this story presents a refreshingly nuanced and almost-too-realistic depiction of anxiety and mental illness—particularly for a historical fiction piece—and i really connected with adrian in that way. i found myself falling in love with the characters in this installment, particularly seeing the ways in which they’ve grown and triumphed in the ~20 years since book 2. 

the only thing that fell short was that i wanted to see more of louisa!! she should have joined them on the expedition!!

i’m not big on ambiguous endings but this one was done quite well, plus i LOVED the addition of the wedding epilogue. idc if it’s fan service, i wanted to be at that gay backyard picnic wedding so mf bad!!