A review by laurenxoxo
Golden by Michael Johnston, Melissa de la Cruz

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I thought this book was okay. It wasn’t great but it wasn’t entirely bad. I got into it faster than I did with Stolen but I still think Frozen is the best book in the trilogy by far. There was la lot grammar mistakes in the book which made me cringe because I hate that. Nat was also sooooo annoying through the book. Like I hate the miscommunication trope because it makes me so angry. Just talk to him!! And if she wants to push him away do it a bit nicer. And don’t get me started on how  during the whole series she’s all “ I am the drakonrydder I protect the blue I protect my home I am great blah blah blah” but then after she finds out about the cost she’s all” I’m just an orphan from the grey lands I’m nobody” like shut up please. I hate that everyone died, especially Shakes  Liannan and Wes that  made me really sad. The ending was cute but like I was really confused, I still am. They spent so long on the love scene (which was cute but “he growled 🤢)or the fight between Avo and Wes but then, at the part they were leading up to for the whole series, I felt there was barely an explanation about what has happened. Like they’re all alive  and loving in a desert? Huh? Idk but I’m happy they all got their happy ending, they deserve it
QUOTE: “it was over, and if he could, he would have mourned what he never had”
“Go, Nat, light the world. Set the world on fire”