The tropes in this installment were not personally as fun for me as the other two books, but I still had a really good time, and at this point I will check out anything Kimberly Lemming writes.

I wil fight Tamaki's paternal side of the family without hesitation 
(Haruhi's parents' love story was adorable)

Overall, I thought the writing and plot was much improved compared to XOXO, and I've always preferred the second chance romance trope than the first love trope. I do think the pacing suffered a bit as every dramatic thing that could have happened, happened all in the last third of the story.

we're starting to wind down and transition to resolving all the plot threads for our characters- and i'm enjoying every minute of it

I enjoyed this even more than the first book. I liked how the world building was expanded upon and that we got to know our three main characters more. I do feel like the ending was a little rushed but overall it was a really solid sequel.

I think this is my favorite book from Adiba Jaigirdar yet. I really liked how the author let our main character be realistically flawed and learn from her mistakes throughout the story. I do feel the love triangle was a bit of a miss for me as I wasn't super invested in who Shireen was going to end up with. That being said I did vastly prefer the endgame love interest over the other one. 

so sweet its giving me cavities

This was compulsively readable; I flew through it in a couple of sittings. But I don't think it's going to be super memorable after I finish off the series.  And the way it handles folklore from other cultures/other culture's beliefs regarding the paranormal definitely feels a bit outdated.