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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one scared me as the situations described could occur in the near future. Climate change brought on by the wealthy elite leads to destructive wildfires which leads to war among the have-nots. All this leading to very few places left that can actually support life.
One of the most chilling thing is a conversation about how certain groups fought against gun regulation and ended up being the ones who owned all the guns. Those fundies are all around and just as dangerous today as they are in Lark's world.
Lark is a twenty-year-old escaping to one of the last known refuges - Ireland. It's his retelling of events 70 years later as he is near death. Because his parents had certain privileges of education and connections, they were able to escape to an area away from the wildfires and self-styled armies. He grows up sheltered from the worst of it, but trained in how to survive. When their hideaway gets threatened, they risk the trip across the ocean to Ireland. Though he does have survival training and experience, Lark is still very naive. That naivety nearly destroys him and those who want to help him.
One of the most chilling thing is a conversation about how certain groups fought against gun regulation and ended up being the ones who owned all the guns. Those fundies are all around and just as dangerous today as they are in Lark's world.
Lark is a twenty-year-old escaping to one of the last known refuges - Ireland. It's his retelling of events 70 years later as he is near death. Because his parents had certain privileges of education and connections, they were able to escape to an area away from the wildfires and self-styled armies. He grows up sheltered from the worst of it, but trained in how to survive. When their hideaway gets threatened, they risk the trip across the ocean to Ireland. Though he does have survival training and experience, Lark is still very naive. That naivety nearly destroys him and those who want to help him.
A perfect end to the trilogy. Wraps everything up ^^ Do wish it had lingered on the details, though, -- been a little longer.
This was such a fantastic read, and it was a really satisfying end to the series!
I was very surprised to see a third book. I read the previous book, Shadowlark quite a while ago and so the story is a little foggy for me. I took a while to get into the plot.
I liked the Skylark books because the writing was so good. It was enjoyable and the characters easy to like and sympathize with. It was no different in this book.
I think Lark struggles through many difficulties in this book. She really grows and changes. She is the reluctant hero and leader. I like that although it is obvious she and Oren are together, it was not a focal point of the story. They had so many trials throughout the story. I think it is nice to see them okay in the end. At times I felt Oren sucked as a boyfriend for Lark but it was great that she was so independent. Nix, although a pixie became so important to Lark. I think readers see her as more than a mechanical bug. She really felt like one of the main characters. Eve was a surprise. It was interesting to see the relationship with Lark and her and how it developes.
The plot was very dark, thrilling and edgy. Filled with fantasy and post apocalyptic aspects. The characters make hard decisions and lose so much but in the end they heal.
I think this is a good edition to the dystopian/post apocalypse genre.
I liked the Skylark books because the writing was so good. It was enjoyable and the characters easy to like and sympathize with. It was no different in this book.
I think Lark struggles through many difficulties in this book. She really grows and changes. She is the reluctant hero and leader. I like that although it is obvious she and Oren are together, it was not a focal point of the story. They had so many trials throughout the story. I think it is nice to see them okay in the end. At times I felt Oren sucked as a boyfriend for Lark but it was great that she was so independent. Nix, although a pixie became so important to Lark. I think readers see her as more than a mechanical bug. She really felt like one of the main characters. Eve was a surprise. It was interesting to see the relationship with Lark and her and how it developes.
The plot was very dark, thrilling and edgy. Filled with fantasy and post apocalyptic aspects. The characters make hard decisions and lose so much but in the end they heal.
I think this is a good edition to the dystopian/post apocalypse genre.
If you’re a fan of These Broken Stars and This Shattered World and are not quite sure what to read next, I think that you should give Meagan Spooner’s vastly underrated Skylark trilogy a chance.
Read the rest of my review here
Read the rest of my review here
After a really strong start with Skylark and a pretty great follow-up in Shadowlark, I thought I knew what to expect with the conclusion to Spooner’s imaginative debut series. I was pretty thrilled when my request for Lark Ascending was granted on NetGalley, but as I finally got to sit down and start reading this book, I found my enthusiasm waning.
