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It was a pretty good read but I struggled to get through some of it, though there were also other factors external to the book that made me not want to read. A good conclusion to the trilogy and makes me wonder if there will be a sequel series...

This was a good, easy read. Rate 4/5 as it wasn’t as fast-paced as I hoped but I had already seen the Australian TV adaption so knew what was coming, which does influence my experience. I think it could’ve either been categorised differently to a thriller as well, to change expectations, or created more suspense. But overall it was fairly captivating and readable.

The one thing I didn’t like was how there was so much build up as to who the father was for it to be dismissed so easily at the end. It seemed like a bit of a filler and didn’t add much to the overall storyline. Other than that, I enjoyed it.

What a read! I watched the Netflix series before reading it and I was still engaged and enthralled the whole time.

I knew the twist was coming and it still shocked me. The events were easy to follow without giving too much away and the multiple viewpoints really gave the story a whole other dimension.

Would definitely recommend this book!

A pretty lighthearted read, nothing too deep but some cute Christmasy romances. Some stories were stronger than others.

The first short story by Maureen Johnson was really good, I wanted to keep reading. It was cute with just enough quirkiness to be interesting. I’d rate it 4/5, a fun read.

John Green’s story was okay but focused a lot on cliches and felt a bit overdone, but wasn’t bad and had a cute ending. 3.5/5

Lauren Myracle’s story was last and it was okay, probably the weakest of the three. The main character was quite whiney and annoying and the characters felt quite forced. But I kept reading due to the clear connections between this and the other stories and wanted to know how they really worked out. 2.5/5, okay but nothing special.

Wow, that ending! I just want to keep reading but unfortunately I’ll have to wait for the next instalment.

A lot easier to read and more gripping than the first novel. Kept me wanting more through most of the book, though the focus on unrequited love was a bit much at times.

It was a really easy but compelling read, after the first few chapters I was hooked. But the first few chapters are where it lost a star. I was constantly confused by the world and the terminology. It went a little bit too quickly into all that without enough explanation of what they were so it took me a while to understand who was what and what they were all doing. But once I got used to that part of it all, it got really interesting and I’m excited to read the next ones. It’s also very much a YA novel, and the storyline can be somewhat shallow at times as a result of this, but it’s still an entertaining read and there is a lot of room for growth from these characters in the coming books.

A LOT happened in this book but the vast majority of it intrigued me and kept me wanting more. It faltered a little bit partway through but I also had a lot of personal things going on which may have contributed to me struggling for a couple chapters.

Leigh Bardugo sure knows how to write an ending, though. Now I can’t wait to dive into the next one!

The new characters really make this book. Sturmhond and Nikolai were AMAZING additions and I love them.

Definitely an improvement from the first and will get straight into the third and final instalment!

(Mild spoilers ahead)

I’m a lot more emotional finishing this series than I thought it would be... but then again I was super sad for Nikolai so that was probably it.

It took me a bit to get into this book, the start felt a bit slow for my liking but it really picked up at the end.

The final battle seemed to go quite quickly but, then again, I did speed read through it cause I wanted to know what happened so that may have also been why.

Still needed more Nikolai Lantsov though. He was the best part of the series.