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A review by stitchsaddiction
The Younglings: Storms, Starlight & Magic by Helena M. Craggs
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Where do I begin with this fourth and final book in The Younglings series?
I can go with the cast of characters we've seen grow and become their own strong and determined self. Or how the world they're living in is so brilliantly written that it comes to life as each page is turned.
Maybe I should say why, oh, why does it have to end?
I could… but I think I will start with a thank you. Thank you, Helena M. Craggs, for sitting down one day and bringing to life that spark of imagination you had for The Younglings. You've brought about a series that no one wants to end, even though we know without doubt anything that comes next will be brilliant and test my heart rate. Also thank you for bringing together a group of people who not only love your work but are supportive and have formed a bond no one can break- unless you kill off Quinn in the future then I think there may well be riots.
Storms, Starlight, and Magic bring us back into the world of Quinn, Eve, and their friends right at the moment when, for one, everything will change. Life, as always, is never easy. The desire for calm and that moment to be normal teens is near on impossible at the best of times, but when you're transitioning from human to vampire? You can guarantee everything is up in the air, and that's actually the calmest moment of the entire story! I knew this would make my anxiety spike, but it was non-stop for this group of misfits.
After Jack's turning, I loved how this book's main focus was on the half-angel and love of Quinn's existence? Eve. The build-up in previous instalments of this adventure have provided insight into what was to befall the symbol of goodness to many in The Younglings.
There's tension at every turn, and with the arrival of more creatures? There was that thought in the back of your mind of just who can you trust, which keeps you on the edge of your seat. Even the world building does this with the way buildings are described, and I could almost feel the temperature drop at times when Quinn and The Younglings’ lives are turned upside down. This series has always been described as one that would appeal to a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and if you've watched it, can you recall that feeling when her world fell apart? (Yes, several times because she must have been born on Friday the 13th…) Then this reading Storms, Starlight and Magic will feel like that tenfold.
I went through a plethora of emotions reading this book. From joy to be back there, to shock, abject horror, fury, and sadness. I couldn't stop reading it, but I also wanted the end to never come. Please trust me, you may require a tissue or ten because Lord Almighty, a certain author, decided to torture us. (I've only just forgiven you, Helena.. for now! When I read it again, I shall be grumpy again.)
Helena has created a series that is incredible, you will want to read, and re-read this series and I dearly wish it were adapted for the screen so I can see these characters I've grown to love stand before me.
The Younglings has it all. Each of the four books is incredible, and this one? Just wow.. my heart has only just recovered, but I do want to know more about Edward and Lucifer one day.
Go get this series. You're going to love it.
I can go with the cast of characters we've seen grow and become their own strong and determined self. Or how the world they're living in is so brilliantly written that it comes to life as each page is turned.
Maybe I should say why, oh, why does it have to end?
I could… but I think I will start with a thank you. Thank you, Helena M. Craggs, for sitting down one day and bringing to life that spark of imagination you had for The Younglings. You've brought about a series that no one wants to end, even though we know without doubt anything that comes next will be brilliant and test my heart rate. Also thank you for bringing together a group of people who not only love your work but are supportive and have formed a bond no one can break- unless you kill off Quinn in the future then I think there may well be riots.
Storms, Starlight, and Magic bring us back into the world of Quinn, Eve, and their friends right at the moment when, for one, everything will change. Life, as always, is never easy. The desire for calm and that moment to be normal teens is near on impossible at the best of times, but when you're transitioning from human to vampire? You can guarantee everything is up in the air, and that's actually the calmest moment of the entire story! I knew this would make my anxiety spike, but it was non-stop for this group of misfits.
After Jack's turning, I loved how this book's main focus was on the half-angel and love of Quinn's existence? Eve. The build-up in previous instalments of this adventure have provided insight into what was to befall the symbol of goodness to many in The Younglings.
There's tension at every turn, and with the arrival of more creatures? There was that thought in the back of your mind of just who can you trust, which keeps you on the edge of your seat. Even the world building does this with the way buildings are described, and I could almost feel the temperature drop at times when Quinn and The Younglings’ lives are turned upside down. This series has always been described as one that would appeal to a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and if you've watched it, can you recall that feeling when her world fell apart? (Yes, several times because she must have been born on Friday the 13th…) Then this reading Storms, Starlight and Magic will feel like that tenfold.
I went through a plethora of emotions reading this book. From joy to be back there, to shock, abject horror, fury, and sadness. I couldn't stop reading it, but I also wanted the end to never come. Please trust me, you may require a tissue or ten because Lord Almighty, a certain author, decided to torture us. (I've only just forgiven you, Helena.. for now! When I read it again, I shall be grumpy again.)
Helena has created a series that is incredible, you will want to read, and re-read this series and I dearly wish it were adapted for the screen so I can see these characters I've grown to love stand before me.
The Younglings has it all. Each of the four books is incredible, and this one? Just wow.. my heart has only just recovered, but I do want to know more about Edward and Lucifer one day.
Go get this series. You're going to love it.