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Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

So much happened in this book! I really enjoyed how long this addition to the series is, allowing me more time with the characters I've come to love. Dina and Sean have found balance in their roles as innkeepers and within their romantic relationship. They're really healthy, and good for each other. That also acts as a framework, foreshadowing Dina's recognition of and reflection on the growth of her power.

They're are a few subtle nods to the initially-introduced plot of Wilmos being missing, throughout the long, bachelor-esque interlude, keeping him in mind for readers, without necessarily breaking the suspension of disbelief.

I am not a fan of The bachelor TV program and series related to it, but I really enjoyed the dating game plot of this book. The higher stakes and more nuanced cultural variances made it a lot more engaging than I expected, when I went into the book already expecting to enjoy it.

This book, like the others in the series, does a fantastic job neatly tying up the main plot lines while continuing/concluding plots introduced in previous books and introducing new threads to be followed in later additions to the series. I am eagerly awaiting more.


A few things:
  1. I loved Dina standing up to the busybodies on the innkeeper council!
  2. The true reason Caldania killed her brother is heartbreaking, and it makes her character so much rounder and more tangible as an individual
  3. Are the growing power of Dina recognizes in herself and the unprecedented powers Maud recognizes in herself indicative of something, or are we just getting overpowered main characters so they're able to survive progressively stronger adversaries?
  4. Donna is the Costco lady!! I love that Dina follows her knitting blog, gives her husband yarn for her, and still doesn't recognize her.
  5. How old is the fuzzy, feline ripper of souls?
  6. I want to know more about Sebastian North. I'm about 90% sure I've now read every book in this series, but it feels like I'm missing something. That feeling might just be very good foreshadowing.
  7. Where are Dina's parents, if not with their inn?
  8. Can the Scottish guy trying to adopt Dina get her parents declared dead even though she has a sort of proof that they are alive?
  9. The tendril reaching for and opening a door onto the planet that Maud and Helen are living on was such a beautiful way to end the book. Magnolia green is reaching for one of the other children it helped raise, and in doing so, allowing for easier travel for the family to see each other.
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