Reviews

Absolution by Anna Tan

mermaird's review

5.0

My full review is on my blog ♡

"Mikal, I'm scared."
"Of what? We're here. Almost safe."
"For you."
He laughs. "Don't be. I've accepted my fate."
"Have you?"
He doesn't reply.

This book easily made its way to the deepest parts of my heart simply because of Tulen and Mikal’s existence

oneanjana's review

3.0

“Trust Kudus. Trust in Him with all your heart and follow where He leads. Then you will find what you seek. Loosen your hands. Your grip is too tight and you must learn to let go. He wants to lead you through unknown paths where you cannot see the way.”

— ★★★☆☆ (3/5) —

Even though I rated this 3★, I really love the series as a whole. I love the world, the devotional quotes, the characters, and the connection between them.

If the first book, Amok, told the story about Mikal from Maha, and the novella (book 1.5), The Tale of the Hostage Prince told the story about Yosua from Bayangan, this finale told the story about Tulen from Impian. Although it has diverse main characters, the timeline continues in each book. Likewise with the main characters, each of them has connections/relationships with the other.

This book is much slower than the first book. I knew it mainly because this book is more about the journey, the pilgrimage, and the personal devotion. I literally perked up when I saw the romance potential, but unfortunately, I ended up feeling dubious about their relationship in the end.

Overall, Absolution is a book about a journey to forgive yourself, to let go of every guilt burden we have and surrender it to God. Only Him who can heal us and lift every burden we have.