I enjoyed this series as a whole, but this book took me an extremely long time to finish. Thankfully, I was able to borrow the audiobook from Libby and read half of it like that. There were so many revelations that left me with my jaw on the floor. I wish I hadn’t gotten the epilogue spoiled by the wiki but I still liked it. I think the main reason I got into a reading slump was because of how long the book was rather than the content. My favorite scene was the Puppeteer’s speech. Absolutely heartbreaking and shocking. Never expected to read that type of scene in a Marissa Meyer book. Outstanding execution (no pun intended).
I wan’t expecting to like this book as much as I did. Very touching memoir about the author struggling to figure out her identity as a mixed race person and connecting with her mother’s heritage after her death. The audiobook was narrated by the author herself, and I really appreciated the help to pronounce some of the dish names and Korean words.
I have literally fallen in love with the male interest but omg this relationship is so toxic. I did feel that the last few chapters were rushed and lower quality like the author mentioned. Honestly I wasn’t that fazed by it because I was so desperate to get to the end. I’m not joking at all when I say I will never emotionally recover from the absolute attachment I have to the male interest. I think I need to reanalyze my type.