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really enjoyed this YA paranormal romance trilogy, This is not a spicy romance, Just sweet. It was funny and clever, The characters were likable. Even though it takes place in a high school I as a woman in her mids still really enjoyed it.
Amber the MC being a Match Marker, Basically the lowest of the low in the magical world comes out on top, helping those more magical in each book.
I just really liked her and her story of her coming into to her own, Yay! These books were just a warm and fuzzy reads, Like hallmark movies with a twist, "Amber! I never even thought of that! Maybe she can tell you your match, "
Whoa, Now that's interesting,
Amber Sand has spent half her life solidifying other people's happilyeverafters, As a matchmaker, she has the ability to look into anyone's eyes and see their perfect match, But lately, her powers have been on the fritz, and not only is she totally unsure whether her matches are true, she can't see anyone in the eyes of her boyfriend Charlie Blitzman.
With Amber and her friends graduating high school and about to take off for various colleges, Amber is hoping to have one last carefree summerbut she's also dying to find a way to fix her powers, and learn, for better or worse, if she and Charlie are truly meant to be.
So when an online matchmaker named Madame Lamour comes to Chicago, Amber sets out to talk to her and find out who her match is once and for all.
Of course, when it comes to the magical community, nothing's ever that easy, and Amber soon finds herself caught up in a breathless showdown that involves a fairy family feud and a magicalcreature auctionand requires teaming up with a certain siren nemesis.
Can Amber and her friends save the day one more time before setting off for their new lives And will Amber ever learn whether Charlie is her one true love
With tons of laughoutloud moments, appearances by all your favorite characters, and one totally tearful reveal, you won't want to miss a single swoony moment of this romantic conclusion to the Windy City Magic trilogy.
This series has always been "like Buffy but
fluffy" for me, The finale to the trilogy turns up the sweetness to,
First of all, are Amber and Charlie not the cutest couple in any YA book I challenge anyone to find a cuter one.
Most of their relationship drama was in the previous two books, so Charlie is really just there to be adorable and occasional backup in this book.
And Amani is Amber's main backup, so mostly he's there to be adorable,
I love that the strongest relationship Amber has in this book and probably in all three is her bestie, Amani.
We start out with her bestie at her side as she tries to decide whether to make a questionable magical decision, then off to graduation.
She's there for normal life graduation, worrying about distance during college, shopping at BBampB, sleepovers, as well as facing down the magical conflict that appears.
There's also a strong element of further connecting to and developing Ivy, who we might all remember as Amber's high school mean girl.
Sadly, Kim has been downgraded to the sidelines, only showing up as a supporting cast member, and not even going on the adventure to the fairy farm that Amber, Amani, and Ivy go on together.
Also, did I mention that it includes the fun part of preparing for college What other YA books have a completely conflictfree message arrive from the teen's college of choice so she can be excited about going to it for a few seconds What other YA book has two teens shopping at Bed, Bath, and Beyond for their dorm rooms Are you kidding Shopping for college was one of my teenaged highlights!
And of course there were the pop culture references just dropped like they were nothing.
They might annoy some people, and probably date the author as being from my generation of televisionwatching, but I loved them.
Where the book is strong on fun and cuteness and relationships, it is a little light on conflict I mean, it helps make it fluffy.
Don't get me wrong. There's a plot and there is conflict, But even the most dire of conflict setup seems to be managed pretty easily, The main focus is on Amber convincing fairies that magic is okay, including her own brand, helping a fairy who gets addicted on magic but like Jessie getting addicted to caffeine pillssee what I mean about being dated, fixing her matchmaking powers that have been on the fritz since the last book, and helping another matchmaker feel good about her powers.
Oh, and the evil magic contract, which is the weakest point of the book,
The book starts with Amber considering signing a dubious contract with a nasty warlock, and, in what I thought was a stroke of brilliance by the author "Ha ha ha, you thought I was bringing her into this deep dark plot by entering into a magical contract like this is an episode of Buffy, but we're too fluffy for that", deciding against it.
I point out that from here, the plot could have gone on exactly the same without her ever going back to nasty warlock, because he could have played his part without the contract.
And if the contract had led to anything, I would be all for her going back and signing it, but it.
. . doesn't. Nothing comes of it. Furthermore, the desire to fix her powers never feels so desperate that signing the contract seems like a necessary step.
I feel like this isn't a spoiler since the contract is not invoked beyond the signing of it.
