I didn’t love this like the first but it was still good.

Tropes: arranged marriage, found family

Content: fighting, deaths, mention of a parent suicide, gunshot wound (somewhat descriptive description), one fade-to-black between married couple, kissing

3 Stars ( )

3.5* ( )

I enjoyed the Ivy books. They offer more or less what I think readers have come to expect from YA dystopian fiction, but maybe a little too much teenage angst for my personal taste. The balance in this second book was skewed in my opinion too far toward the largely imagined obstacle in the way of the romance, which made me kind of dislike the main character, and away from the world building, which was far more interesting. The climactic scenes felt rushed and the resolution a little unearned. Moments of danger evaporated too quickly to have the full emotional impact they probably could have. But as a wrap-up, the book pushed the right buttons. ( )

Bishop and Ivy are my favorite ( )

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While I forgot some of the littler details of the inaugural novel, I really enjoyed this finale.

I found the start to be slow but I kind-of expected that given the ending of The Book of Ivy. However, it quickly built up speed and become very interesting.

I liked the character development of Ivy we get here. This novel is really about her coming to terms with who she is as a person and what she wants to be happy in life. She makes some tough choices and I applaud her for that.

I wanted a little more excitement at the end but given the nature of the series, I'm very satisfied with how this finale played out. And, the romance was adorable
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Actual Rating: 3.5/5
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