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The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam (Hart and Mercy, #3)
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3.5 stars
Content warning: grief from historical losses of loved ones, trauma from parents, death, injury detail, entrapment
I've really enjoyed this series, so it pains me that this third and final installment just didn't hit well. Sure, there were some good moments along the way, with updates on previous characters, and the continuation of Duckers as a core character in every novel was honestly such a pleasant surprise when starting the book. And whilst I have loved the fever-dream setting of Tanria, with glitter-pooping dragons, and the odd landscapes and happenstances in and around Eternity, I have to say that this book fell short because nothing new was delivered.
The humour and character development felt recycled to the point of pulling me out of the book. Even though we followed Rosie and Adam as two new main protagonists, and ended up going to yet another realm, I struggled to find myself entertained. It felt tired and overdone, and sadly, I lost interest in Rosie and Adam along the way. By the time they ended up somewhere else, I was grappling with just how bonkers this world had to go to keep the reader engaged. This wasn't the final installment I had been hoping for. I'm distraught that I didn't love this because books 1 and 2 felt new and refreshing with character and storyline choices, and whilst I appreciated Bannen's attempt to represent tall women finding themselves an amazing short king, I think the stalemate of the storyline and repetition of elements from books 1 and 2 let this pair down. I was more interested in Duckers and Zeddie, and felt somewhat robbed of their story when the main characters went elsewhere, and then everything was rushed towards the end.
Criticism and lack of enjoyment aside, Bannen did remain faithful to her truly unique world-building, and I had some pockets of happiness along the way that made enduring the parts I didn't love as much easier to bear. I am disappointed that this wasn't another five-star read for me in this series, but I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.
Thank you to the author and publisher via NetGalley for a digital copy to review. All thoughts are my own.
Content warning: grief from historical losses of loved ones, trauma from parents, death, injury detail, entrapment
I've really enjoyed this series, so it pains me that this third and final installment just didn't hit well. Sure, there were some good moments along the way, with updates on previous characters, and the continuation of Duckers as a core character in every novel was honestly such a pleasant surprise when starting the book. And whilst I have loved the fever-dream setting of Tanria, with glitter-pooping dragons, and the odd landscapes and happenstances in and around Eternity, I have to say that this book fell short because nothing new was delivered.
The humour and character development felt recycled to the point of pulling me out of the book. Even though we followed Rosie and Adam as two new main protagonists, and ended up going to yet another realm, I struggled to find myself entertained. It felt tired and overdone, and sadly, I lost interest in Rosie and Adam along the way. By the time they ended up somewhere else, I was grappling with just how bonkers this world had to go to keep the reader engaged. This wasn't the final installment I had been hoping for. I'm distraught that I didn't love this because books 1 and 2 felt new and refreshing with character and storyline choices, and whilst I appreciated Bannen's attempt to represent tall women finding themselves an amazing short king, I think the stalemate of the storyline and repetition of elements from books 1 and 2 let this pair down. I was more interested in Duckers and Zeddie, and felt somewhat robbed of their story when the main characters went elsewhere, and then everything was rushed towards the end.
Criticism and lack of enjoyment aside, Bannen did remain faithful to her truly unique world-building, and I had some pockets of happiness along the way that made enduring the parts I didn't love as much easier to bear. I am disappointed that this wasn't another five-star read for me in this series, but I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future.
Thank you to the author and publisher via NetGalley for a digital copy to review. All thoughts are my own.
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