rating) This book was good... but I immediately felt sad when I was reminded that Saint and Isolde do not end up really having that happy ending together. This book introduces the characters to each other. It was nice having some things clarified but the romance between the two felt a little weak. In fact, the romance in the whole series has always been weak and you feel a deeper connection between other relationships such as Saint and Fable and Clove and Saint. I feel like her romance barely misses the mark somehow and I'm not sure why. I wanted a little bit more from the book. It would have been nice if it spanned a little bit more into their early life together and maybe even included Fable as a young child. That's when you felt like their love expanded. The ending of Namesake when Saint claimed his daughter was so breathtaking I had chills.... I can't really rate this book as the same as that one. It just did more for me. I did love that this book had 2 POVs. I love it when I know exactly what the other is thinking. The series is still beloved to me, and I savored the additional information about Fables parents. It was the start of Saint's empire and his vision for the Narrows. I just wish Saint had his happy ending... and in the end Fable missed out on the love from both her parents.