[ambulance noises blaring] [rushed on the stretcher] [incoherent medical jargon being thrown about] …fading in and out of consciou ೃ⁀➷ 4.5 stars *ੈ✩‧₊˚
[ambulance noises blaring] [rushed on the stretcher] [incoherent medical jargon being thrown about] …fading in and out of consciousness…
*record scratch* *freeze frame*
You must be wondering how we got here, well let’s start from the beginning…
The second my fingers gained access to this book I cracked it open and HAD to read it because everyone I knew said this book was made for me and so I couldn’t resist I’m a simple girl.
At first I was kinda underwhelmed?? But thought okay there has to be some reason there’s a craze over it so I’ll just be patient. Then came a turn in the story like fifty pages later and I was all yess we’re finally getting somewhere until it started to get boring again. It wasn’t until then that I realised the docu parts of the book kept taking me out of the story and I’d start daydreaming about other shit. Clace and Hoda had to scream at me to keep going, so persevere I did. And i can finally tell u that yes it was fucking WORTH IT. Idk what I would’ve done had I not stayed patient.
It wasn’t until I think the third part of the book where I was RINSING thru the pages like it was water. I was thirsty for answers I didn’t get up once during the second half of the book for NOTHING not food not air nor water, this book became my sole sustenance for those last moments. I was so consumed with it I didn’t see anything but Kate and Heath.
The plot twists, the mindfucks, the angst and tension kept me fed for decades to come. I truly don’t think you can replicate the feeling this book gives. You can look elsewhere but the characters you find will not compare.
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I wanted to clear smth up, there was NO cheating in this book between the characters. Shit happens but there’s a really fine line. Inferences and opinions can be made however anyone sees fit but factually speaking there isn’t any cheating. I went into it with the misconception that there is and it kinda made me a little ?? bc the whole time was bracing myself only for it to not happen. Left me confused and a lot annoyed over the unnecessary stress.
The characters:
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Kate — she’s such a passionate person. Whatever she puts her mind to she does it and sees it thru. I loved how flawed her character was and how her complexities were depicted. She was frustrating as fuck. She was endearing. She was cruel and a bitch. She was sweet and vulnerable. It’s these intricacies and nuances that I value in any written character. Her every facet added to her character and it made me love her a little more for it.
Heath — him I couldn’t get a read on for the life of me. To be very honest he’s still a mystery. He was an open book so easy to read for the first half of the book and then after it felt like I didn’t even know who he was. There was no safety in his character which was a new.. uncomfortable feeling for me.
||| SPOILERS AHEAD ||| ur girl needs to scream about the absolute fuckery she just experienced ...more
Yk that white noise that immediately blares in ur ears after you’ve listened to loud music for so long and abruptly turn it off? Yeah well that’s all Yk that white noise that immediately blares in ur ears after you’ve listened to loud music for so long and abruptly turn it off? Yeah well that’s all I can hear, think, see, smell after that ending.
My brain is simultaneously empty and racing with thoughts rn. I don’t think I’ll get over the fucking rollercoaster that was the second half of this book bc WHAT THE FUCK?
A NEW BROTHER?? What does this meannn???!!!! THE LAST CHAPTER??? I’ve got one solid guess rn and I’m sooooo scared of what’s gna be happening in the next book omfds!! Someone sedate me I’m severely unwell-...more
Rereading bc I miss them and as a refresher bc I neeeed to know what happened after this book.
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“Mani pārdod seksam un nāvei, lai aizsargātRereading bc I miss them and as a refresher bc I neeeed to know what happened after this book.
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“Mani pārdod seksam un nāvei, lai aizsargātu visus, kurus mīlu.” “Tajā skaitā jūs, vasaras raibumi.” PHYSICALLY SICKKKKKKK
(if u don’t want spoilers — or to drain ur very life force by violently sobbing — don’t translate that quote, uv been warned)
This book has officially put me in the worst slump I’ve had this year. The book hangover is REAL and it’s driving me insane. I can’t even look at another book because I'm hopelessly, irreparably, frightfully in love with these characters to the point I might perish if I don’t read the second one, but I CANT DO IT IM SCARED-
Although, I felt like nothing was happening for the first 40% of the book or what direction the book would take, I remained patient and kept going bc I knew it’s only the first in a trilogy. And it really picked up after the halfway mark, I was speeding thru the second half bc of the sizeable increase in stakes, tension and drama.
Stacey, I hate u but I can’t help that I love u too. At first, I was a bit like she's annoying and there was nothing overly interesting about her to make me want to care for her outside Kade but boi was I wronggggg. I’m sorry bbg I’ll never doubt u again ...more
#3 Reread - November 2023 - ೃ⁀➷ 5 star#4 Reread - February 2025 - ೃ⁀➷ 5 stars
Fourth wing
(noun) my favourite hello and my hardest goodbye…
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#3 Reread - November 2023 - ೃ⁀➷ 5 stars
I’ll never get over their soulmatery
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#2 Reread - August 2023 - ೃ⁀➷ 5+ stars
. . . Mrs Yarros, hmu if u run out of creative ways to carry out dainty boys death trope, I’ve got some amazing ideas. I’ll do u and everyone proud <333
Also everything from my first review still stands ...more
Every ZA chapter healed and destroyed me. I cried, I laughed, I swooned and mooned. These lot had me sweating from anxiousness one second to sweating Every ZA chapter healed and destroyed me. I cried, I laughed, I swooned and mooned. These lot had me sweating from anxiousness one second to sweating thru my pants gripping my sheets the next. Nothing in this world has given me the same high since ZA and I’ll forever chase that feeling. Bluelance and torydarius are home to me ︎♥︎...more