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toodlebean 's review for:
The Storm of Echoes
by Christelle Dabos
I truly adore this series and was so happy with Ophelia's growth overall. I do agree with other readers that this novel is a little all over the place but I did find the pacing faster and easier to get through than previous books. I managed to knock this one out in two sittings which is good for me at the moment. Having posed so many questions across the series and having them all answered in this one book did make for a chaotic journey but I thoroughly enjoyed. It made the seriousness of the situation, the fear and the danger more tangible. I felt anxious reading through certain chapters and I didn't expect that kind of thrill from what has been a fairly chill ride up to this point.
There are some pretty strong themes in regards to displacement, stigmatizing, censorship, infertility and misgendering. What started out as an arranged marriage and interfamilial move has become a war with Ophelia and Thorn both attempting to fly under the radar while they deconstruct a web that hides God.
This conclusion actually answers the many questions I had written down in my notebook. Characters that have apparently been forgotten about, certain relationships and hidden identities are all revealed.
The last few chapters do unravel a little and I find myself unsatisfied with the lack of closure in regards to Ophelia and Thorn. I'm not entirely sure I understand completely what has happened in regards to that particular situation and that is the reason why I haven't given this story a 5 star rating. While I fell in love with the earlier novels, that very last chapter and the misgendering of our hidden family spirit did taint the experience for me.
There are some pretty strong themes in regards to displacement, stigmatizing, censorship, infertility and misgendering. What started out as an arranged marriage and interfamilial move has become a war with Ophelia and Thorn both attempting to fly under the radar while they deconstruct a web that hides God.
This conclusion actually answers the many questions I had written down in my notebook. Characters that have apparently been forgotten about, certain relationships and hidden identities are all revealed.
The last few chapters do unravel a little and I find myself unsatisfied with the lack of closure in regards to Ophelia and Thorn. I'm not entirely sure I understand completely what has happened in regards to that particular situation and that is the reason why I haven't given this story a 5 star rating. While I fell in love with the earlier novels, that very last chapter and the misgendering of our hidden family spirit did taint the experience for me.