Review: Euphoria and Self-Love
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2014
I have followed this series from the beginning and loved it. The first book Metamorphosis, has such wonderful meanings about life that go way beyond the three main characters, as did the second book Ambrosia, and Euphoria ended the series with a beautiful testament of self-love.Aside from the growth that the characters do make from the first book to Euphoria, remember this is a story told from the author’s point of view. Read a book as if you are listening to a friend tell you their life story. You don’t get to change what has happened to them or give your opinion on how things should have ended. It’s not your story to tell. Those that are passionate about these characters must realize you don’t control what happens and if you don’t like how the story is told, that’s fine. Write your own book and do with it what you want.Attacking another person’s creativity and talent just because you don’t like how they chose to let the story unfold is ridiculous. If a story is not causing you to experience a river of changing emotions, you are not reading anything worthwhile. There is a reason why there is an outline to follow in writing: rising action, falling action, climax, etc.Instead of focusing only on who got the girl, and what guy you are pulling for, let the true meaning of the message of Euphoria sink in. It’s a beautiful message and the fact that these characters were able to understand and reach that is the meaning of the book.The transformation these characters ended with is all work in progress. We never stop trying to make ourselves better than we were yesterday. The only thing I do agree with on the reviews is that I would have liked a longer and more detailed ending. The epilogue was short and there is lots more that could be written to cover unanswered questions or concerns. Maybe EN will write a short novella about it, if not accept the ending for what it is.