i loved everything about Between the Spark and the Burn. the plot was entrancing and the writing was absolutely stunning. however, there were so many unnecessary details, which was to be expected. i mean, come on, a fucking sea king? really?

in the end, it was still a fun read and i would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves strange, possibly unnecessary plot twists.

Oh, I loved this book! This was an amazing conclusion to an amazing duology. I feel so connected with these characters, and the story was absolutely enthralling! This book meets my aesthetic so perfectly! I loved it so much!

There was some love triangle shit, which I never enjoy and totally saw coming. Violet cuddles with River and Neely like it's nothing and I'm wondering at what point does this become weird for all of them? I guess Violet's Freddie complex makes her want to be a ho like Freddie too?

The author had a weird Beetlejuice thing going on where Violet would repeat thoughts three times, three times, three times. It became very annoying, annoying, annoying.

3/5

“People like you don’t go mad, Vi. They’re quiet on the outside and loud on the inside and sane as the day is long”

I have a love/hate relationship with this duology. While on one hand it is nowhere near to be perfect, it is the definition of a guilty pleasure.

I think part of this guilty pleasure is due to the writing style. Tucholke's writing is simplistic, clean and not too flowerly at the same time, which helps create the atmosphere of the book. This duology is one of the easiest writing to read, even though the pace wasn't constant.

Not all the characters had full development for a novel that concludes the story. Between the Spark and the Burn focuses more on Violet and Neely, with Luke, Sunshine and Jack being pulled aside to the background. We also get introduced to new characters that I didn't find to be that important expect for Pine and Finch

a.k.a Broodie

. We also don't get too much development on River, even though I dispise him.

Now I agree with most reviewers that point out that the ending was rushed and left me wanting more. Although I don't mind open-ended books, this series left some unanswered questions that I would have liked to find out, specially considering that this installment is smaller than the first one. There should have been more time fully close the plot,

specially with the whole River/Broodie situation and if Violet chose River or Nelly *which I hope it was Neely because Nelly is such a sweatheart and I hate River lol*

Overall, it was an interesting duology. I understand why this wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but I highly recommend if you are on a reading slump and want to read something easy and even cheesy to keep you mind occupied.

Como me gustó este final, de verdad.

Esta secuela me gustó mucho más que el primer libro. Hubo algo en este libro que me cautivo desde el inicio y no me dejó hasta terminarlo. Creo que aunque a mucho pueda no gustarles el final, yo personalmente lo encontré perfecto para esta historia y los personajes.

Mi parte favorita de esta serie es la atmósfera que se crea. Cementerios, demonios, maldiciones, todo lo que conlleva este libro me deja bastante fascinado. Me agradó bastante lo que hizo la autora para contar la trama en este libro, agregando partes y pequeños pasajes del diario de un personaje muy misterioso que tiene esta serie. La trama de este segundo me pareció más adictiva y más entretenida, ya que vamos de un lugar a otro y no nos quedamos solamente en Eco.

Los personajes son lo que me tienen un poco conflictuado. A lo largo de los 2 libros tuve uno que otro problema con Violet, pero al final de este libro llegue a tenerle cariño. River por el otro lado no me gusta. Casi nada. Prefiero mil veces a Neely como interés amoroso y como protagonista. River me pareció alguien nada interesante y al igual que Violet tomaba decisiones que solamente hacia que pusiera los ojos en blanco.Brodie me pareció un villano muy bueno e interesante, me encanto como se desarrolló su personaje.

En fin, al final terminé disfrutando esta bilogía y definitivamente continuaré leyendo a la autora.