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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 19, 2016
4 Stars
*I received a free ecopy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.*
In my reviews of the first two books, I mentioned that though I enjoyed the books, the pacing was a little too slow for me. Well, this time, the pacing was much better and the book was much harder to put down, mostly due to, drumroll please…
Jonah’s point of view!
I didn’t even know I wanted Jonah’s POV, but it turned out to be the perfect counterbalance to Irene’s adventures. At this point, Irene was basically just wandering around the afterlife, and she got into trouble, things happened, there were interesting takes on afterlife things, she learned and grew, etc., but Jonah’s POV brought some much needed life to the story, literally and figuratively.
But Jonah’s life was not all sunshine and rainbows. I felt terrible for Jonah because he really spiraled downward since the first book. It was almost painful to read sometimes, like watching someone drown in two feet of water because they don’t realize all they have to do is stand up. His part of the story also handled some heavy topics, like depression, but thankfully not in a hit-you-over-the-head-with-it kind of way. It was just part of his character and his story. And there were some entertaining, less heavy moments too. He was definitely complex, and I enjoyed seeing him develop and grow some throughout the story, though I’m still not sure yet what path he’ll end up on.
I also really liked Irene and Andras’s friendship even more this time. It seems like all of Irene’s friendships turn out to be fairly unique and thus interesting to read about. These two butted head a lot, but they still genuinely cared about each other and had some fun teasing each other. And Andras himself started to show a softer, more playful side that I loved.
Overall, this book continued to show a really unique take on all things afterlife with great character development, and the alternating POVs between Irene and Jonah really amped up the pacing and pulled me in!
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
*I received a free ecopy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.*
In my reviews of the first two books, I mentioned that though I enjoyed the books, the pacing was a little too slow for me. Well, this time, the pacing was much better and the book was much harder to put down, mostly due to, drumroll please…
Jonah’s point of view!
I didn’t even know I wanted Jonah’s POV, but it turned out to be the perfect counterbalance to Irene’s adventures. At this point, Irene was basically just wandering around the afterlife, and she got into trouble, things happened, there were interesting takes on afterlife things, she learned and grew, etc., but Jonah’s POV brought some much needed life to the story, literally and figuratively.
But Jonah’s life was not all sunshine and rainbows. I felt terrible for Jonah because he really spiraled downward since the first book. It was almost painful to read sometimes, like watching someone drown in two feet of water because they don’t realize all they have to do is stand up. His part of the story also handled some heavy topics, like depression, but thankfully not in a hit-you-over-the-head-with-it kind of way. It was just part of his character and his story. And there were some entertaining, less heavy moments too. He was definitely complex, and I enjoyed seeing him develop and grow some throughout the story, though I’m still not sure yet what path he’ll end up on.
I also really liked Irene and Andras’s friendship even more this time. It seems like all of Irene’s friendships turn out to be fairly unique and thus interesting to read about. These two butted head a lot, but they still genuinely cared about each other and had some fun teasing each other. And Andras himself started to show a softer, more playful side that I loved.
Overall, this book continued to show a really unique take on all things afterlife with great character development, and the alternating POVs between Irene and Jonah really amped up the pacing and pulled me in!
Original Review @ Metaphors and Moonlight (link in profile)
