It starts
off where the last book (which I haven’t read) left off: Amber having lost her
baby and facing the strenuous effort to move on. The grief is what jumps out
instantly as everybody mourns a death.
Story is
well-crafted in a lyrical and sorrowing fashion. There were various characters,
each with distressing ties and emotional loose ends. Having not read the first
book in this series, it took me a while to learn these complex characters. Jenny,
Luke, Bryce, James. Characters are so burdened by the weight of their emotions
that it’s really all you see. I didn’t quite connect with any of them. Of
course, I became even more detached going deeper into the past, especially with
extra cast members interlacing the richly dense and multifaceted story. On top
of that, the story maintained a monotonous drone, making it easier to disengage
that much more. The concept sounded exciting, but the overall read wasn’t what
I had anticipated.
My rating: 2 stars
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