bookishfoxes's Reviews (426)

dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was very disappointing if I'm being honest. I absolutely loved the first 2 books, and I heard great things about this last one, so I went in with high expectations. 

At the start, I already noticed I just couldn't get into it. It felt a lot slower than the first 2 books. But then Pip started investigating again and I finally started enjoying it.

Then the twist in the middle happened. I definitely didn't see it coming. And I thought... finally... this is why I love this series so much.

Except that Pip made a decision right after it that I did not like. And after that, I was back to struggling to read this. I did NOT like the way the story was going. If this wasn't the last book in a series I love, I would have DNFed. I just didn't enjoy it at all.

One of the things that made me fall in love with this series was the added 'files', like interviews and articles. I love it when books do that. This one was very lacking in that as well.

Overall, this book was very different than the first 2. All the things I loved about the series were gone. 

I was hoping the ending would make it worth it. But it was very unsatisfying and actually had me relieved I was done.

I'm so sad that I didn't love this. That I ended the series with this 'meh' feeling. I still have the novella to read, maybe it'll help me close this series with a more happy feeling. I also hope the meh feeling will go away because Holly's other books have been on my TBR and I don't want this to overshadow my want to read them.
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I am speechless. This was such an amazing book.
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Yooooo what the fuckkk

WHAT

I went in expecting not to like it as much as the first one but this was so good???

And I genuinely had no theories until the last sixty pages - and I was 50% correct! Damnn.

On to book 3! And then the novella!
tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this book when looking for a different book with nine-tailed in the title, and that's why I started this series. I LOVE foxes so much, so I was very excited. Sadly, this is my least favorite so far. It's still good, but just didn't keep me interested as much as the previous two.

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes