A review by parue
Graphite and Turbulence by Jami Fairleigh

4.0

Okay so, I loved this book a lot and again I still can't stop thinking about it, but I didn't love it quite as much as Oil and Dust. I'm still giving it four stars though, which is the rating I gave Oil and Dust!

The main reason being,

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it felt like poor Matthew was shit on almost the entire time. I felt like it was crisis after crisis, even if they were small. Even though there were tiny moments of Matthew and Akiko being okay, I still felt an underlying anxiety during these moments, so I never felt like I was able to come up for air. I wish there was more time in-between each crisis to just sit and live with the characters a bit.

But boy, does this book amp up the stakes and expand things. I loved all the new characters that were introduced, and the various twists and turns that took place.

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I actually enjoyed the reveal about Talbot being family. At first I felt a little iffy about it but I actually really liked him as a character by the end and am intrigued about his backstory. I hope we see more of him in the third book and I hope he and Matthew get a real chance to grow their relationship, though I have a small sinking feeling that this won't happen T_T. Also omg! The reveal about the abbeys was really interesting and I can't wait to see more of what Matthew will do and how he'll grapple with this.

I'm waiting in great anticipation for the third book.