#i mentioned in my initial review how objectively cellina’s pov made sense and it answered a lot of questions

[sinterblackwell]

i would like to send a sincere apology to karla nikole because after my re-read of her second book in the lore & lust series, it has come to my attention that it is actually pretty brilliant….which wasn’t exactly my full opinion the first time around :’)

#❣️ #it was the cellina & giovanni subplot #when i first read the book i remember feeling very disheartened at the idea of reading from cellina’s pov bc i just didn’t care too much #i was more invested in everything else that was going on rather than seeing cellina & giovannie reconcile #and maybe that had to do with the fact that i was jumping straight into the second book after falling in love with haru & nino #so maybe i was more invested in hearing from them (especially after what eventually happens to nino) #but like rereading this book months later i actually really appreciate what the author did?? and it baffles me because #while i did yet again skim over all those flashback scenes of cellina & giovanni— the present day scenes did hold a lot of significance #i mentioned in my initial review how objectively cellina’s pov made sense and it answered a lot of questions #to the tension that was obvious between giovanni & nino as siblings and the complicated relationship there between them both & cellina #it was interesting getting to learn more about giovanni and the secrets he held and it felt important to see him express relief when #other characters help chip in to carry that weight of all those secrets and sole responsibilities off of him #but i just didn’t…care the first time around #reading this book again—i fell in love with how the author wrote cellina’s pov #i loved learning about cellina’s career in the art world and how she & giovanni so obviously balanced each other out when it came to busines #it was pretty fascinating tbh so…i really am sorry that i couldn’t see it the first time around #this wasn’t a case of ‘second book syndrome’ where inevitably the sequel to a series typically falls flat #i was just being ignorant #so rather than being like a ‘some criticisms aside i did still really enjoy this 4.5’ #my rating for ‘the vanishing’ is a strong ‘i completely praise the author for all that she put into this second book and i loved it 4.5’ <3 #lore & lust chronicles #booklr