A review by lowclasswarrior
The Storm of Echoes by Christelle Dabos

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I loved the first 2 books of this series! I agree with what others have said: this quartet is really 2 duologies. 

Overall, I enjoyed the series and enjoyed this book. I loved the surrealism that took place while

Ophelia was in the Deviations Observatory

. (The visuals would’ve made an amazing movie.) I love Thorn and Ophelia’s relationship. They’re both independent people investigating the plot from 2 different sides. 

The plot started to veer into absurdism toward the end, and I found myself re-reading passages. Lots of info-dumping/exposition toward the end, and it was a little confusing. Maybe that’s partially because of the translation. I’m conflicted about the ending. The pacing got a lot faster as the book ran through the climax. This isn’t necessarily a negative, but I couldn’t help but wonder how the story would wrap up with so few pages left. I enjoyed the poetic moment with

Thorn pulling The Other through the mirror opposite Ophelia, but at the same time, I wish he was featured in the epilogue. Do something with that character growth he obtained on the Wrong Side! After a lifetime of struggles, he deserves to be happy. And leaving the plot kind’ve open-ended…like how will Ophelia release him? Would releasing him re-release The Other? The ending just felt unsatisfying.

 

Also, a minor complaint was Ophelia getting so upset about

being infertile. Like I got it initially with the whole “that was my choice to make and you robbed me of it” but then it started to feel like part of her identity.

Idk. It’s minor, and I tried really hard not to let it bother me.