Anne Osterlund knows what she’s doing: she brilliantly crafted a story that wove together themes of duty and love, how they met and diverged, and how Aurelia and Robert’s own stories conflicted and intertwined with each other. Being the end of a trilogy, emotions were running rampant as Aurelia and Robert face impossible choices and worse, their own feelings. It was one of the things I had forgotten about Anne Osterlund’s storytelling: her ability to sucker punch you with emotions. I got so swept up with the story that I forgot that I should slow down and enjoy this because once it was over, that was it. Then, as I kept reading, that nostalgia was washed away by Aurelia’s story. For me, it meant coming back to characters I hadn’t read since I was a teenager, and so for the first several chapters, I was tingling with nostalgia. Returning to Aurelia and Robert’s world was a pleasure, the thrill you can only get when reimmersing yourself into something familiar. Originally posted at Miz Writer Lady along with an interview with the author.
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