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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
It took me about 2400 pages in this trilogy to realize it's a retelling of Les Mis that is more inspired by the musical than the book. And now I will have the songs stuck in my head for a week.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
fast-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
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I downloaded the audiobook of Suns Will Rise as soon as it was available in my libro.fm account. It's been playing in my ear every waking moment for the past two days. Yall have seen these books. They're chonky. And now somehow the series is over and I'm trying to type this review through tears. I've enjoyed this series so much. It wasn't until book two that I understood exactly why. That's when I started to see parallels to The Hunger Games. And though, one is Dystopian and one is Scifi, the hearts of the story are the same. Both series, while being action-packed, are very character driven. Both series have similar lessons. And, that ending had lots of Katniss/Peeta energy. I wish we had got some of the aftermath of *everything* and more lead up to the epilogue but I'm satisfied with it. Eventually, I would like to do an entire series reread. I highly recommend the audiobooks.
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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:
Complicated
Brilliant. The romance fell short for me and the epilogue was a bit too scant for my liking but otherwise an incredible, heart-stopping, gut-wrenching finale.
Could not wait for this conclusion...
After the nerve-wracking ending of Between Burning Worlds, I preordered this almost as soon as I was able to and was so excited when it came in. However, it took me about twice as long to finish as either of the previous books did. The pacing was really off here and the first probably 60% of the book was a slog. I did love getting to see Chatine bond with Roche and Cerise's storyline was even more interesting than it previously was. Even still, not a lot happens for a lot of the book, which is a departure from the rest of the series.
BUT...the ENDING!! For about the last quarter of the book, I could not put it down. Everything that had been building finally came together and (kind of literally) exploded. Seeing the rebellion finally happen was exhilarating, as was watching Alouette finally come into her own and speak. A lot of books do make me tear up, but I was full-on sobbing when Etienne sacrificed himself for the cause in Chatine's place. Besides that, the ending was extremely satisfying and wrapped up the trilogy well without being too sickly-sweet.
After the nerve-wracking ending of Between Burning Worlds, I preordered this almost as soon as I was able to and was so excited when it came in. However, it took me about twice as long to finish as either of the previous books did. The pacing was really off here and the first probably 60% of the book was a slog. I did love getting to see Chatine bond with Roche and Cerise's storyline was even more interesting than it previously was. Even still, not a lot happens for a lot of the book, which is a departure from the rest of the series.
BUT...the ENDING!! For about the last quarter of the book, I could not put it down. Everything that had been building finally came together and (kind of literally) exploded. Seeing the rebellion finally happen was exhilarating, as was watching Alouette finally come into her own and speak. A lot of books do make me tear up, but I was full-on sobbing when Etienne sacrificed himself for the cause in Chatine's place. Besides that, the ending was extremely satisfying and wrapped up the trilogy well without being too sickly-sweet.
challenging
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated