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This was a sweet, easy, hopeful story, perfect for any souls who are feeling particularly lost. Much like the tea monks that are discussed frequently in its pages, this book helps you let go of your struggles, and simply breathe for a little bit, maybe even smile a few times if you’re particularly enjoying yourself.

I was not a huge fan of If He Had Been With me, I felt like all the characters and story had a lot of wasted potential. But this book USED that potential! I think the fact that it had 3 different perspectives helped immensely, and though I’ve heard some people criticize the writing style of this book, I thought it was very flowery and pretty. I love these characters to death, I love how their forgiveness to each other was the thing that tied the whole story together, and gave most everyone a hopeful ending. That is a wonderful message to put into the world, especially in a story like this.

This was what can only be described as a spiritual experience. This series is not high quality, refined literature. But I literally don’t care:) Every character, every slightly cringey word out of Kai’s mouth, and all the weird ass plot twists just made me love this book even more. I feel more connected to these characters than some people I know in real life, and the amount I cried during this book is embarrassing. Simply a masterpiece.

I LOVE all this new Covey lore. Lucy Gray and Lenore Dove are both my mystic little sweethearts, love them like all-fire as they would say:) I don’t quite think this book is really that properly connected to the original series, though it does heavily connect to Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. It would be 5 stars if not for the odd disconnect between this and the og trilogy but overall, a very beautiful and heartbreaking piece of literature.