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sam_hartwig's review against another edition
3.0
I guess I'm satisfied with that ending, I was almost going to give up, but I was already so invested in the characters and knew this was the end to the series so I decided to keep going.
I love a good horror movie or book and the deaths described in this were very imaginative and probably some of the most gruesome I've come across. So of course I thought it was awesome haha!
It was sad to see so many characters killed off, but I guess there was never a chance that they'd all survive. Just wishful thinking really.
Overall, I liked the idea of nanobots and biots when I read them in the first book. I thought it was original and really cool but I was disappointed by the next two books. Hopefully the "Gone" series is better.
I love a good horror movie or book and the deaths described in this were very imaginative and probably some of the most gruesome I've come across. So of course I thought it was awesome haha!
It was sad to see so many characters killed off, but I guess there was never a chance that they'd all survive. Just wishful thinking really.
Overall, I liked the idea of nanobots and biots when I read them in the first book. I thought it was original and really cool but I was disappointed by the next two books. Hopefully the "Gone" series is better.
d_liountris's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
mandikaye's review against another edition
2.0
I came very close to not finishing this book. But by this point, I was already very invested in the characters. But the world building? It just wasn't for me.
In this third installment of the BZRK trilogy, things are even crazier than in the second. In the aftermath of the destruction of "the Doll Ship" the Armstrong Twins are set on revenge. Sadie - "Plath" - has been elevated to leader of the BZRK group after Vincent lost most of his sanity after one of his biots was destroyed.
And suddenly, we're introduced to a new player - Lystra Read - and a seemingly new game.
It was hard to keep up with. I couldn't tell who was who (though I did figure out the big reveal before it was revealed) or what was happening in some instances.
And the ending? Well it was disappointing, to say the least.
I like my books where the bad guy is the bad guy and the good guy is the good guy. There may be some shades of gray mixed in, but in this series it's so mixed up it's grayer than gray.
In this third installment of the BZRK trilogy, things are even crazier than in the second. In the aftermath of the destruction of "the Doll Ship" the Armstrong Twins are set on revenge. Sadie - "Plath" - has been elevated to leader of the BZRK group after Vincent lost most of his sanity after one of his biots was destroyed.
And suddenly, we're introduced to a new player - Lystra Read - and a seemingly new game.
It was hard to keep up with. I couldn't tell who was who (though I did figure out the big reveal before it was revealed) or what was happening in some instances.
And the ending? Well it was disappointing, to say the least.
I like my books where the bad guy is the bad guy and the good guy is the good guy. There may be some shades of gray mixed in, but in this series it's so mixed up it's grayer than gray.
transcendent's review against another edition
3.0
Way too many points of view but still very enjoyable for nostalgias sake
haley_j_casey's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars?
This one was so bleak. And I know the series as a whole is all "death or madness," and I never expected a happy ending, but this is so hopeless. Lear as a brand-new character with no real motivation that I could discern. So many awful deaths. A seeming total deviation from the purpose of the first couple books. Basically just a world going mad.
The book is written so outstandingly well. There are some amazing twists, and so much I didn't see coming. I just think those things were introduced too late.
This one was so bleak. And I know the series as a whole is all "death or madness," and I never expected a happy ending, but this is so hopeless. Lear as a brand-new character with no real motivation that I could discern. So many awful deaths. A seeming total deviation from the purpose of the first couple books. Basically just a world going mad.
The book is written so outstandingly well. There are some amazing twists, and so much I didn't see coming. I just think those things were introduced too late.
sarahjanejudson's review against another edition
3.0
Overall the series was okay. I wasn't as into it as I was his Gone series (every book 5 stars!!!) but it is what it is. I can't believe how much killing goes on in this book but honestly after a while it felt like he was killing people off to get to the end faster. I know towards 3/4 the book I was anxious for it to just end. Once it did it felt flat....not exciting, no twist I didn't think of...like it just ended. I hope he writes more in the future bc Grant has an amazing imagination, but if it's sci fi I'll probably pass. I enjoy his other stuff much more than his sci fi.
albon's review
2014 review:
Good ending to a very intense and intriguing series.
Good ending to a very intense and intriguing series.
READING PROGRESS
January 14, 2014 – Shelved as: to-read
January 14, 2014 – Shelved
August 28, 2014 – Started Reading
August 28, 2014 –
page 80 17.86%
page 80 17.86%
September 3, 2014 –
page 201 44.87%
page 201 44.87%
September 4, 2014 –
page 258 57.59%
page 258 57.59%
September 5, 2014 –
page 340 75.89% "Noooooo Noah :'("
page 340 75.89% "Noooooo Noah :'("
September 6, 2014 – Shelved as: completed-series
September 6, 2014 – Shelved as: read-in-english
September 6, 2014 – Shelved as: read-in-2014
September 6, 2014 – Finished Reading
fredicia's review against another edition
5.0
"I'm not a serial killer, I'm just a writer."
The amount of research gone into this is mind blowing. And Mr.Grant has a very... vivid imagination.
No, but really, the way death happens in this book is practically an art form.
Keats or Plath was destined to die, it was the only realistic scenario. To be honest, I expected both to go mad, because the worst scenario is the most likely in this series. "Death or Madness" was stressed multiple times throughout. After the last book, when Plath started to investigate Lear, I predicted that Lear was going to be a villain as well, because the dude's moral principles are skewed, especially with Caligula enforcing his decisions.
I did not expect Lear to not be dude.
That surprised the fuck out of me. Even when she was introduced, up until the point when she was offering Bug that choice, I still thought she was some new character. Or a higher up in BZRK. Not the mastermind.
But then...
"And Lear smiled."
I also did not expect Vincent to be wired. Or for Jin to do the wiring. Because I figured Vincent would know if he's thinking wrong, and because Jin is the heart and not that adept at wiring people.
I feel like this book is a perfect metaphor for war. Both sides are wrong in different ways, both are considered lunatics. No one wins in the end, and the ones that suffer the most are the soldiers on the front lines. Both sides are hypocrites, even Keats and Plath. Didn't they kill a bunch of people in the Tulip, even as they were trying to prevent the destruction of the building?
I think this quote sums it up nicely:
"Funny, funny to think that in the end it would not be a race between destruction and salvation for humanity, but a race between two different lunatics, Benjamin and Lear, both bend on annihilation."
molly_s_reads's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0