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your_esteemed_reader 's review for:
The Summer Palace and Other Stories
by C.S. Pacat
I absolutely love short stories and background stories of characters other than the main ones.
So I definitely started reading this with high expectations, but those weren't always met.
Green but for a season: a story about Jord, I would've loved it so much! And it could've been so much more, but it was just so short. The only reason why it'll score higher is because it focused on Jord, but it was slightly disappointing nonetheless.
3/5
The summer palace: I'm sick of Damen and Laurent's sex life. It's just the same as all the other times and I skipped all of those pages really. I am happy that they are happy, but I have my limits too.
1.5/5
The adventures of Charls: I was thinking of skipping this one after the first two disappointments. I also didn't think Charls would be able to have an interesting story but I am so glad I decided to read it! It was amazing, it also had some sweet moments between the main two which I would've loved to see more of instead of what we got from them, but Charls is amazing. I am so glad we got this pov from him!
5/5
Pet: Did I ever think I needed a story of Ancel out of all people? Definitely not. But I'm so glad we got it as it was something completely different from the trilogy (I guess that's why I liked this and Charls' story so much). The story was interesting and his relationship with Berenger... Did we hear anything about that man again? Is he still alive? Is Ancel still alive? I need to know honestly.
4.5/5
Average score: 3.5 but I'll round it up to 4 because even though the second story hit such a low, the last two saved it and the first one had a lot of potential.
So I definitely started reading this with high expectations, but those weren't always met.
Green but for a season: a story about Jord, I would've loved it so much! And it could've been so much more, but it was just so short. The only reason why it'll score higher is because it focused on Jord, but it was slightly disappointing nonetheless.
3/5
The summer palace: I'm sick of Damen and Laurent's sex life. It's just the same as all the other times and I skipped all of those pages really. I am happy that they are happy, but I have my limits too.
1.5/5
The adventures of Charls: I was thinking of skipping this one after the first two disappointments. I also didn't think Charls would be able to have an interesting story but I am so glad I decided to read it! It was amazing, it also had some sweet moments between the main two which I would've loved to see more of instead of what we got from them, but Charls is amazing. I am so glad we got this pov from him!
5/5
Pet: Did I ever think I needed a story of Ancel out of all people? Definitely not. But I'm so glad we got it as it was something completely different from the trilogy (I guess that's why I liked this and Charls' story so much). The story was interesting and his relationship with Berenger... Did we hear anything about that man again? Is he still alive? Is Ancel still alive? I need to know honestly.
4.5/5
Average score: 3.5 but I'll round it up to 4 because even though the second story hit such a low, the last two saved it and the first one had a lot of potential.