Liked it more than Astrid but not as much as Delilah. If it was just the MCs & romance they would be comparable -but Delilah’s story was also her confronting her past & her found family story. I liked the 2 MCs -BUT Stevie’s anxiety as a plot device was very inconsistent & it felt like Iris only became a write so AHB could make jokes about blowing your ideas on the 1st book (& Iris is the best actress anyone has ever seen on her first day- what?)
Iris resolves nothing NOTHING with her family, side characters have dubious motivations. It’s normal to swear off love after a string of bad relationships & come around when the right one comes along, everyone was being v dramatic

And I feel like the wrong character gets the grand gesture. Like I get it from an “Iris DOES do romance” perspective -but the whole thing is that no one treated her like she was worth it and then Stevie calls her a coward & needs to be chased down? What?

The 3rd book of the Hades Saga was a little bloated with the different perspectives. I get whyyyy because then none of the mysteries would be explained from Touch of Malice… but I expected the explanation in Touch of Chaos, so the ending was more impactful in ToM. It still has a lot of plot for a book with THIS MUCH smut 

Wrapped up a TON of story lines & family mysteries (both Baylor and Sagredo). A satisfying conclusion (for now) for both Catalina & Nevada

Flynn is great at writing characters whose viewpoints resonate with the darkest parts of the human mind. But this one wasn’t as surprising or compelling as Sharp Objects or Gone Girl. 

The POV character’s tone & language doesn’t sound correct for his age/time period.  I liked parts of it, but that ending was just icky why was that the ending. What for, Stephen?

It started off good. But as it went on all the men characters were the same (vaguely menacing/obsessed with Mariana) all the female students act similarly. Mariana is sticking her nose in things & it makes no sense that it would go olargely unquestioned & the ending was super preposterous

Loved it. So much character development, so much added to the world, science/magic & the rules the Houses operate under. 

25?year old Seph have to explain to 7000 year old God of the Dead that “things that are important to you partner should be important to you” gave me the ick. 

Miscommunication trope was more ridiculous in Hades POV 

That being said his side plots really flesh out plot points  only touched on in Touch of Ruin & St Clair pulled that off really well

Murder mystery & the Preservation Station