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This. Was. The. Best.
omg in love with this series.
I'm in love with Ophelia.
I'm in love with Thorn.
I'm in love with Archibald.
I'm in love with all of the main characters and many "side" characters oh my lord.
It was really good, its clear this book was a bit rushed but tbh I loved it either way.
while I would appreciate seeing ophelia's travel in the end, I don't necessarily think there's a need for another book.
i was so scared to read this last book but in the end it didn't leave me such a bitter taste on my tongue.
I enjoyed this series so much I doubt I'll ever like a book series as much again.
Thank you Christelle Dabos for making me addicted to a tall, grumpy, really blond guy, I didn't really need another obsession to my list but I'm thankful I stumbled upon this series. <3

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Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I really liked this series. A little more than that, even. Dabos created such a wonderfully unique and rich world, and crafted an earth-shattering origin for it all. I love Ophelia and Thorn more than life itself, and the agonizingly slow enemies to lovers evolution they underwent over the course of TWO (2) ENTIRE BOOKS was gorgeous and heartrending and took too long but also took just long enough. Ophelia is such a strong character, and seeing her self confidence and self understanding grow over the quartet was beautiful. Thorn’s self actualization was lovely as well. The supporting cast was full of beautiful and diverse characters, each and every one perfectly lovable or detestable. My only complaints are that the unraveling of the gorgeous mystery of the world’s origins itself sometimes felt too complex. At other times, I felt that we didn’t see enough of the world and the discoveries “on screen.” I also missed the setting and characters of the Pole once the story moved to Babel, and found it a bit hard to get interested in the new setting at first. This quartet was a wonderful way to spend a few work weeks, and I will gladly revisit this world should Dabos ever write more Mirror Visitor books. I’m obsessed with the world building and would read an entire book about each and every ark.

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense 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? No

3.75

MY PHONE GLITCHED AND ERASED THE ENTIRE REVIEW FOR THIS I JUST WROTE. i guess i'll have to come back in the morning because i'm not typing all of that again at 3 am. really satisfied to have finally finished this series tho.

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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

4.5

A huge plot twist in the story and I don't think I can recover. Partly blaming Second though it all worked for the best, as there were wins, exists also the losses. One thing to take note of the book, it flows with a certain problem to fix in mind where somehow the characters are forced to change and delve unto a new perspective, a new mindset where what we could've known wasn't all. Ophelia had to go through numerous changes both physically and mentally. Also noting how the violence and torture she had gone through if it happened in reality was truly traumatizing and disturbing. I think this is already the last book? Though it had an open ending, I'll choose to be on an optimistic side where she finally finds what she's looking for and maybe not cause an imbalance of the world while on it.

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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

Ophelia has finally reunited with Thorn, but to find the answers they are looking for regarding God and the Other, she must submit herself to the Deviations observatory, a place everyone has warned her against.

I love Ophelia and Thorn, as well as many other side characters, so I enjoyed reading this book in order to spend more time with them. Unfortunately, the explanations and resolutions were far too complicated and not particularly fun to read. By the end, I was still confused but had no desire to read any more backstory. I usually love worldbuilding details, but in this case it was too dense.

Unlike many other readers, I didn’t mind the ending between Ophelia and Thorn.

Of course I wanted them to end up together and have their own “happily ever after,” but this more open-ended finale fit with the tone of this series. I am also a sucker for one person being willing to risk danger for their partner, so Ophelia diving through the mirror to go after Thorn was perfect for me. The determination of both Thorn and Ophelia as well as their devotion to each other give me complete confidence that they will find each other and make their way home.

Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the vibe of the ending):

Not fully happy, but definitely hopeful. It is rather open-ended, though this is meant to be the final book in the series.

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Esse simplesmente não pode ser o final. Eu não estou pronta.
Há tanto a se falar sobre essa série em geral, mas esse último livro me virou e desvirou do avesso tantas vezes que agora eu tenho certeza de que existirá sempre um pouco de Ophelie em mim. E gosto de acreditar que existe um pouco de mim em Ophelie também. A passa-espelhos é um romance sobre a manipulação da memória coletiva e sobre o apagamento da história, mas esse pano de fundo é tão sutil que é fácil esquece-lo as vezes. Nesse último livro, chegamos ao final épico em que todas as peças se encaixam e todas as respostas são colocadas na mesa, mas é tudo mais complicado e envolvente do que qualquer um de nós poderíamos ter imaginado.
Eu agradeço mil vezes a oportunidade de ter conhecido esse mundo cheio de falhas e conflitos, de ter viajado ao Polo, resolvido mistérios no Luz da Lua, estudado em Babel e de ter virado do avesso em meio a essa tempestade de Ecos. Obrigada Christelle Dabos, por essa história que vai ecoar sempre na minha história. Que possamos todos ter a coragem e a resiliência de uma passa-espelhos.

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