themiscyra_anna's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Car accident, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Confinement
keen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail
scrubsandbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
5.0
Oh my god.
What an amazing conclusion to a trilogy and a universe where I fell in love with almost all the characters. I cried so many times, gripped the edges (of my Kindle) as I tore through this. As much as I love Ronan, I loved that the attention on him eased up to focus on other characters who were also very pivotal to the overall plot arc. I got exactly what I needed from this series and I will never be the same.
What an amazing conclusion to a trilogy and a universe where I fell in love with almost all the characters. I cried so many times, gripped the edges (of my Kindle) as I tore through this. As much as I love Ronan, I loved that the attention on him eased up to focus on other characters who were also very pivotal to the overall plot arc. I got exactly what I needed from this series and I will never be the same.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
lycanhood's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
henrymwinter's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-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? Yes
2.5
spoilers for the ending and some character arcs. this review is rather negative, unfortunately, but I think this was a somewhat satisfactory conclusion to the trilogy.
The fact that the case presented to redeem Niall Lynch was that he erased his love for Declan because it was too painful is a cheap, strange explanation. It cannot carry the burden of Declan's quality of childhood (making Declan the secret favourite is a cop-out, he still felt very unloved and was parentified because Niall couldn't be bothered to actually raise Ronan and his dreaming properly), as well as the burden of making Declan suddenly accept that he loved his father all along.
Sure, Declan can still love his father, but it feels too easy to have Declan get over his established resentment for Niall so quickly. Even if it's covert, or whatever. There is no explanation of the process of how Declan gets from A to B apart from 'I just missed him'.
Yes, the Epilogue established a time gap, but the fact we don't see any qualms, confliction, confusion or acknowledgement from any of the Lynch brothers about their complicated father or childhood feels like a letdown.
(And Mór and Niallbot chilling in the barns after abandoning her family? I mean, it was a good call on her part, but I can't imagine any of the boys just. Allowing that to happen. I need to see some negotiations for this to be plausible. I can't imagine Ronan seeing clones of the people who raised him everyday and being fine with that.
Also Adam becoming a government servant was... a choice.
Disappointing conclusion to the trilogy.
Spoiler
I have to acknowledge that people are not 100% good or 100% evil. However, how the narrative packages Niall Lynch's redemption arc into a lazy dream sequence-esque chapter does not sit right with me.The fact that the case presented to redeem Niall Lynch was that he erased his love for Declan because it was too painful is a cheap, strange explanation. It cannot carry the burden of Declan's quality of childhood (making Declan the secret favourite is a cop-out, he still felt very unloved and was parentified because Niall couldn't be bothered to actually raise Ronan and his dreaming properly), as well as the burden of making Declan suddenly accept that he loved his father all along.
Sure, Declan can still love his father, but it feels too easy to have Declan get over his established resentment for Niall so quickly. Even if it's covert, or whatever. There is no explanation of the process of how Declan gets from A to B apart from 'I just missed him'.
Yes, the Epilogue established a time gap, but the fact we don't see any qualms, confliction, confusion or acknowledgement from any of the Lynch brothers about their complicated father or childhood feels like a letdown.
(And Mór and Niallbot chilling in the barns after abandoning her family? I mean, it was a good call on her part, but I can't imagine any of the boys just. Allowing that to happen. I need to see some negotiations for this to be plausible. I can't imagine Ronan seeing clones of the people who raised him everyday and being fine with that.
Also Adam becoming a government servant was... a choice.
Disappointing conclusion to the trilogy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness
nabecker13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, Violence, Abandonment, and Grief
Minor: Death of parent
theinfinitebookcase's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
jade_newcastle's review
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction
multiplyoctopi's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, Gun violence, and Grief
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
Not going to lie, I don't really remember what happened in the second book in this trilogy. But that's okay! It came back to me for the most part while I was listening to the audiobook. This book does get mind-bendy in the way that Maggie Stiefvater books can, which isn't a bad thing! It does kind of make me want to return to the Raven Cycle, though.
Anyway, I wanted more Ronan in this. While getting to see more of Declan was great, Ronan was one of my favorite characters from The Raven Cycle, and he's not in much of this particular book, until the end. Give me more of Ronan, please!
If you are a fan of the Raven Cycle, you will love the way this brings both of the trilogies together at the end. It's a good send off for characters that so many people love. Overall, once I got rid of the cobwebs, I did enjoy this finale of the Raven Cycle world.
Anyway, I wanted more Ronan in this. While getting to see more of Declan was great, Ronan was one of my favorite characters from The Raven Cycle, and he's not in much of this particular book, until the end. Give me more of Ronan, please!
If you are a fan of the Raven Cycle, you will love the way this brings both of the trilogies together at the end. It's a good send off for characters that so many people love. Overall, once I got rid of the cobwebs, I did enjoy this finale of the Raven Cycle world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Kidnapping