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The Monarchs
by Kass Morgan
3.9 stars
Review time: I really liked act 1 and act 2, but act 3 felt insanely rushed like the authors were just trying to tie all the knots together. It felt wildly unnatural, esp since i was actually happy to see the climax happening so late into the book. I thought we'd get an unresolved ending full of tension and cliffhangers, and honestly that would have been more satisfying than what paige and danielle put together. I'd understand if this was a standalone, but its a series and theres a lot of room for extension so there was no need to attempt to tie all the knots together. Sometimes loose endings feel more natural.
Some things that i felt were rushed included, but are not limited to:
- Xaviers death
- Tim's banishment
- both Vivi and Scarlett's romances
- Raegan, Etta, Bailey and Hazel's betrayals
- Scarlett's meeting with Claudia
- Marjorie visitng Scarlett at the end
These were some of the few things that were hurriedly glossed over in order to have that picture perfect ending. I know Vivi said that R, E, B and H's betrayal was engineered by Tim, but really??? I feel like we could've explored that more instead of chalking it up to the demon.
Normally, firework endings where the entire main cast are together usually warm my heart so much, they're some of the most touching scenes to me. But this one felt entirely too rushed, and it reminded me of how Encanto ended with Bruno coming back and everybody underreacting.
Act 1 and act 2 were AMAZING imo, I was thoroughly entertained, it was all going so well until Vivi got into that weird argument with Ariana, Mei, Jess and them. After that it slowly crept downhill. Scarlett's meeting with Minnie in the afterlife felt rushed, the closing of the Hadesgate felt rushed like.....
And honestly the Ravens have major communication issues, i wish kass and danielle had commented on that instead of ending the story on such a positive note. The entire book the sorority was blaming Scar for stuff that wasn't her fault, and they barely offered her the apologies she deserved. It was just 'yeah girlboss sisterhood coven
Review time: I really liked act 1 and act 2, but act 3 felt insanely rushed like the authors were just trying to tie all the knots together. It felt wildly unnatural, esp since i was actually happy to see the climax happening so late into the book. I thought we'd get an unresolved ending full of tension and cliffhangers, and honestly that would have been more satisfying than what paige and danielle put together. I'd understand if this was a standalone, but its a series and theres a lot of room for extension so there was no need to attempt to tie all the knots together. Sometimes loose endings feel more natural.
Some things that i felt were rushed included, but are not limited to:
- Xaviers death
- Tim's banishment
- both Vivi and Scarlett's romances
- Raegan, Etta, Bailey and Hazel's betrayals
- Scarlett's meeting with Claudia
- Marjorie visitng Scarlett at the end
These were some of the few things that were hurriedly glossed over in order to have that picture perfect ending. I know Vivi said that R, E, B and H's betrayal was engineered by Tim, but really??? I feel like we could've explored that more instead of chalking it up to the demon.
Normally, firework endings where the entire main cast are together usually warm my heart so much, they're some of the most touching scenes to me. But this one felt entirely too rushed, and it reminded me of how Encanto ended with Bruno coming back and everybody underreacting.
Act 1 and act 2 were AMAZING imo, I was thoroughly entertained, it was all going so well until Vivi got into that weird argument with Ariana, Mei, Jess and them. After that it slowly crept downhill. Scarlett's meeting with Minnie in the afterlife felt rushed, the closing of the Hadesgate felt rushed like.....
And honestly the Ravens have major communication issues, i wish kass and danielle had commented on that instead of ending the story on such a positive note. The entire book the sorority was blaming Scar for stuff that wasn't her fault, and they barely offered her the apologies she deserved. It was just 'yeah girlboss sisterhood coven