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i cannot believe i just read a 1200 page FILLER BOOK like so much unnecessary plot please stop giving me point of views from characters i couldnt care less about i miss the good old days where it was just the main characters and god was this book mentally draining SO MUCH GRIEF

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dark emotional sad 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? No

3.75

This book man. As we left Heartless Sky in a depressing ending, this book continues in the same mood. It was honestly so depressing at times that it was hard to continue. Luckily the sisters continued to put in some hilarious scene like only they can. Mild spoilers below

I love the inclusion of Gabriel's family in this book, although it was kinda sad we didn't get a lot of scenes with him. Washer still gives me the creeps. And I want to smack the heads of Seth and Caleb to get their shit together. I loved that Max and Gerry seemed to have truly found each other even though the relationship didn't feel as fleshed out as the others. I'm very excited we got Darius back even though, as ToryxDarius are my fav couple, it took waaayy too long. Can't wait for book 9 and to see what else is in store for the Vega sisters.

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adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

2.5 out of 5 ☆’s.

“Maybe we were never meant to win, maybe this was a tragedy, and I was in the final act, moving towards an inevitable end along with everyone I loved.”

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Warning: This review mostly consists of ranting and frustrated ramblings. You have been warned.

Goshhh, where to start with this one? 😅😬

I will admit that I went into this novel with rather low expectations given how I felt about its predecessor <i>“Heartless Sky“</i>. However, I was hoping that <i>”Sorrow and Starlight”</i> would surprise me and reignite my love for this series (spoiler alert: it didn’t).

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The number one question that I have after finishing this monster of a novel is why?

I’m confused as to why certain plot points are still being drawn out — ESPECIALLY the situation with Seth + Caleb. This novel was a whopping 1,244 pages, and yet we still weren’t able to see them confess their feelings for one another?!

It all just feels incredibly unnecessary at this point — why are these new villains arising now? We already have multiple that we’re still dealing with, why add another one?

Why not stagger these villains throughout the series and have the main characters defeat them at different intervals? Instead, they’re all just going to be defeated in book 9 (I presume)…😮‍💨

TLDR: I am tired and am just holding on for SethCaleb at this point…

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tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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