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taytay_milo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
carlhumancrab's review against another edition
5.0
I recently re-read the whole series as I first read books 1- half way through four several years ago (before oblivion was written) but because I was about 10 I had no idea what was happening but I still loved them.
This time I am older and the whole series is amazing. I love the story line and watching each character develop, especially Matt. And I loved the relationship between them all and how they weren't always friends and we're all very different but still came together.
Honestly my favourite part is still the library and its development. It is a place which I definitely want to visit and I love the image of everyone's life in books, no matter how unimportant they felt or were when they were alive.
I also like the app where it allows you to line up the books and Anthony Horowitz talks for about 5 minutes about the series and answers some questions which I thought was especially good as I was at the stage I am with all good series where I don't want it to end and I am constantly searching for extra pages or authors note.
This time I am older and the whole series is amazing. I love the story line and watching each character develop, especially Matt. And I loved the relationship between them all and how they weren't always friends and we're all very different but still came together.
Honestly my favourite part is still the library and its development. It is a place which I definitely want to visit and I love the image of everyone's life in books, no matter how unimportant they felt or were when they were alive.
I also like the app where it allows you to line up the books and Anthony Horowitz talks for about 5 minutes about the series and answers some questions which I thought was especially good as I was at the stage I am with all good series where I don't want it to end and I am constantly searching for extra pages or authors note.
runningdowndelaney's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
withlovehana's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
zluke's review against another edition
5.0
I waited quite a while to read the final part to this series, but wow it was worth it. The story unfolded brilliantly and everything seemed to fall into place slowly but surely. There was enough action throughout to keep me interested in all 5 gatekeepers and the other additional characters. I liked the new character Holly, although I did feel like she could have been better developed, I would have liked to know more of her back story and what she remembered about past events, there was some detail but I found myself wanting more, which could be seen as a good thing because it means she was an interesting character.
The ending was heartbreaking but perfect and I don't think I could have asked for more.
The ending was heartbreaking but perfect and I don't think I could have asked for more.
satomi's review against another edition
4.0
Final book for the series. Although they are the Power of Five, they are still kids. I felt sorry for the kids that they had to go through the hardship which fell on to them one after another.
Once it is all over, I assume the world restored. I wonder what happened to the Brazilian gold mine, king of the Dubai...
Once it is all over, I assume the world restored. I wonder what happened to the Brazilian gold mine, king of the Dubai...
metelfordwrites's review against another edition
5.0
Oblivion is the final book in the Power Of Five series and it's also the longest. Apparently, it took just over four years to write!!
Oblivion follows the gatekeepers after they're separated (they're separated at the end of Necropolis). Jamie is transported to St Boltoph's church in Boston, England where he meets Holly, a villager. Scarlett and Richard are sent to the great pyramids of Giza and are soon attacked by soldiers working for the Old Ones. Matt ends up, accompanied with Lohan Shan-tung, at the Basilica de Nossa Senhore de Nazare in Belem, Brazil. Lohan sells Matt to slave traders so he can pay for transport but later in the books, Lohan rescues him. And finally, Scott and Pedro are captured by the Old Ones after they exit the door at the Abbey of San Galgano in Italy. Scott is converted to the way of the Old Ones by Jonas Mortlake after he is promised a rich and wealthy lifestyle.
Near the end of the book there is a couple of plot twists and to be honest, you may need tissues. I certainly did. I'd recommend this book to anyone really. As long as you have a strong stomach because to be honest, parts of this book do include gory scenes. But I still think that Oblivion was defiantly the best book in the Power Of Five series.
Oblivion follows the gatekeepers after they're separated (they're separated at the end of Necropolis). Jamie is transported to St Boltoph's church in Boston, England where he meets Holly, a villager. Scarlett and Richard are sent to the great pyramids of Giza and are soon attacked by soldiers working for the Old Ones. Matt ends up, accompanied with Lohan Shan-tung, at the Basilica de Nossa Senhore de Nazare in Belem, Brazil. Lohan sells Matt to slave traders so he can pay for transport but later in the books, Lohan rescues him. And finally, Scott and Pedro are captured by the Old Ones after they exit the door at the Abbey of San Galgano in Italy. Scott is converted to the way of the Old Ones by Jonas Mortlake after he is promised a rich and wealthy lifestyle.
Near the end of the book there is a couple of plot twists and to be honest, you may need tissues. I certainly did. I'd recommend this book to anyone really. As long as you have a strong stomach because to be honest, parts of this book do include gory scenes. But I still think that Oblivion was defiantly the best book in the Power Of Five series.
bayerischer_buecherdrache's review against another edition
5.0
So it finally ends ...
I started the series years ago in German, but back then there wasn't a fifth book, so I never read the ending.
But now I finally got around to reading them all in English. And I am really happy I did.
I still loved them as much or maybe even more than the first time and the last book was a really satisfying conclusion.
The first few hundred pages tell the individual hardships the five have to overcome after the events in Hong Kong. We finally get to know Pedro and Scott better since they had hardly any chapters from their point of view in the last four books. And even though each string of events went slower than the rest of the series I was still spellbound and couldn't stop.
Thankfully the author picked up the pace and a lot of hints were dropped to foreshadow the big conclusion.
Which I am quite pleased with, even though I would have wished for more details and descriptions in the last few chapters, since they felt quite rushed (especially a certain death
I started the series years ago in German, but back then there wasn't a fifth book, so I never read the ending.
But now I finally got around to reading them all in English. And I am really happy I did.
I still loved them as much or maybe even more than the first time and the last book was a really satisfying conclusion.
The first few hundred pages tell the individual hardships the five have to overcome after the events in Hong Kong. We finally get to know Pedro and Scott better since they had hardly any chapters from their point of view in the last four books. And even though each string of events went slower than the rest of the series I was still spellbound and couldn't stop.
Thankfully the author picked up the pace and a lot of hints were dropped to foreshadow the big conclusion.
Which I am quite pleased with, even though I would have wished for more details and descriptions in the last few chapters, since they felt quite rushed (especially a certain death
libraryjen's review against another edition
3.0
The actual ending to the series was satisfying (meaning what he did with each of the characters). This book, however, was WAY TOO REPETITIVE and about 200 pages too long. Going from POV to POV for each of the characters was interesting at times, but there was just too much. I felt like Horowitz just wanted to make it epic and tried too hard to do so. The first 5/6ths of the book dragged on and on, then the last 1/6th was so rushed there was no real suspense.
Overall, I enjoyed the series, but if somehow you're reading this review because you're contemplating whether or not you should start the series, my advice is only start it if you can handle repetition - almost 600 pages of it! The first 5 books are so much better, but you have to read this one if you read those because you have to know how it all plays out in the end. So, prepare yourself.
Overall, I enjoyed the series, but if somehow you're reading this review because you're contemplating whether or not you should start the series, my advice is only start it if you can handle repetition - almost 600 pages of it! The first 5 books are so much better, but you have to read this one if you read those because you have to know how it all plays out in the end. So, prepare yourself.