Stephanie

Overall still a decent book and I enjoyed some of the characters growth, however I think they really moved from storytelling about politics and social rights and moved into straight out just stating it in a very "hah!. See we can do it if we want" which really took the out of any story or plot building.

Overall a decent book but I think there could have been more depth to the relationship building.

Overall I enjoyed the book, however I think the first books pacing and story building was a bit better than this one. I feel that the story didn't go as deeply into the plot as it could have and it felt like the discovery + resolution was rushed near the end.

The character building was good and seeing the relationships bloom between characters was rewarding, however again I think this could have been a little more in depth as I didn't feel that any of the relationships really built up to that much depth or changed much.

I really enjoyed this book and absolutely fell in love with Marcellus and Tova.

However like many others, Cameron drove me crazy! BUT I think he had a point in the story and his point of view is one that's worth telling that many people don't consider or come in contact with in our daily lives. Cameron in many ways is lucky for the life he gets - he isn't thrown into the foster system but instead placed with an aunt that sacrifices and takes care of him as a member of his family. Even his mother has a story for why she (most likely) abused drugs and what may have led her to them. In reality, our childhood years are our formative years and really define who we are, and even though Cameron gets a lot of care from his aunt, he was still neglected and abandoned by his mother, and that can wreck havoc in someone's development and mental health years and years later, as we see with Cameron.

Really heart warming book in the end and I really felt connected to all of the characters.

The writing style is always beautiful, draws you in and captivates you. But with that said... The story felt a bit incomplete. I loved the whimsical fantastical world that's written but I would have loved to know more about her choice and what happened after/ now it led up to it, etc.