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thebricegreen's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
ghostthereader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
esop's review against another edition
4.0
I'll keep this short and sweet and spoiler-free.
This is an exciting climax to the action-packed Combat Codes series. Darwin makes a lot of bold choices with this entry, and I think they pay off. It must say something about this series that I blazed through the entire trilogy in barely over a week.
I enjoyed the fact that this was separated into two distinct sections: the first half of the book detailing how the crew deals with the fallout of book 2's ending, and then the second half showing how they deal with the fallout of part one's ending. While the series has always bounced around between a few different POVs, I actually really liked switching it up for this book and having the first half stick with pretty much just a single character. It really helped established a sense of place as they traveled and also raised the stakes of the mission, since we were not seeing anything else from the other side's perspective. We were just as in the dark about what was going on as the characters, and I found it very engaging and effective.
At first, I was dubious about the second half of the story, given that part one ends in a really wild way and then we kind of slow things down considerably and reset in a way. I didn't fully understand how or why the characters ended up where they did, but we gradually start to piece things together and get some stuff explained. It all hurtles toward a truly cool and epic finish, with a ton of big reveals that were being set up all the way from book 1 that I honestly did not see coming.
This book is filled with dark, bleak moments, but it's also a story about perseverance and hope and the love and support of a found family.
This is an exciting climax to the action-packed Combat Codes series. Darwin makes a lot of bold choices with this entry, and I think they pay off. It must say something about this series that I blazed through the entire trilogy in barely over a week.
I enjoyed the fact that this was separated into two distinct sections: the first half of the book detailing how the crew deals with the fallout of book 2's ending, and then the second half showing how they deal with the fallout of part one's ending. While the series has always bounced around between a few different POVs, I actually really liked switching it up for this book and having the first half stick with pretty much just a single character. It really helped established a sense of place as they traveled and also raised the stakes of the mission, since we were not seeing anything else from the other side's perspective. We were just as in the dark about what was going on as the characters, and I found it very engaging and effective.
At first, I was dubious about the second half of the story, given that part one ends in a really wild way and then we kind of slow things down considerably and reset in a way. I didn't fully understand how or why the characters ended up where they did, but we gradually start to piece things together and get some stuff explained. It all hurtles toward a truly cool and epic finish, with a ton of big reveals that were being set up all the way from book 1 that I honestly did not see coming.
This book is filled with dark, bleak moments, but it's also a story about perseverance and hope and the love and support of a found family.
bigchipper's review against another edition
4.0
Good conclusion to an original story. Back on track a bit from book 2.
zedeleven's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
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