Darken the Stars by Amy A. BartolMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Book 3 of Kricket
*ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.*
Also available on Kindle Unlimited.
Seriously? That's how the series ended! It just seems so.... anticlimactic. I loved every other aspect of this book except that ending.
So here's the thing... I read a couple reviews prior to reading and learned about a shift in the romance (view spoiler). And I was like what the fuck?
First of all, how dare that reviewer not warn about spoilers in their review! If you are going to write a review, make it spoiler free or hide/warn of the spoilers! That really pisses me off. It just ruins the experience for other readers, especially when the review was an ARC and no one else had the chance to form their opinions. For that reason I hid or left out certain aspects of this review that I wouldn't have wanted to now prior to reading this book.
And after I learned about this particular spoiler I though seriously, (view spoiler) The change just seems so..random. But I actually enjoyed it! Anyways, I ended up putting the book off and stewing about this new turn of events (keep in mind I haven't even read it). It kept eating at me and I was wondering WHY?!? But then I realized that I was letting this particular reviewer's opinion skew my own before I even had a chance to create my own! So I manned up and finally read it. I was so glad I did.
I absolutely will read anything Amy writes. I love her story telling ability, the worlds she exhibits, and the characters she creates. It angers me that people give this book such low ratings, just because what they read was unexpected and unsatisfactory. Would you rather read a book when you know exactly what happens? It's actually one of the reasons why I loved this book. It, and Amy, deserve so much more than the grumpy 1 and 2 star ratings I've seen.
I felt like Kricket was different in this book. She seemed more independent and strong. Part of me thinks its because Trey was not there holding her hand, but who knows. Kricket has always done well accommodating to her surroundings. She's a survivor and a fighter.
I wish we had more time to get to know this new side of Kricket. It just felt so short and I flew through the story. Before I knew it, it was the last page! Plus new characters were introduced and I wanted to dive deeper into those relationships.
Can I just say that I was all for Trey in the first book, but in the second I just didn't feel it anymore. That being said, I didn't mind one bit the way things turned out romantically in this third installment. However, the ending is a different story....
UGH it was so frustrating!! I had about 7% left in the book and I just kept thinking "Where is this going? Something else has to happen!" But nothing did! I felt no real closure. It was like jumping off a cliff. Honestly, the ending was probably the only thing keeping this from being a 5 star for me.
Just because a book isn't what is expected doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a chance. I say go for it, this book was awesome!
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