Here's another ARC that I waited until the last minute to read...oops. Here's Colette Rivera's "The Heart of Moonlight Falls." It's the third and final novel in her Moonlight Falls series.
["In the end, the heart is all that matters.
James is ready to settle into the future he’s always dreamed of, but he can’t. Nothing comes easily for him and Sebastian while the Storm House curse haunts them and trouble continues to brew in Moonlight Falls.
Battling shades is a given. What James doesn’t expect is the town turning on the man he loves.
Secrets get out and Sebastian must fight for his place in the community as he reckons with his connection to the magic of Moonlight Falls and what it means for defeating his family’s curse and restoring the veins of power once and for all. While the answers he finds challenge his resolve, Sebastian knows nothing from this world or Beyond can break his and James’s bond.
There will always be light in the dark, and together, James and Sebastian can make it shine. But will that be enough to get them through their final challenge?"]
I could have easily punched (okay, I'm not violent) hard-core glared at all of those people who blamed Sebastian. Our poor, sweet, ginger-haired ball of anxiety didn't deserve that. He didn't deserve their words or their hate, just as much as he didn't deserve the curse or his mother giving up on him. All Sebastian ever wanted was friends, love, and a sense of belonging. And then I cried....a loooot.
And I kept crying.
These two lovable idiots just-- I mean, I couldn't think of a solution (besides sacrificing some of those townspeople) either, but holy hell. Traumatize me again, why don't you.
But honestly, I love these two. They're so cute and loving and perfect for each other. They're constantly checking in and communicating and reassuring each other of their presence (now and in the future) and their love. It's soooo freaking healthy, considering all of the shit going on around them.
I'm sooooo glad this mess (the shades and the darkness and the gateway (and the nightmares)) are over. I can't wait to see what Colette comes up with next!!
Trigger Warnings: anxiety, social anxiety, past abandonment by a parent and on-page confrontation with that parent, discussion of taking care of a dying relative in the past, mention of a past fatal car accident, death of loved ones (past, off-page) and associated grief, recollection of a past moment of suicidal ideation, magical violence, blood-magic rituals, fire, on-page possessed animals killed with magic and firearms, on-page undead animals destroyed with magic, possessed person and on-page exorcism, self-mutilation (relating to magic rituals), grave digging, discussion of self-sacrifice for ritual magic purposes, and more.
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