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A review by rellimreads
Kindred Spirits by Alexa Land
3.0
Parts of this were really good and parts just held it back. I liked Cassidy & Elijah as characters, they weren’t too angst-ey, which was nice. Their relationship had a flow and as the reader I felt connected to them and invested in their HEA. It was sort of insta-Love, but so much of the writing concentrated on them getting to know each other that it didn’t feel unfounded.
What felt overwhelming as a reader was the huge cast of characters. This was bridging a previous series I hadn’t read and starting a new series. I guess if I’d read the previous one I would have felt more vested in all these tertiary characters, instead I found myself constantly trying to remember who they all were. Add in all the newbies needed to kick off the new series and it’s a formidable cast. I am inclined to continue though.
Oddly, the epilogue ended it on a poor note for me. Part of the charm of these MCs is that they are who they are and Cassidy became a completely different person in the epilogue. Instead of feeling triumphant or whatever the author may have been going for, it lacked authenticity. Suddenly becoming an extrovert is not a sign of “success” or “healing”.
What felt overwhelming as a reader was the huge cast of characters. This was bridging a previous series I hadn’t read and starting a new series. I guess if I’d read the previous one I would have felt more vested in all these tertiary characters, instead I found myself constantly trying to remember who they all were. Add in all the newbies needed to kick off the new series and it’s a formidable cast. I am inclined to continue though.
Oddly, the epilogue ended it on a poor note for me. Part of the charm of these MCs is that they are who they are and Cassidy became a completely different person in the epilogue. Instead of feeling triumphant or whatever the author may have been going for, it lacked authenticity. Suddenly becoming an extrovert is not a sign of “success” or “healing”.