mjdolce's review against another edition
5.0
This series has brought me such joy over the years, and I'm so happy to have finally read the final chapter. It will not be the last time I read these breathtaking, unique books.
mer88's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
sg911911's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.25
jo_in_bookland's review against another edition
4.0
What a wonderful conclusion to the series! I'm really glad that I purchased the books. I love the art work and the uniqueness.
riverdogbookco's review against another edition
3.0
Sadly, I didn't like it as much as the original trilogy. It got really metaphysical, which in and of itself wasn't a problem, but Griffin and Sabine's relationship no longer felt real to, the more dramatic they became about it. I thought the best part of this book was the final letter. But I'll always love the concept, the artwork, and the handwriting.
wanderlustlover's review against another edition
5.0
Winter 2021 (January);
I had to wait until the first trilogy of books in the [b:The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy: Griffen & Sabine/Sabine's Notebook/the Golden Mean|21528016|The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy Griffen & Sabine/Sabine's Notebook/the Golden Mean (3 Volumes - No Slipcase, 1, 2, 3)|Nick Bantock|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1395473779l/21528016._SX50_.jpg|49838] arrived to Julie before I let myself toss this one into my currently reading pile and then up into reviews.
I will always, always, always have a mad love for all things Griffin and Sabine. The whirl wind of romance, of reality versus surreality, of true deep longing for connection, of tasting forever deep that of traveling, and having it all recorded down in letters (of which I love the letters themselves, the art of of the differing pens, the differents of correspondences used, and whom all is writing whom).
I'm so glad to have this last chapter all warmly, cherishedly read, and tucked beside it's previous six books. I love, love, love, love this series and [a:Nick Bantock|28699|Nick Bantock|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1193528700p2/28699.jpg] forever.
I had to wait until the first trilogy of books in the [b:The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy: Griffen & Sabine/Sabine's Notebook/the Golden Mean|21528016|The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy Griffen & Sabine/Sabine's Notebook/the Golden Mean (3 Volumes - No Slipcase, 1, 2, 3)|Nick Bantock|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1395473779l/21528016._SX50_.jpg|49838] arrived to Julie before I let myself toss this one into my currently reading pile and then up into reviews.
I will always, always, always have a mad love for all things Griffin and Sabine. The whirl wind of romance, of reality versus surreality, of true deep longing for connection, of tasting forever deep that of traveling, and having it all recorded down in letters (of which I love the letters themselves, the art of of the differing pens, the differents of correspondences used, and whom all is writing whom).
I'm so glad to have this last chapter all warmly, cherishedly read, and tucked beside it's previous six books. I love, love, love, love this series and [a:Nick Bantock|28699|Nick Bantock|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1193528700p2/28699.jpg] forever.
hmuraski27's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
msmandrake's review against another edition
1.0
Well I am just so profoundly annoyed by this. The first three books of the Griffin & Sabine story were wonderful, so eerie and mysterious. I was disappointed in the second three books, because they pretty much abandoned Griffin & Sabine without completing their story to focus on new characters is a strange offshoot I didn't much care for. Now this book I am assuming was written all these years later just to shut up all the people whining that he left Griffin & Sabine hanging. It took all of ten minutes to read. It was just Oh Sabine I'm on my way to meet you, Oh Griffin I'm on my way as well, oh, the bad guy doesn't want us to meet so beware, here comes a letter from the bad guy, twirling his mustache, I WILL thwart you! Griffin meets mean birds! Sabine meets mean dogs! But they do manage to meet FINALLY at the Pharos Gate, and talk about a cop out...we do not get that meeting from either of their perspectives! We just hear about it in one paragraph of a letter sent to Griffin's friend who asked her friend to spy on them and make sure they were okay . 'Hey it's cool, they met and then they just disappeared!" The end. I mean REALLY. The whole point was to finally find out what Griffin and Sabine felt when they met for real. Maybe he's planning another book, who knows, but this one is a complete waste of time.
scarls17's review against another edition
4.0
Supposedly you can read this as its own story, but I'm not sure that's true. I rated it high for how it's told and for the beauty of the correspondence in it.
antlersantlers's review against another edition
4.0
What a startlingly wonderful end to this series! It's been such a long time since I read the original series, but there's a reader-surrogate summary letter pretty early on so it wasn't too bad. More than the others, this one reminded me so much of [b:The Tattooed Map|760599|The Tattooed Map|Barbara Hodgson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442096366s/760599.jpg|746696]. I definitely want to revisit the G&S books, and the Morningstar books (which I read but definitely don't remember). Honestly the most wonderful thing for me was the handwriting. I didn't realize I had missed it so much!