Dnf
Ungodly bad

It was the perfect end to this series

loved it!

Okay, I love love love Richelle Mead. I love her imagination and how she embraces the worlds she create and her characters' voices. She's honestly one of my favorite authors. So when I was at SDCC and I attended a Penguin panel, they brought up this book and the hype was real. My hand shot up when they asked for questions and naturally, I asked if they had any ARCs. They said no, they ran out. I quite literally fell out of my chair. So the next day, I stopped by the Penguin booth and, against my better judgement, asked them again. AND GOOD LORD, THE WOMAN THERE RECOGNIZED ME FROM THE PANEL AND GOT SO EXCITED BECAUSE THEY'D FOUND A CRUSHED BOX THAT HAD 12 OF THEM, SO I GOT TO TAKE ONE HOME! WOOOO!

I couldn't wait to read this book. I'd been so hyped about it for so long, so as soon as comic con was over, I sat down and started reading.

We're going to start with the world building. The world building was absolutely wonderful. She managed to make me believe this deaf community on the top of the mountain was real. And when Fei regained her hearing, she captured the child-like wonder people feel when they're experiencing something for the first time. The characters were beautifully written and so fully formed. They were believable and I formed feels.

But there was a major downfall to this book. I wanted more to the plot. Not much happened. Fei and Li Wei are going to save the town.

Spoiler

They climb down the mountain, talk to a few people, don't really solve anything, and then go back up.

I found myself disappointed with the lack of plot. I was expecting this great adventure filled with magic and new experiences. I got the exact opposite. There was very little adventure, they didn't go very far, magic came from no where, and the ending was very rushed. I'm sad to say that I was disappointed.

I wanted so badly to be in love with this book, but it fell short and I wish there was more to it. I still plan on reading anything Richelle puts out though.