samixox's reviews
213 reviews

I love the gentleness of both this book and the rest of the series. The author has somehow managed to write a legitimate cozy fantasy- nothing but feel-good vibes, in a pretty solid post-apocalyptic world. I love the way religion is written into the world building and character, where it shows the character's humanity, while not overshadowing the plot,  or going so deep it would confuse the reader. I'm not Christian, and I would say that i enjoyed the way religion was portrayed, even if the bible verses did scare me into thinking i would need a much deeper understanding of Christianity to read them. My only complaint after reading all of the books in this series is that they were over too soon and I hope the author considered writing longer books wit  Haley and co sometime in the future.

The narrator portrayed a great balance between entertaining and educating that kept me engaged throughout out. If you enjoy more serious tones then it might not be your cup of tea but it was mine. 

This book, like its main character, Zelia, refuses to the well-trodden path and for that I enjoyed it. However, because of this, gaps usually filled in by more repetitive plots and clichés means that the big ending falls flat. I wish the romance had either been a bit more outright, or taken more time. As it was there were so many elements going on at once tha  there was little to no time given to the main couple. I loved the overall world and story but it's so closely tied with the flat romance, the ending left me disjointed.

Interested in seeing where the rest of the series will go.