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A review by karenreader
The Journal of a Thousand Years by C.J. Archer
3.25
***The following rambling notes are for me. They may contain spoilers or no information at all. Rating are sometimes based on literary merit and sometimes based on vibes.***
Final book in the Glass Library series answers most long-standing questions but the pacing left me frustrated. Archer checks off resolutions like items on a list rather than giving them emotional weight - Sylvia’s father appears to talk, sacrifices himself, and dies all in one meeting with barely any impact on her. Gabe’s parents show up for literally a few minutes at the very end. The romance gets completely short-changed - Gabe and Sylvia spend almost no time together throughout the book, then he suddenly proposes in the last two pages. Well-written and readable, just wish Archer had spent more time on the emotional payoffs we’ve been waiting for across six books.
Final book in the Glass Library series answers most long-standing questions but the pacing left me frustrated. Archer checks off resolutions like items on a list rather than giving them emotional weight - Sylvia’s father appears to talk, sacrifices himself, and dies all in one meeting with barely any impact on her. Gabe’s parents show up for literally a few minutes at the very end. The romance gets completely short-changed - Gabe and Sylvia spend almost no time together throughout the book, then he suddenly proposes in the last two pages. Well-written and readable, just wish Archer had spent more time on the emotional payoffs we’ve been waiting for across six books.