ARC review~~
Spoilers below!
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Absolutely unreal. I don’t think I have words left in my body to express what this book means to me and how much I love it!!!!!
This series in general is one of my favorite things ever, but this book took it to a new level. Books one and two were like a warm hug, very indulgent and just everything I love in a slow burn book. This one was rough. Not because of the writing or length. All of those things absolutely excelled in this one. I’m talking about the darkness. This book dove a lot deeper into the violence and trauma and just overall terrible things. I was absolutely floored throughout all of part three. I think my jaw unhinged at the very last line of part two (ifykyk) and didn’t close even after I finished the book. There were SO many answers to questions I had in books one and two, and also I have even more questions after finishing this one.
The set up for hurt/comfort in book four is there and I’m SO excited for it!!!! I can’t wait to see Luella in the aftermath. Her character growth was so personal to me. She’s still so sweet, but definitely grew a lot. I loved that her stutter was acknowledged in a way (more in her internal dialogue) and that she started to overcome it. I would think that the events at the end would make her regress, but she only grew stronger. I was so proud of her for how she stood up for herself and others in captivity.
And the guys! Don’t even get me started. Their character growth in this one was unreal! I especially loved Graves. I was wondering why in book two we didn’t get very long chapters from his pov, and I could definitely see why in this book. He had so many secrets and they’re so heartbreaking. I also loved the Tharen reveal with the Solstice and Luella’s wings. It’s sweet she would feel safe with him even though she doesn’t really acknowledge it yet. I felt like Vale took a bit of a back seat in this one, but the ending scene made up for all of it. My eyes were so blurry I could barely see the screen.
Now excuse me, because I’ll be thinking of this book for the rest of my life…