My opinion and rating. Spoilers below:
I usually find that the third book in a series disappoints me, and unfortunately, this one was no exception. It wasn't necessarily bad, but it didn't live up to my expectations. The overall tone of the book felt off compared to the rest of the series. Some scenes felt rushed and lacked the depth that I loved in the previous books. Additionally, some of the ideas didn't fit together as well as they had in the author's earlier works. While I understand that others might enjoy this book, it just didn't resonate with me. There were also certain characters, ideas, and scenes (especially the kiss scene, that was very disappointing) that I didn't care for in the slightest. (Someone needs to rewrite this book on Ao2 please. I am begging some good writers to get on this). You have no idea how disappointed I am and how much I want to curl up in a ball and mourn for what we could've had.
I give it a 2.5 stars, and even this rating is extremely generous
If you haven't read the book yet, don't let this rating scare you. I'm just a very picky reader and this is my opinion.
What I didn't like:
- Jacks training Eva had no purpose within the book
- Aurora held his heart for 2 seconds and not longer
- The kiss was way too short and underdone
- The one bed trope was written terribly (but I did like the scene)
- Some parts were confusing and hard to follow
- Like the scene where she had the letter and was remembering and suddenly it was morning and she was upset he was gone? Where did the time go?
- I hate Lala, and I'm jealous Chaos likes her (he's mine)
- The whole bracelet and heart thing felt rushed
- The characters were barely explored (I wanted more of Eva and Jack's past as they tried to get her memories back)
- She was lusting after Jacks while married (granted, he sucks, but still)
- Jacks' entire personality changed. I liked how he was before he was more human. He doesn't feel like Jacks anymore, it feels like a terribly written fan fiction of him
- Chaos killing the Futuna's (annoying and felt off)
- Very rushed pace with dropped plot points (we need foreshadowing bro, we wanted a wedding with Jacks and Eva)
- No exploration into their pasts
- Patchwork book (felt like a few ideas were glued together with only string to attach them)
What I did like:
- The undressing scene
It just felt like she got bored and wanted to start working on her next series.