First off the extremely long wait for this book did not give me "can't wait excitement" to read the long awaited ending to the much loved series I had read in the first 2 books.
Secondly, this book as with the third I felt was a bit of a let down. I don't believe all the characters that I had invested so much of my thoughts got the ending I thought they needed to finalise the story. I understand this is a Gideon and Eva story with others as sub plots. However, they are fundamental to the Eva and Gideon story and while it was implied between the lines how things would pan out it would have been nice to actually read the conclusion. To do this there should not have been such a long novel with glossed over parts and added unnecessary plots. There probably should have been another book for the extra content or a novella at the least.
It would have been nicer to read more into Gideon's family as they worked forward to reconciliation and why his mother left like that and dig more into why she did what she did. I would have loved to have read more interactions with his family especially Ireland as she popped up so much in the series.
Plus what happened to Anne Lucas and her husband. So much cover up but no real conclusion to where they were destined to. And, what about Corinne. Both of these characters were an integral part of the story line.
Then there was the loveable Cary with his mixed up life.
Why go so much into Cary's past and invest into his life if we didn't get to see if he got his happiness with Trey.
And again, was it easier to write off Monica and disclose her situation that way. I think Monica could have been kept alive and added this dimension without all the pain. Victor still could have came to New York and found love there or maybe Stanton could have died instead leaving his fortune to Monica and then Victor and her could have been together.
I was so disheartened at her loss. More heartache that Eva didn't need to endure. I also had to wonder whether this arch in the story really was needed at all. It really was a strange arch when all of her background came under scrutiny that it sort of didn't make much sense to have it come out like that or even have it at all.
The epilogue also didn't deliver. Such a waste! I wanted an epilogue for the epilogue.
One thing that did deliver and that was closure of Eva and Gideon's love affair to happy married couple. They ended as strong as I predicted they would. Something that we would all love to have in our own lives. Gotta love an animal to bring a couple closer too. The first step towards a family.
I'm not sorry I invested all my time and energy into this series as I do love Gideon and Eva and am waiting for the TV series to come out. However, I felt let down as a fan. So much potential at the start and it is as if the last 3 books took on totally different dimensions to the beloved series format. This book tried to get it back in snippets but still lacked the oomph. Not the sexual content though, that was there and was dealt with satisfactory.
Since this series has come out I have found many other books to read in between the long waits. I loved this series and Slyvia Day's writing. But, I have found many other great authors out there too, and, better priced, so I don't think I will be back to read Sylvia's books for awhile.
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Reviewed in Australia on 6 April 2016
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***SPOILER ALERT*** A little disappointing, not up to the standard Sylvia set with the first three books in this series.
Reviewed in Australia on 8 April 2016Verified Purchase
If you're going to finish a series we want a HEA a few years down the track where Eva and Gideon are still blissfully in love wi
Reviewed in Australia on 6 April 2016Verified Purchase
Reviewed in Australia on 3 May 2016
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Phebe
*Sighs* Grave Disappointment *Spoilers* Very Long Review!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 May 2016Verified Purchase
Mel
Bereft and confused
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2016Verified Purchase
Clare Roden (Clare & Lou's Mad About Books)
Great last book of this series!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2016Verified Purchase
Julie
Disappointed, this could have been a really good series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2016Verified Purchase
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Really..this is how they end?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2019Verified Purchase
