It’s been a minute since I’ve read one of Cambria’s books, so I hoped this book would be like meeting old friends again. And it was, to an extent.
I loved revisiting these characters I’ve fallen in love with. I loved seeing what they’re up to now. The storyline had everything I was looking for.
It was the writing style that got to me. It was just a little too much, a little too over the top. It needed to be sharp and edgy. I felt that was shied away from.
There are some tough topics in this book. They needed to be sharp, pointed, almost angry. To me, they felt soft and in favour of always falling on this side of horrible. I wanted and almost needed, it to fall the other way. I wanted to see the ugly in all it’s goriness. Things were smoothed over so they’d be more palatable. What went on here didn’t need to be smoothed over, in fact, Cambria has never shied away from it before.
So yes, I did love this book, but I wanted it to be more.