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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Truthfully? I'm unsure why I continued this series. With the first two books full of cheesy love declarations, an immature plot, and a protagonist that can almost be called a Mary Sue, the last book was bound to be as disappointing as the first two. But, peculiarly, it was not as bad as I thought it would be.
It's obvious Amy Plum has grew as an author. Her writing improved greatly, she expanded on the nature of Revenants, and she added in subplots to make the overall plot more complicated. If you look at book 1 and compare it to book 3, the improvements are astonishing.
But, not everything was answered in this last book. There was no epilogue, leaving the reader feeling a bit unsatisfied due to the lack of closure. However, if you're willing to put yourself through the pain of the first two books to read this somewhat good book, then go ahead. If I'm being honest with myself, it really wasn't worth it.
It's obvious Amy Plum has grew as an author. Her writing improved greatly, she expanded on the nature of Revenants, and she added in subplots to make the overall plot more complicated. If you look at book 1 and compare it to book 3, the improvements are astonishing.
But, not everything was answered in this last book. There was no epilogue, leaving the reader feeling a bit unsatisfied due to the lack of closure. However, if you're willing to put yourself through the pain of the first two books to read this somewhat good book, then go ahead. If I'm being honest with myself, it really wasn't worth it.
If I Should Die is the last book in the Die For Me trilogy. As Kate tries to deal with the lost of Vincent, and the betrayal of Violette. Kate must now find a way to get Vincent back. And hopefully find a way to stop the numas.
What an amazing series!... I have enjoyed it more and more with every page.
Before I even begin… Don’t read a number of predictions on GoodReads. Just, don’t.
And before you ask if I read them, I did, and this made the book fairly boring in comparison to what it would’ve been if I had followed my own advice. But really, what was the possibility that they’d be right… Ah well.
Spoilers aside, I thought that Amy Plum twirled together the ending really well. Even with said spoilers that were actually just accidental, REALLY ACCURATE, guesses, I was still surprised by a lot of things in this novel. The first was a surprise that awaited readers in New York, along with the departure of a loved character, the return of another, and the death of two or three that I really wish hadn’t happened (well, at least one of them I was alright with).
Can I just say though, that I felt really bad for Jules? Like throughout this entire trilogy, he’s always gotten the short end of the stick, and this book was just like a dagger to my heart when it came to Jules. Even though Vincent and Kate were pretty much together from the start (and I appreciate her unwavering love for the guy), a part of me really liked her with Jules. Heck, I even loved her with Ambrose, but he was always meant for another (which speaking of, all my props to Plum for making that happen in the end).
Throughout this novel, I was continuously surprised, and I loved that the book was not really ruined by my own curiosity. All and all, an excellent conclusion to a great trilogy. I’m going to really miss these characters. However, I can’t wait to see what Amy Plum has next for us ~
Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
GoodReads Rating: 4.34/5
-review by Between Printed Pages
And before you ask if I read them, I did, and this made the book fairly boring in comparison to what it would’ve been if I had followed my own advice. But really, what was the possibility that they’d be right… Ah well.
Spoilers aside, I thought that Amy Plum twirled together the ending really well. Even with said spoilers that were actually just accidental, REALLY ACCURATE, guesses, I was still surprised by a lot of things in this novel. The first was a surprise that awaited readers in New York, along with the departure of a loved character, the return of another, and the death of two or three that I really wish hadn’t happened (well, at least one of them I was alright with).
Can I just say though, that I felt really bad for Jules? Like throughout this entire trilogy, he’s always gotten the short end of the stick, and this book was just like a dagger to my heart when it came to Jules. Even though Vincent and Kate were pretty much together from the start (and I appreciate her unwavering love for the guy), a part of me really liked her with Jules. Heck, I even loved her with Ambrose, but he was always meant for another (which speaking of, all my props to Plum for making that happen in the end).
Throughout this novel, I was continuously surprised, and I loved that the book was not really ruined by my own curiosity. All and all, an excellent conclusion to a great trilogy. I’m going to really miss these characters. However, I can’t wait to see what Amy Plum has next for us ~
Plot: 4.5/5
Characters: 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
GoodReads Rating: 4.34/5
-review by Between Printed Pages
I'm so sad to see this series end and I don't know how I feel about this ending. I think the ending is appropriate, I'm just quite unhappy about some things like WHY DOES JULES HAVE TO KEEP LEAVING? It's so upsetting, especially after seeing how he feels about Kate in [b:Die for Her|16102760|Die for Her (Revenants, #2.5)|Amy Plum|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1357925079s/16102760.jpg|21913655]. My heart is breaking for him and for poor Gaspard. ):
And I have so many unanswered questions. How can it just end right there? Can we have an epilogue please or something!?
