To be honest I had a hard time figuring out how to write a review for this. For me this story just landed so differently than it did 16 years ago. I loved this series originally and only have fond memories of it. 

 

But this time around the book felt unnecessary long with some parts dragging on. Then there were some storylines didn’t really feed the plot-line OR just added more to the plate that was already overflowing! It just felt like there was zero sense of urgency throughout (character driven or plot driven) which I don’t remember from my first time through. On top of the lack of urgency there was a lot of “remember this from book one or two” that just wasn’t needed. 

 

Overall I think it was a good finish to the trilogy and most of the questions are answered by the end. Again this is an amazing YA fiction series great for teens. There is a lot of things a young girl can connect to and see a young girl figure out the kind of woman she wants to be! 

 

Listening to this as an audiobook most likely saved the reread for me as I may have put the book aside for me to pick later if I wasn’t listening to it.