I’m not really sure what I was expecting from the final book in this trilogy, aside from the obvious goal that Lark had been heading toward from the very beginning. But I guess I was just hoping for more. The first half was extremely slow-paced (the first two books weren’t all that quick-paced either), and it felt like not much was really even happening. By the time I was 50% through and things were just starting to pick up, I was a little shocked.
This basically read like a pretty predictable rebel uprising, striking back at the corrupt government. I wanted a lot more of the imagination and wonder — the things that really made me fall in love with this series originally. I wanted more exploration of the relationships here, between Lark and her brothers, between Lark and Eve. I would have loved to see more development for Oren and Kris, and Caesar and Basil. It seemed like the only relationships that got attention time at all were Lark/Oren and Lark/Nix.
I don’t know why, but I just felt so disconnected from this whole book. It felt like somehow I was just skimming the surface of the story, watching it unfold through murky water, instead of actually getting to experience it with Lark and the others. I hope I’m alone in this feeling, though, because even so, this series has a special place in my heart (especially Nix). As a series conclusion, it just didn’t feel like enough for me, and I found myself wishing for at least a companion novella (or two) to round it all out.
I’m not really sure what I was expecting from the final book in this trilogy, aside from the obvious goal that Lark had been heading toward from the very beginning. But I guess I was just hoping for more. The first half was extremely slow-paced (the first two books weren’t all that quick-paced either), and it felt like not much was really even happening. By the time I was 50% through and things were just starting to pick up, I was a little shocked.
This basically read like a pretty predictable rebel uprising, striking back at the corrupt government. I wanted a lot more of the imagination and wonder — the things that really made me fall in love with this series originally. I wanted more exploration of the relationships here, between Lark and her brothers, between Lark and Eve. I would have loved to see more development for Oren and Kris, and Caesar and Basil. It seemed like the only relationships that got attention time at all were Lark/Oren and Lark/Nix.
I don’t know why, but I just felt so disconnected from this whole book. It felt like somehow I was just skimming the surface of the story, watching it unfold through murky water, instead of actually getting to experience it with Lark and the others. I hope I’m alone in this feeling, though, because even so, this series has a special place in my heart (especially Nix). As a series conclusion, it just didn’t feel like enough for me, and I found myself wishing for at least a companion novella (or two) to round it all out.
The final book in the Skylark trilogy builds to a final confrontation. Lark has returned to her city, to find a city divided. Some have rebelled and moved to the tunnels beneath, while others have moved districts, and The Institute has machines, pixies, and Enforcers patrolling to capture to harness the tiny bits of magic that keep them alive. Then shortly after her arrival, the leadership frees Eve, the Renewable whose power The Institute has been siphoning away to run everything. Half-mad with all that has been done to her, Eve is unstable, unpredictable.
Lark searches for answers of how the world got the way it is, leading her into The Institute's archives and a final earth-shattering struggle.
Power, revenge, sacrifice are all major themes. Eve years for destruction to redress what was done to her; Lark seeks a balanced solution.
Lark searches for answers of how the world got the way it is, leading her into The Institute's archives and a final earth-shattering struggle.
Power, revenge, sacrifice are all major themes. Eve years for destruction to redress what was done to her; Lark seeks a balanced solution.
The SkyLark series was okay. [b:Lark Ascending|11558268|Lark Ascending (Skylark, #3)|Meagan Spooner|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1398953243s/11558268.jpg|16498563] The main character was kind of dull, and I never found a description of her until I got to the end of the last book (she has brown hair). I didn't care much for the romance, but her relationship with her brother Basil started out sweet... It took me like 20 renewals at the library to finally finish this book because it moved slow for me.
Loved, loved, loved this!
I did feel a bit lost because the history of the world was so vague and it got confusing. But I loved this last book, it pulled me in and had me hooked.
I did feel a bit lost because the history of the world was so vague and it got confusing. But I loved this last book, it pulled me in and had me hooked.