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A review by meganlowe87
Gods & Monsters by Shelby Mahurin
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This actually went better than I thought it would. After the second book, I wasn’t so sure and I have to admit, it really took the wind out of my sails for this series.
And the start wasn’t promising. Everything with Angelica and l’eau melincolique was super random. Like, super random. It’s almost like Shelby wanted to throw everything at this book and tie up every single loose end, when some of them didn’t need to be.
And in the end, they kind of went out with a whimper too.
I also felt like the events of this book almost directly wanted to emulate the first book. I get it, S&D was a massive hit, but the second and third books, not so much.
Still, we got our answers, we got closure and the series has ended well. Am I pleased? Yes. Is it everything I wanted? Yeah, sort of. But was it the book I hoped for? No, it was missing something. The magic of S&D unfortunately hasn’t been replicated.
And the start wasn’t promising. Everything with Angelica and l’eau melincolique was super random. Like, super random. It’s almost like Shelby wanted to throw everything at this book and tie up every single loose end, when some of them didn’t need to be.
And in the end, they kind of went out with a whimper too.
I also felt like the events of this book almost directly wanted to emulate the first book. I get it, S&D was a massive hit, but the second and third books, not so much.
Still, we got our answers, we got closure and the series has ended well. Am I pleased? Yes. Is it everything I wanted? Yeah, sort of. But was it the book I hoped for? No, it was missing something. The magic of S&D unfortunately hasn’t been replicated.