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A review by txa1265
Mary, Everything by Cassandra Yorke
5.0
The problem with finishing a ‘first in series’ is that you immediately want MORE! When I started the book there was an intentionally jarring back & forth, but the main characters were so intriguing you are carried along for the ride. Then things change and there are more characters and I could only hope that we would get back to the others ... and by halfway through you are tracking the detailed arcs of more than a half-dozen main characters and organizations and side-plots and minor characters - and yet it all flows incredibly naturally.
Sometimes I almost fear the end of a book because I am not ready to leave the world and characters - but in this case I was anticipating the final chapters because I was excited how these amazing women would be set up for the next set of stories. Without spoiling, the conclusion was satisfying because while there is a lot left that they will learn and face, this book by itself is complete and had a great conclusion.
But again it all comes back to the relationships and the women who need to find the strength inside themselves they had been told didn’t exist. Courtney is a great character, but she is not alone in carrying the story. All of her close friends and the key adults have deep histories and worlds of adventure to discover.
This first book exceeded my expectations and is one of the best I have read this year - and I look forward with great anticipation to the rest of the series!
Sometimes I almost fear the end of a book because I am not ready to leave the world and characters - but in this case I was anticipating the final chapters because I was excited how these amazing women would be set up for the next set of stories. Without spoiling, the conclusion was satisfying because while there is a lot left that they will learn and face, this book by itself is complete and had a great conclusion.
But again it all comes back to the relationships and the women who need to find the strength inside themselves they had been told didn’t exist. Courtney is a great character, but she is not alone in carrying the story. All of her close friends and the key adults have deep histories and worlds of adventure to discover.
This first book exceeded my expectations and is one of the best I have read this year - and I look forward with great anticipation to the rest of the series!