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One of the strongest endings of a series/duo logo that I’ve ever read. Immensely impressed with Marie lu’s writing, both stylistically and in regards to plot development. And character development. And all the development. Gah I’m just happy as shit at how good this was
I love the world that Marie Lu has created in this series and the relationship between Emika and Hideo.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.5/5 stars. I have mixed feelings about this. Wildcard is more about Zero's arc than the game itself and his background story is so traumatizing af I feel like reading a fanfiction but I also kinda like his character? Feel sorry for him. It's dragging yes but since I read it through audiobook with maximum speed i feel like it's not that bad.
I remember loving the first book but this one did not have me as excited.
The most awaited sequel to the well-love sci-fi debut of Marie Lu that is Warcross, Wildcard finally hit the shelves last year and since I had the chance to re-read Warcross early this month, I decided to sift through the entire duology at once and here's my review!
I have high expectations for this book since Warcross definitely hit all the right angles and with that explosive ending, the bar was set high for Wildcard hence a lot of negative reviews were written for, imo, the expectation was never met. And same goes with my experience.
I won't elaborate much on the negativities or where this book went wrong but I'll just leave it here: the action-packed Warcross novel's not embodied on Wildcard for it gave a different approach to Hideo-Emika-Zero triangle.
But anyway, Wildcard still manage to nab a three-star rating for the following reasons:
First, Marie Lu's writing remains topnotch. It is evident in all of her books and though Wildcard did not connect with me and with that *oof* ending, I am still amazed with the way she narrated the scenes in this book. Queen Marie Lu still.
Second, I love how she included a whole different kind of darkness for the Warcross universe in the introduction of Jax and Dana Taylor and the Blackcoats. Though the ending was really anticlimactic, I still love that Jax revelation before Emika decided which side to jump on.
Lastly, that Tremaine-Roshan scene is what really stood out in this book for me! I KNOW! I feel that this duo needs more book time when I finished Warcross and thank God Marie Lu delivered the goods in Wildcard.
Anyway, this is my lowest rating for a Marie Lu book but I still enjoyed the book except for the final chapters! This year, I'm hoping for more Marie Lu books and some Netflix adaptations please!
RATING: 3stars!
I have high expectations for this book since Warcross definitely hit all the right angles and with that explosive ending, the bar was set high for Wildcard hence a lot of negative reviews were written for, imo, the expectation was never met. And same goes with my experience.
I won't elaborate much on the negativities or where this book went wrong but I'll just leave it here: the action-packed Warcross novel's not embodied on Wildcard for it gave a different approach to Hideo-Emika-Zero triangle.
But anyway, Wildcard still manage to nab a three-star rating for the following reasons:
First, Marie Lu's writing remains topnotch. It is evident in all of her books and though Wildcard did not connect with me and with that *oof* ending, I am still amazed with the way she narrated the scenes in this book. Queen Marie Lu still.
Second, I love how she included a whole different kind of darkness for the Warcross universe in the introduction of Jax and Dana Taylor and the Blackcoats. Though the ending was really anticlimactic, I still love that Jax revelation before Emika decided which side to jump on.
Lastly, that Tremaine-Roshan scene is what really stood out in this book for me! I KNOW! I feel that this duo needs more book time when I finished Warcross and thank God Marie Lu delivered the goods in Wildcard.
Anyway, this is my lowest rating for a Marie Lu book but I still enjoyed the book except for the final chapters! This year, I'm hoping for more Marie Lu books and some Netflix adaptations please!
RATING: 3stars!
goooooood story but not quite as good as warcross!! definitely excited for new beginnings in the next book :)
No sigue el ritmo del primero pero tiene unos cuantos plot twists que no esperaba.
Bastante bien.
Bastante bien.
4.5 stars
This was a very strong ending to a great series. I absolutely loved how the author wrapped up this story and brought things to a conclusion of sorts. And I will say that the main characters really grew on me in this one. This book was not exactly character-driven, which is what I usually prefer, but the author created such an interesting world with plenty of action and tension, and while many of the characters started and remained somewhat sketched in, Emika, Hideo, and Zero became much more developed in this book, and while the individuals on Emika's team were slightly more developed than they were in the first book, the team as a whole was a strong entity in its own right. Additionally, there were quite a few twists in this book, some of which were not expected, so that was also very cool. The romance part of this series was also not the usual YA romance, which I appreciated. Overall, I really enjoyed this duology and I look forward to diving into other series by this author.
This was a very strong ending to a great series. I absolutely loved how the author wrapped up this story and brought things to a conclusion of sorts. And I will say that the main characters really grew on me in this one. This book was not exactly character-driven, which is what I usually prefer, but the author created such an interesting world with plenty of action and tension, and while many of the characters started and remained somewhat sketched in, Emika, Hideo, and Zero became much more developed in this book, and while the individuals on Emika's team were slightly more developed than they were in the first book, the team as a whole was a strong entity in its own right. Additionally, there were quite a few twists in this book, some of which were not expected, so that was also very cool. The romance part of this series was also not the usual YA romance, which I appreciated. Overall, I really enjoyed this duology and I look forward to diving into other series by this author.