3.5 ☆ ❝For the family?❞ ❝What else is there?❞

I have never wanted to scream as much as I did when reading a book, what the hell. Per usual, I'm starting off with what I loved and liked.

◦  Rachel. That's it. That's the mf tweet.
◦  The writing was phenomenal and there were so many quotes I loved and made notes on which always makes me happy as a reader.
◦  The world-building was immaculate and well thought out. I was so pleased with that.
◦  The kids were so well characterized and you wanted to throttle them but rooted for them, except for Lucasinho cause f-- that hoe. Luna + Robson, I would die for.
◦  D I V E R S I T Y!!! IN EVERYTHING, I'M SCREAMING.
◦  Marina and Carlinhos, sobbing.
◦  I liked the reality of loving someone but knowing that's not the same as needing them.

Now to the bad. *sigh*

◦  Rafa had me livid, I swear to the good LORD ABOVE ME.
◦  Lucas and Jorge made me cry, gdi. ( this is really a good thing )
◦  Although the writing was pretty, I wish the first third of the book had been just as enticing as the other two-thirds?? Like, y'all c'mon now.
◦  I understand this is a trilogy but the ending

Spoiler

made it seem like it was just the end of the novel with them leaving and stuff after all the violence??

that bothered me quite a bit.

It was really a lovely novel though and the characters had you frustrated, sad, happy, and everything in-between. Well done.

☆ ❝Love you? You were my oxygen. I burned on you.❞