And coupled with my other issues, it made it hard to really buy it. And I have a fairly high tolerance for convenient things happening, but this required a lot of suspension of disbelief. The aforementioned lack of satisfying romance. Things I didn't love? The "too dumb to live" heroine who somehow manages to escape all her exceedingly rash and stupid choices relatively unscathed. Things I loved about this? The rich descriptions of Havenfall and the parallel worlds, the ideas behind the world building. Phoenix Flame somewhat wraps up this portal fantasy duology, although it does not have a satisfying conclusion to the love triangle our bisexual heroine finds herself in and that was disappointing. I think I wanted to like this more than I actually did. This is truly one of the most unique, duologies I have read - I cannot wait to recommend it to more people. I thought Maddie had some great development over the two books (she was kind of the only character who had development though). It is about a girl who is lost in life but has a place that feels like home, and she will fight like hell to keep it safe. It is about the bonds of family and the fears of falling in love. This duology is a story about growth and acceptance. I couldn't stop myself from turning the pages like a mad-woman and had to force myself to set a timer so I could stop and eat lunch. I was constantly raising my eyebrows and widening my eyes at the events that transpired. I really can't talk about a lot without giving anything away because 20% into the book, shit starts hitting the fan. That being said, part of me believes we will get more books in this world because of the unresolved plotlines. As much as I love, and will recommend, this duology, I think it would have benefitted from being longer - the books are only 250-300 pages long each. It also felt a little rushed at times, and that led to there being a couple of plot-holes left unresolved by the end, hence the other half-star removed. THE LOVE TRIANGLE IS NEVER RESOLVED AND I AM SO PEEVED. It picks up right after book 1 ends and does not let up until the end. I loved this one more than book 1, Havenfall, because it was action-packed from the start. *3.5 Stars - ARC received from publishers, all thoughts are my own* "I learned my lesson about blind trust, and it came at a cost"
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