(Sur)real by Melissa Haag

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Title: (Sur)real
Author: Melissa Haag
Series: Judgement of the Six #6
Published by: Indie
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 310
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2019 Diversity Reading Challenge, Lenoreo's 2019 Finishing the Series Challenge, Lenoreo's COYER Summer Hunt
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My rating:

Blurb:

The final Judgement is here...

My sisters hate their gifts, but they don’t know how lucky they are. They have a home and family. I have nothing. But, I am Courage, and I know my purpose. I exist for one reason only: to complete the Judgement.

Olivia is blind, yet sees. And what she sees, she keeps to herself. Her father conspires for control while Olivia does her own plotting with forces that only she understands. Now, time is running out, and choices that will impact the world must be made.

Book 6 of 6 in the Judgement of the Six series Book 6 of 6 in the Judgement of the Six Companion series

My Review:

4 stars — Well this review is going to be a bitch to write.  Like seriously.  I’m going to have to start with super vague feelings, and then put anything else in a huge SPOILER box.

This book went in so many different directions, most of which I wasn’t expecting!  I expected dual POV, but we actually got, like, everyone’s POV.  That actually worked okay for me though, b/c sometimes you really do need to be in another’s head to see what’s going on, especially when SO MUCH is going on!  The only thing that bummed me out a bit with that is that I felt a little cheated with Olivia’s romance…though, honestly, considering how things played out, that makes sense.  I just want all the bonus epilogue novellas.  ALL OF THEM.  And maybe some side novellas.  And prequels.  That’s not too much to ask, is it?

I can honestly say that I was IMMEDIATELY sucked into this one and stayed up until 3am before I finally had to get some sleep.  I just needed to get to the point where I figured some of it out.  There were a lot of secrets kept from the reader and doled out along the way, and while that isn’t my favourite, I survived.  And in general I was pretty satisfied with the ending, how it all played out, what everything meant, etc.  There were still things I had questions about, or I wish I knew what the point was, but I’m not like upset about the lack of answers or anything.  It’s just the difference between a 4 star, and 4.5 or 5, you know?

View Spoiler »I will admit, I fell for the Henry red herring, and was a bit disappointed with it. I’m not *super* happy that Ms. Haag decided she needed a red herring about Olivia’s mate, but I’m not like epically annoyed either. I feel like so much time apart meant that I didn’t get as much Olivia and Jim goodness then. It kind of broke my heart that most of their story was a struggle. I’m so glad we got the date moment, otherwise I would have been more upset. At the end, I do wish we had more of an explanation for why things worked the way they did for Jim and Olivia. I understand a bit of it, but I really wouldn’t mind things crystal clearly spelled out, you know?

I also wished that Carlos having a twin had more of an impact on the plot…that was the thing that I was like, well what was the point then? « Hide Spoiler

So yeah.  As with all the stories in this series (and its companion), the world building was super intriguing, the plot captured me, I just wanted a bit more from the characters and the romance.  But that’s just a personal taste thing…  All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed my ride, and I’m intrigued with the author’s note at the end of the book.  You can bet I’ll be reading more by Ms. Haag!

COYER Summer Hunt: Read the last book in a series — 4 points.