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aely's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
While the story started off interesting, it slowly spiraled into Marguerite idolizing the men in her life for 5 hours. Maybe I’m just too immature to appreciate the romance, but the only times I didn’t physically roll my eyes at the romance was with Russian Paul. Just the ways Theo and Paul talk about “protecting” her over and over and over just feels so patronizing, and the fact that she points this out to Paul at one point and then proceeds to swoon over it in the next chapter just made me despise all of these characters. If Paul had just communicated with the people he was trying to protect, none of the conflict would have happened in the first place! But hey, he made a mistake! That’s what happens in books! Surely he’ll learn from this experience and grow as a charact-NOPE! Even when he literally thinks that his mentor/father figure is DEAD because of his lack of communication, he still refuses to tell Marguerite the information registering her part in this whole conflict. The only reason he tells her ANYTHING is because she threatens her own safety if he doesn’t come clean. AND HE DOESN’T EVEN COME CLEAN EVEN WHEN HE’S SENDING HER TO ANOTHER DIMENSION TO FIND HER FATHER AND HE DOESN’T EVEN TELL HER HE’S THERE PAUL WHAT THE HELL-
Anyways…
I liked the ending, mostly because it punished Theo, whom I’d found especially annoying throughout the book, but it just wasn’t enough. It was closure to a story that I did not enjoy. Near the end, I kept asking myself “Why am I reading this book? I hate all the characters.”
HOWEVER
This book did make me reflect on the important relationships in my life. The way the book handles grief, and how Marguerite learns to appreciate the small moments with those you love, was really beautiful. If you dig through the patronizing love triangle, you find a heartwarming lesson that everyone should learn. I just wish I didn’t have to do so much digging.
In conclusion, if you wish Twilight focused more on familial relations and quantum theory, this is the book for you. That is all.
Anyways…
I liked the ending, mostly because it
HOWEVER
This book did make me reflect on the important relationships in my life. The way the book handles grief, and how Marguerite learns to appreciate the small moments with those you love, was really beautiful. If you dig through the patronizing love triangle, you find a heartwarming lesson that everyone should learn. I just wish I didn’t have to do so much digging.
In conclusion, if you wish Twilight focused more on familial relations and quantum theory, this is the book for you. That is all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
brynhayes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail