Reviewed by alindstadtcorbeax on
Whew this installment most definitely UPPED THE ANTE at every turn! I loved the first book but this was seriously just mind blowing! Consider me invested, entertained, & a *liiiiitttttle* (a lot, naturally) OBSESSED AF.
I love how far on her journey to becoming a TOTAL badass Laia is! My girrrllllllll! At the beginning of book one, she was really kind of inherently unlikable because her inner dialogue was running on a constant negative feedback loop that became somewhat arduous & utterly exhausting. NOT ANYMORE, MY FRIENDS! She’s an actually incredible person, & instead of feeling sorry for herself, will stop at nothing to help others. Plus, shes just plain cool AF. When, exactly, that happened, I am not even sure. BUT the fact remains that she is amazing!
I also effing LOVE Helena, now. I really do. Everyone is changing for the better!
So many things I loved about this book, but RTC! Because On to Reaper At The Gates!
*squeeeeee take 3!*
(Interestingly enough, there were a lot of aspects of this that brought the Poison Study books to mind, which is an added bonus because those are incredible!)
Also, though, I have to say the two things that brought this down .5 a star:
• HOLY HELL, I cannot stand love, erm, quadrilaterals? (Not a triangle, and pretty much involves 4 main people, so...) I REALLY hated how the most “involved” in a way didn’t even seem authentic to me. They made me feel NADA.
• WILL LAIA & ELIAS EVER CATCH A BREAK?!? Aagghhhh! I feel like there should be SOME reprieve longer than a brief, BRIEF moment. I love slow burn but this is like... RIDICULOUSLY frustrating, because these reasons don’t even seem like ones that should actually keep them apart?
*mild keyboard smash*
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 21 June, 2020: Finished reading
- 21 June, 2020: Reviewed