And that's the real problem, with the conflicts in this book, They never feel deep and serious, even the ones that feel like they should be, But I didn't come to this book for deep, serious conflicts, I came for Amber worrying that Charlie isn't her match, and magic on the fritz, and college worries, and strong friendships, and trips to fairy farms, and sirenproblems.
After several dark books on my reading list lately, I was ready for something that was more fun than stressful.
Recommended for fans of: see last paragraph, YA contemp fantasy, Buffy without the darkness, strong female relationships, adorable love relationships, light conflict, pop culture references, magic being "out" in the world, a plethora of magical creatures, college squeeing.
This was the cherry on top of the Windy City Magic trilogy, Another easy to listen to magical love story with a teenage angst twist, Everything I wanted it to be, I wished there were more books in the series so I could see how Ambers schooling and relationships continue.
So happy with the ending, That is all. I took some time to think over why this series didn't spark joy for me, What really bugged me in the end was how worthless the ability to see matches is, What's the point of seeing someon'e match, helping them find that person, if someone can change the match in the end The first book worked so hard to establish that a person's match was it, the one! The soulmate! If the soulmate can change, then the whole concept is trash.
Charlie's match changing to Amber seemed a cop out to have a happily ever after, Sometimes, love is short but that's okay! I would have liked it better if Amber found her true soulmate later in life.
Keep things more grounded in reality, so to speak, I adored this series! It was so cute! Kinda gave me Wizards of Waverly Place vibes ngl, The ending to this trilogy was so magical, I loved how different pieces all fell together and you saw the growth between all the characters from book one.
Really really really cute The third and final book in the Windy City Magic trilogy I did not read the first two, this is the story of Amber Sand, a matchmaker who has lost her ability.
Her mother is a witch, but she can't fix Amber, It appears that the only thing that can bring back Amber's matchmaking is fairy dust, The worst part of the loss of her ability is that Amber can't see herself in her boyfriend's eyes.
She knows they love each other, but are they a match Set in Chicago and a portal to the beyond, a group of regular humans, fairies, witches, warlocks, vampires, a centaur, and a unicorn all help Amber to find her powers again.
The author is very funny, the language is sassy, and the characters are strangely believable, This would be best placed in a high school or public library, Im officially a sobbing MESS,
Sadly, this book series isnt that popular, but many people have still found it delightful and Im so glad!
In the world of Amber Sand, everything is either magical, witty, or downright insane.
Which how could anyone not adore it
The absolute core of this book trilogy is love, Love, love, love. All different kinds. I mean, a fairy and a siren are such an unlikely pair, but everything in this book series ranges from unlikely to utterly impossible which makes this so so so enjoyable.
This book series was officially one of my first books that dwelled into YA, and also, Ive never read something so humorous and comical, I just truly fell in love.
So sad to see this go, But glad to see Amber finally get her welldeserved happy ending!
reread: ONCE AGAIN IM CRYING.
I WASNT PREPARED TO BE A CRYING MESS ATAM, Aw what a sweet conclusion to this series, It felt kinda rushed and sorta corny towards the end, But nonetheless it was sad to see this series finish, Perfect for fall season. I really adored Charlie in this last book, Amber was a bit too much at times but overall, it was a quick and enjoyable read, RatingStars
This is a case of alreadyreadthelasttwobookssoyougottareadthisone obligation that I can't seem to shake even though the last two books were also on the meh spectrum for me.
Pros:
Moments that caused some good chuckling,
Adorable romances of Charlie and Amber as well as Amani and Vincent my inner self who still likes vampires is drooling.
Ivy is not the wicked witch of the west,
Fairies. That is all.
Lucille Sand is still a witch you never want to fuck with and it's awesome.
JANE!!! What a little cutie I just wanted to sqqquuuuuueeeezzzzeeeee her so adorable,
I'm always here for edgy fairies and Rose checks off that checkbox,
I'm here for Amber's love for food and snark, I can so connect with her on such a deep level,
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Cons:
Descriptions of clothes!!! Why did I need to know what everyone was wearing every.
single. fucking. chapter. Leave it up to the imagination jeez does that get on the nerves after a while,
Cestari tried a little too hard with Amber's snark and sassyness is started to feel forced after a while.
There's a strong must hate parents club when it comes to the situation with Jane and Peter's parents.
Too much filler. A lot of scenes like Jane's birthday at Marshmallows was not essential to the plot,
Cheesiness. Like it was geared towards more of a middle grade cheesiness,
I can keep going but I think I made my point, Not really worth the time,
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