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mmcminn's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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
3.75
tatianasworld's review
2.0
Im just mad. I loved this family & this series as almost every book was 5 stars and this being the final book about my baby Mateo was just…. Not about mateo, like at all. It was all about Vera and barely any Eden in the entire book , honestly im disappointed
maryjayka's review
5.0
OK, NGL this book destroyed me a little bit. If I didn't love Devney Perry I might just be a little bit mad at her. Dang can she write a book!
Let me preface everything else I have to say with this: the way this book is written does justice to Vera's character and story. However, because of what she's been through, the recovery isn't easy. Glossing over what she had been through or having a miraculously smooth transition to normal life would have been implausible. Instead, Ms. Perry walks us through years of recovery and prompts us to feel the challenges along with Vera.
Part 1 of the book was tough and almost depressing. If I didn't know Ms. Perry and have the utmost confidence to pull this off I might have quit reading. Vera had been through years of significant difficulty and social isolation. Getting used to living around people again took time. There was, at times, almost a sense of hopelessness over how much time had passed while she was still living on the sidelines and sort of just existing. But what would life be like after being a fugitive and living in the woods for 4 years after witnessing murders? That's not a fast or easy trajectory of recovery.
What was fascinating to me was that no one else noticed Vera's crush on Mateo, which shows how successfully she had made herself invisible on the sidelines of the family just as she had always made herself invisible in the woods. She was finally seen when she allowed herself to be seen and forced everyone, including Mateo, to see her.
Part 2 showed a different phase of recovery, where she was no longer just existing, but learning how to live with the past while building in the present and planning a future. I've seen some reviews that were disappointed that we didn't get more information about Matee, who he was and things like how he felt when he first found out he had a daughter. I think we actually got everything we need to know about him. He didn't have the same burning passion to run a business that his siblings did. He was content to be on the sidelines for a while until he could acknowledge that he wanted a fairly simple life. His inner thoughts about how he was more like his uncle who was content to let Harrison run the ranch and live quietly in the cabin are mirrored in his choice to live in that exact cabin. That may not be what long-time readers might have expected of his character, but it fits perfectly within the range of personalities in the family.
I also think it's perfect that there was more focus on unravelling Vera's past and present because she was sidelined for so long that centering her character is fitting.
The whole family is included in so many ways, including a perfect epilogue set in the future, making this book a great ending to this series.
It was an emotional rollercoaster because there was some difficult content. But all of it was so well-written and so exceptionally well-done that it only took me about 2 hours to forgive Ms. Perry and then reach for the prequel Christmas in Quincy!
Let me preface everything else I have to say with this: the way this book is written does justice to Vera's character and story. However, because of what she's been through, the recovery isn't easy. Glossing over what she had been through or having a miraculously smooth transition to normal life would have been implausible. Instead, Ms. Perry walks us through years of recovery and prompts us to feel the challenges along with Vera.
Part 1 of the book was tough and almost depressing. If I didn't know Ms. Perry and have the utmost confidence to pull this off I might have quit reading. Vera had been through years of significant difficulty and social isolation. Getting used to living around people again took time. There was, at times, almost a sense of hopelessness over how much time had passed while she was still living on the sidelines and sort of just existing. But what would life be like after being a fugitive and living in the woods for 4 years after witnessing murders? That's not a fast or easy trajectory of recovery.
What was fascinating to me was that no one else noticed Vera's crush on Mateo, which shows how successfully she had made herself invisible on the sidelines of the family just as she had always made herself invisible in the woods. She was finally seen when she allowed herself to be seen and forced everyone, including Mateo, to see her.
Part 2 showed a different phase of recovery, where she was no longer just existing, but learning how to live with the past while building in the present and planning a future. I've seen some reviews that were disappointed that we didn't get more information about Matee, who he was and things like how he felt when he first found out he had a daughter. I think we actually got everything we need to know about him. He didn't have the same burning passion to run a business that his siblings did. He was content to be on the sidelines for a while until he could acknowledge that he wanted a fairly simple life. His inner thoughts about how he was more like his uncle who was content to let Harrison run the ranch and live quietly in the cabin are mirrored in his choice to live in that exact cabin. That may not be what long-time readers might have expected of his character, but it fits perfectly within the range of personalities in the family.
I also think it's perfect that there was more focus on unravelling Vera's past and present because she was sidelined for so long that centering her character is fitting.
The whole family is included in so many ways, including a perfect epilogue set in the future, making this book a great ending to this series.
It was an emotional rollercoaster because there was some difficult content. But all of it was so well-written and so exceptionally well-done that it only took me about 2 hours to forgive Ms. Perry and then reach for the prequel Christmas in Quincy!
valeria_marenco's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
readermlp10's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5
Sable Peak by Devney Perry is the sixth and final book in the Edens series that follows Vera after she’s trying to re-enter the world/civilization after her traumatic past, but falls hard and fast for the Eden’s youngest brother Mateo who just found out he has a daughter whose mom died in child birth.
This book had a cute ending and I thought it was a good wrap-up to the series, but this is the EDENS and I get that Vera became one of the Edens when she moved back to Quincy, but still this book just lacked so much Mateo that it almost felt rushed, and unfinished.
The beginning 11 chapters take place over the course of two years and time jump, which is fine, but they’re all from Vera’s POV. I would have loved to get some POVs from Mateo as he just found out he’s a father and now is raising this baby all alone.
Then after Vera makes her proclamation of her feelings for him, that’s it? He just loves her back? It felt SO insta-lovey on Mateo’s part. I couldn’t get past it. But I did enjoy reading Vera’s story a LOT and learning about how she overcame her grief and trauma, and the search for her father.
This series was still FANTASTIC, I just enjoyed the first three books more than the last three.
caroreads97's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5