icedcoffeeandbookss's reviews
596 reviews

rtc but this was fucking AMAZING omg. 

this was alright but honestly i was expecting more. but i believe i’ve heard the other books in the series are better than the first so maybe ill pick the next one up at a later date. for me, the characters felt lacking. idk why, maybe its just me but i wanted to know more about them. i feel like it was insta love type vibes and idk if i like that trope in this. i liked the mystery plot though, which kept me entertained enough to finish. but even that was lacking for me. i kinda felt like i didn’t get to know these side characters so why would i care what happens to them? 

i liked the first book in the series more than this one. don’t have much to say, they’re just short little novellas but i think the concept of the series is really interesting. 

4.25 for rating for now, might lower it idk rn. 

SPOILER WARNING



WTF was that ending?! I’m so mad right now. Ended on so many cliffhangers and now we don’t even know when the next book will come out. I was spoiled for some big parts of this book, but i was still pretty shocked at everything, especially that ending. This book in the series felt very different from the first two and i didn’t like that feeling. I can’t put my finger on what exactly felt different, but it just did. Perhaps it was the different setting and not being at Basgiath for most of the book. I don’t know, but i’m not the only one who feels this way about it. Some parts of the plot felt like a waste of time. Rebecca loves killing off characters and although i’m glad no one i really loved in this most recent book died, I didn’t like the way she killed off Trager. The “game” they had to play that got him killed was silly and childish and i didn’t get the point of it at all. I mean I do, but I don’t think she needed to kill off Trager when him and Catriona were just starting to be happy together. I didn’t cry bc I didn’t connect with his character at all through the series but made me sad for Cat. There were too many characters in this series overall but especially in this one. Which may work for others, but i’m more of a character study kind of reader. I want to feel connected to all the characters if I can. This didn’t allow that for me at least. I felt detached from most of the side characters which made me feel disconnected from the conversations between the main characters and side characters. There’s so much about this book i didn’t like but i still love this series and most of the characters. I have cried reading every book in this series so far, which I can respect Rebecca for being able to write such emotional scenes that make you feel like you’re right there with the characters. I balled when Mira was on her death bed. Thank f*ck she lived bc I would’ve been so mad if she died. Her character is amazing and warms my heart. I love sibling bonds in books and Rebecca never disappointed me with the three siblings. I love how strong Violet has become, mentally and physically! Her growth is astonishing and she’s definitely a new favorite book character in general. I wish we would’ve gotten more of Sawyer, think his character needs more development or time in the books. Ridoc is one of my favorites in the whole series, he’s the best. I personally think this book was rushed and that there were too many storylines and plot twists to keep up with. I hope for the next book that she takes her time writing it, because the characters (and us fans, let’s be real) deserve it and she deserves to put out her best. There’s so many more things i could touch on but it’s too much. And last thing i will say.. HOW are y’all rating this 1 star? Everyone’s entitled to their own ratings and whatever but I could never rate this that low. Anyways, excited for the next book whenever she releases it. I know it’s gonna be a while so I will have to try out her other books in the meantime. I look forward to it and whatever she brings us next!

this was a good spicy short story to take a break from my other current read. 

my heart 😭

i really enjoyed this story, as i always seem to with Maddie’s books! she’s a great writer and author, i’ll read anything she writes. 

omg this was so so good!! that ending 😭