Adrien Montague struggles with depression and severe anxiety, so he rarely strays far from home. He’s been trying to step out of his comfort zone with the help of his fiancée, Louisa, but it’s the mysterious broken spyglass his late mother never let out of her sight that’s opened a very old locked door. When Adrien finds out he has two older siblings that his parents never once mentioned, his entire life is turned upside down yet again. Now he finds himself on a grand adventure with his disgruntled brother to find their sister before figuring out the mystery behind the spyglass.
The book picks up almost 20 years since the Montague siblings had their last crazy adventure. We follow Adrien, the sole heir of the Montague estate. I really like that each book follows a different sibling. However, it was kind of irritating seeing the inner workings of Adrien’s mind at times. I think the author went a little overboard with showing us how severe Adrien’s anxiety is, which resulted in constantly telling us how bad it is over showing us how difficult it is to live with. It’s rather unfortunate because he’s a good character, the story is good, and I enjoyed seeing all my favorite characters again. It just gets weighed down by how much time is devoted to telling us about his anxiety in extreme detail.
That said, I really did enjoy reading this. It’s fun to see Adrien accidentally kickstart their last big adventure. I enjoyed getting to see the characters come together. I loved seeing how my favorite characters have grown over the last 20ish years. It was also great to see what they’ll be doing for the rest of their lives. Much of the book deals with mental illness, so you should be aware of the following trigger warnings before deciding to pick it up: depression, suicide, parental death, and domestic abuse.
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