This one is without a doubt my favorite in the series so far. My heart hurts and is also so happy at the same time.

I think the most important thing for me to go ahead and acknowledge here is that the writing in this one is so improved from the first three. It didn't feel awkward or repetitive as it did in its prequels, and in general it just read a lot smoother.

The plot is also so great here. Everything makes sense! Nothing feels forced? Random things from book one fall perfectly into place AND it still continues to set things up nicely for the rest of the series. It does start a bit slow, up until about 25% I was really only into Mimi's PoV and just wanted Schuylers to move forward because she felt so stuck? And I honestly didn't really care at all for Bliss's PoV until even further in. A year passes between the end of the last book and the start of this one, and it just makes the beginning feel a bit awkward I guess. I think a stronger start to this one would have pushed this to a 5 star for me.

The characters are all finally on their right path. While I spent most of the first few books comparing them to characters from GG or some other YA drama, in this book they take on a lot more responsibility and they have so much more depth (at least once we finally get past the slow start and into the story.)