And I have so many unanswered questions. How can it just end right there? Can we have an epilogue please or something!?
I feel like I wasted my time on this series. It completely lacks any self-awareness or sensibility. In a non-spoiler moment, when the protagonist looks at paintings that depict the "bad guys" (the Numa, who, of course, walk around with red halos around their heads) throughout history, she realizes that the Nazis, under Hitler's Germany, were Numa. Now, I'm not Jewish, either ethnically or religiously, and this moment was a single sentence in the book that didn't affect the plotline at all, but this just seems very wrong to say. The lesson that most of us take away from the horror of the Holocaust is that normal, intelligent, and even "good" people became the Nazis that committed so many horrific war crimes. That the level of propaganda, patriotism, and powerful rhetoric by leaders such as Hitler was able to transform ordinary people into some unrecognizable and inexplicably widespread and sweeping. It doesn't sit right with me to just state, for no relevant reason involving plot, the characters, or anything of importance really, that the people involved in the Holocaust were just evil immortal demons to begin with and not ordinary people who turned on their neighbors because of the influence and power of state propaganda. Does anyone else agree with me on this? Yes, we know the Nazis committed horrific crimes. No, we don't need to explain their behavior by saying that in this world - fantasy or not- it was just the Numa who did horrible things to people as Nazis, not ordinary people who became unrecognizable over the course of the Holocaust . Honestly, I could see someone writing an alternate fiction piece set during the Holocaust in which Hitler and the Nazis were, in fact, some supernatural/fantastical species, but this book was neither here nor there and that sentence was pulled me out of the world entirely.
Now, for some complaints about the actual plot and and characters of the book that are very much spoilers:
How does a character like Kate - depressed to a zombiesque state before meeting Vincent, lacking a personality, but somehow being rash and impertinent - become the Champion of Revenants?? I'm the person who thought Bella was fine and even relatable as a protagonist in Twilight, so I'm surprised by how much I disliked Kate in this series. For Kate to have been the destined champion, I really, truly, think there should have been more to her than (A) crying over something/someone, (B) interfering with plans that were none of her business (at least at the time) and ruining them, and (C) being gullible and not in an endearing way.
Since Book 1, it seemed like Kate was annoyingly entitled by trying to interfere with plans and attend house meetings just because of her (very new) relationship with Vincent. In Book 3, this reached new level of irritating. From Jules inexplicably being in love with her (why? to set up a companion series of books? who needs a half-hearted love triangle in just a chunk of the last book?) to Ambrose starting to like Charlotte only after she is promoted to the position of second (after crushing on him for 5 decades while being ignored), everything about this book got annoying after a certain point. Not to mention that I couldn't stop rolling my eyes when it became clear that Kate's strategy to lead all the Revenants to victory in war was to use her "powerful and invisible weapon: love" - complete with a conversation about hearts and love in her final confrontation with Violette (377).
Don't waste your time. Pick up another book. This book doesn't deliver on anything it seems to promise: the fantasy world, while initially promising, is nonsensicaland results in a girl with minimal training in fighting or anything leading her army into battle and winning, while being a visible beacon to others from literally hours and new immortal leader of their race, which is the opposite of what a Journey of the Hero story should be , the "forbidden romance" is lackluster in literally every way, and even when he's gone, he's a ghost that follows her around - and even that is for just 5 days. At least Edward left Bella for months. And when Bella became the secret weapon that saved her family in [b:Breaking Dawn|1162543|Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4)|Stephenie Meyer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361039438s/1162543.jpg|2960529], it was in a way that fit her character and really snuck up on the assembled army. It wasn't like Kate being the commander of the army through no merits of her own other than her "destiny" and, at best, is predictable and slow-paced.
Rant over. Wow, I really did not like this book.
Now, for some complaints about the actual plot and and characters of the book that are very much spoilers:
Since Book 1, it seemed like Kate was annoyingly entitled by trying to interfere with plans and attend house meetings just because of her (very new) relationship with Vincent. In Book 3, this reached new level of irritating. From Jules inexplicably being in love with her (why? to set up a companion series of books? who needs a half-hearted love triangle in just a chunk of the last book?) to Ambrose starting to like Charlotte only after she is promoted to the position of second (after crushing on him for 5 decades while being ignored), everything about this book got annoying after a certain point. Not to mention that I couldn't stop rolling my eyes when it became clear that Kate's strategy to lead all the Revenants to victory in war was to use her "powerful and invisible weapon: love" - complete with a conversation about hearts and love in her final confrontation with Violette (377).
Don't waste your time. Pick up another book. This book doesn't deliver on anything it seems to promise: the fantasy world, while initially promising, is nonsensical
Rant over. Wow, I really did not like this book.
Great end to a great series. I loved it. There were some issues which is why the 4 star rating.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated