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Gyerekként nagyon szerettem ezt a könyvet, de már nem igazán emlékszem belőle semmire. 

Honestly, I got this book a lifetime ago (in a word, a very, very long time ago), but I don't remember anything about it. Either way, the Fantastic beasts and Harry Potter movies will remain in my heart forever.

I remember, but also I don't remember what happened in this book (does that make sense?), it's a bit like waking up from a fever dream I guess. 

I'm not sad, maybe I used to be or would have been, but now I can't be. Rather, I just feel like I've been defeated in a big fight; tired and broken. I just can't figure out - although I can understand the reason - why it had to happen this way. 

Tris, my brave Tris, has come a long way at such a young age (I've often forgot how old she is, and it's just so hard to comprehend how much she accomplished at just 16, something I certainly wouldn't have been able to do). She deserved peace and happiness so much, perhaps more than anyone else. This should not have been done to her. And I believe — and I know — that she would have become, on some level, Rin (The Poppy War) if she had had enough time to unfold. Tobias, lately I don't know where to put him in myself. Part of me feels sorry for him, and part of me doesn't understand the reason for his actions many times. I felt a little bit like this book just exists, it exists, but it doesn't have any real use outside of that. Peter, he's so weird, but somehow I still understand him so much. Christina and Cara are the corners of my heart, so does Uriah

(rather was, I can't believe they just let him die like that).

The plot was very draggy for me, quite boring at times, because pretty much nothing happened - or if it did, it didn't make much sense. The pace was slow, perhaps too much. The end - well, I'd better not talk about that. By the way I really liked Tris's mom diary entries and learning about her past, I would love to read a book about her.

I honestly don't understand why people are freaking out about Tobias and Christina, I really don't. Both have been through too much and both deserve redemption, peace, and love. And by the way, five full years have passed since Tris's death. You can't mourn forever, get lost in the darkness. It makes me feel like they deserve each other, inside and out, to become something better and less broken. They deserve it. 

First, what you can expect from this book:
· found-family
· age gap (8 years)
· cowboy with a filthy mouth
· employee x boss
· dual POV
· forced proximity
· touch her and die
· tension & spice
· lovely FMC
· grumpy x sunshine
· damsel in distress

Thank you for the ARC e-copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Lord, I don't even know what to say all of a sudden. There's so much emotion in me now that I feel everything at once, really.

Oakley was a very lovable protagonist, full of will to fight and perseverance, hope and light, she was a real sunshine, she grew incredibly close to my heart. Lennon had better moments, I would put it this way, I didn't like him being such an overprotective boyfriend, but he was very devoted and loyal, so I guess I'll forgive him for that. Leo, gods I trusted him so much and so much, and now where we are. Stacy and the others were cute anyway, not all of them had big roles, but that's okay, most of them contributed to the development of the main characters.

Their love was so cute, although I could stick the insta-love on it because that's what happened after all. I loved their constant fights, their conversations, in short, things that really moved their relationship forward. In any case, they complement each other well. Maybe there were more erotic parts than my standards, but I guess I was the only one who had a problem with that.

The plot went smoothly and I couldn't find any flaws in it, lovely little afternoon read. The pace was a bit fast for me, but the time jumps weren't distracting, although sometimes I had to read back what kind of day it might be. I liked the phrasing, but I wouldn't say it was that outstanding; There were nice sentences in it, but nothing above average. The ending was perfect, that last few sentences in Lennon's POV were truly beautiful.

I would recommend it especially to those who love cowboys, crave a light read and a little spice, this book is for you.

I really wanted to love this book, but it just didn't work the way I wanted it to. We've reached the lowest point in Tris's story — and the whole book series. 

Tris has been through so much (barely at sixteen!) and everyone has abandoned her so much, even when she has given so much and never received. My brave girl deserves a rest, she could have a free peaceful moment. Tobias, well, I don't know where to put him. Somehow, I feel like he's overshot the mark (maybe too many times), but I understand most of the time, no matter how much I hoped he would finally take off his armor. By the way, Evelyn & Johanna were sympathetic characters in their own way, and I really liked that even though they didn't get a big role, they still controlled the events from the background. Peter is such a mystery to me, I understand, comprehend and know the reason for his decisions, but I can't forgive him yet, I just can't. Christina, I was so glad we got her back, I needed her strength and support, maybe even more than Tris. 

Love seemed a bit toxic to me this time, if for no other reason than because they literally don't trust each other — what is the foundation of a relationship. They lie and hide important information from each other, expecting the other person to magically forgive them. They should have simply discussed it with each other, but no, keeping quiet is actually easier.

The plot was understandable and I liked it, it was fast-paced, full of action and excitement, but maybe that's why I couldn't love it so much; There should have been a little calm for a tiny ray of light into it. The phrasing is what I can't identify with, but it's not necessarily just the author's fault. The ending was interesting, strong and just right enough for me to want to continue in the near future (even though I know what the end will be).

OK, it's been a very, very long time since I read this book, in another lifetime, and honestly, it's been a defining point in my life all along, as all the dystopian books (maze dinner, hunger games & 5th wave) have been, in a word, a bit like greeting an old friend again. 

Tris (aka Beatrice) is an extremely lovable and complex character, with a strange blend of courage and self-sacrifice. This is not really strange because one cannot exist without the other, not quite. She has come a long way in the first book and has lost an awful lot; her old life, her family, her friends, and her future. And now she is still ready to fight, to keep fighting, what is this if not courage? Four, my Tobias, deserves happiness and peace so much that it's incredible. In him everything is at once; Light and darkness, evil and good, as if two worlds meet in him, and I think this is very well illustrates how complex he is. He cannot be judged by his action alone; You have to dig deep under his armour to understand him. Christina is one of my favourite characters, maybe that's why I see so much of myself in her. She is persistent, courageous, and honest, the kind of person who says what she thinks, even if it sounds like a jerk. Will and Al, well, I don't know what to say, the former was brave, the latter was weak and cowardly, they didn't add much to the book, but they didn't take me away either.

Well, I wouldn't really call it a love story, but it's an important element of the plot, so I can't truly go away from it. Basically, a long time ago when I was a very slow reader (thank you dyslexia) it didn't even feel that fast, but now somehow I had such an insta-love tropes feeling, maybe too much. They're cute, they really are, but I don't see that potential in them every time. They are equal, but I don't feel like we complement each other.

The plot was understandable in my opinion, despite the new world, extremely creative and unique — which, unfortunately, there are fewer nowadays. The pace may be a bit fast compared to a shorter book, but I've seen worse. By the way, the building of the world appears in this book, but obviously, you can feel the holes that will be filled in later. The time jumps were confusing to me anyway — one moment it was days, the next it was weeks. The ending was well closed, leaving just enough to hurt its absence, but I still gasped for it. I will definitely continue and maybe even watch the film again in the future.

First, what you can expect from this book:
· found-family
· friendships
· sapphic relationship
· pansexual FMC
· single POV
· medieval alternate France
· strong & complex FMC
· surviving trauma
· fast-paced

Thank you for the ARC e-copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

This book pushed me out of my comfort zone, that's for sure. But I can't decide whether that's good or not. Basically, I read very, very little poetry (not counting when I need a very short and easy book at a moment) and frankly I've never really grasped them completely, not quite, most of them haven't always given me a whole or coherent story like this one. Either way, I'm glad I met one along the way — and I'm sure I will because I don't feel bad about it.

I don't even know who or what to start with, I have so many things in my head that I want to write down, and I know I'll forget them by the time I finish this phrase, but I'm trying my best.

A survivor and a victim, Mathilde is an extremely empathetic and complex character who clung to the light so hard even in the worst of times. It was a good decision to write the book from her point of view, because we gained insight into her life, her feelings, and everything else. I owe my soul to Cécile for helping, supporting and encouraging her even in the deepest depths of hell, when everything seemed to be lost, so wise and yet so broken, so badly deserving of peace. Julien is somehow a character who had both an important and negligible role in the story, but despite his initial negative moments, I loved him very much, and he really grew close to my heart along the way, a true friend, lover, and companion (let's call it what you want it to end), a great soul.

I want and would like to believe that the child was his, that he deserves his legacy to live on.

Sylvie, my only little Sylvie, deserves so much, so much better,

she shouldn't have died, not this way and not now, life was before her and she disappeared from the world as cruelly quickly as if she had never existed.

I do not necessarily want to mention the others because they had either nothing or very little influence on the whole; But one thing is for sure, I fell in love with each of them in their own way, and I can't believe that this was their end.

Cécile and Mathilde's love felt a bit out of the blue and forced—but surely the problem was with me. They were cute and complementary to each other, but I would have given them some more time.

The plot, although in verse form, deals with a rather serious and difficult topic. Frankly, it's horrible and terrible that this could happen not only a long time ago, but still. The story itself was set in medieval France (which I noticed at the beginning because of the map — what can I say, I'm a historical nerd haha), but not completely. There was also a lot of religious stuff in it, which is largely because it mattered a lot at the time; It was both a controlling power and a comforting grace. I think the pace was good, although I felt it was a bit fast in some places. I think the wording was nice, but I wouldn't necessarily call it outstanding.

Overall, it showed all the dark shadows of history and modernity through an innocent life. I sympathize with all souls—those who live or have died—who have had to go through this or something like this. No one deserves and deserved this, not at all.

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Gods, this book means so much to me, my soul, my heart, everything I need in life, and more. I'm not lying if I said I absolutely loved it, it was just perfect. Those who know me know that the myth of Psyche and Eros is not far from me, it is one of my all-time favourites, which is probably the closest to me, so there was no question that I would read this. 

Psyche was a very likeable and well-developed character, a true representative of the human soul and perseverance. I liked that we got insight into the story from her perspective, and we could read about her feelings, her thoughts, her most cherished secrets, in short, we became equal to her. Eros was a more complex character and perhaps, one of the most complicated of all, but I don't say that to any negative effect, he was everything I imagined him to be; dangerous, mystical, persistent, cruel (if necessary) and maybe a little insecure. All in all, I really liked the characters and the details that made them so real. Among the smaller characters, I would probably like to highlight Hecate, who was always in the corner of my heart — the goddess with three faces — but now she has sneaked into my heart even more, her unconditional help, her patience, and her character herself all embodied what I had imagined of her. Demeter and Atlanta (the former for much less time) were mother figures to her, helping her through her deepest points of Psyche and for that, I can't be grateful enough, I loved them very, very much. And then there's Gaia, Zephyrus and Eris, who have been key to all of this all along, and even when everything seemed lost, they came and called their souls to fight for them one last time. 

Psyche and Eros represent a kind of love that human reason cannot comprehend, they are perfect for each other from head to toe, their souls sing to each other, and they are mirror images of each other — two halves of a whole part. I love it so much, so much how they slowly fall in love, and then, even when everything collapses between them after a betrayal, they struggle to find their way back to each other. 

The plot itself was understandable and ran along two threads, which was very strange at first — I'm not really used to this — but I identified with it surprisingly easily. The book covers a complete lifetime — literally — so I was a bit frustrated by the pace and time leaps, but pleasantly disappointed because none of them were unbearable. The ending was beautifully closed, just as it was supposed to. I needed this, so much so that I can't put it into words, it's the story of Eros and Psyche that I can never get tired of, even though I hear other versions and revellings about it. They say there are three types of love, that I believe and know because I love this book wildly with all of them.