Twitter summary: This is Nesta’s story of triumph.
The good: Oh my word. SJM, the Queen, has done it again. I was engrossed. I felt all the feelings — love, despair, guilt, fear, shame, friendship, family, happiness, triumph, pain, trust, helplessness, redemption… I’m still trying to think of words. I love Nesta’s story and the intricacies of her feelings. Just thinking about Nesta’s awareness about the sounds from a fire is giving me chills. There are so many details to unpack and I’m not sure where I should begin. I’ll start by saying that I called it: I knew Nesta and Cassian are meant to be. I want to go back and re-read for those fabulous SJM Easter eggs. Secondly, I love the parallels between Feyre finding her family (side note: I thoroughly enjoyed Amren calling Feyre and Rhys’ bargain an “idiocy”) and Nesta finding hers. Thirdly, we all can do hard things; the only requirement is that we must keep trying, trying and trying. I felt as though I was reading a self-help and training book at times. My hand is raised to be part of Cassian and Azriel’s training sessions. Me me me! I’m going to listen to the audiobook now. I need a second helping.
The bad: The book went by too quickly? I need Azriel’s book now, like yesterday.
Recommendation: Obviously.
Overall rating: 5/5 silver flames (haha, cop out, I know)
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