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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
UNPOPULAR OPINION ALERT!!!
Cole is better then Liam.....please don't kill me
Cole is better then Liam.....please don't kill me
I actually think this book wrapped up the series quite well. Like, usually when dystopian series' end, you get the general gist that some greater evil was destroyed and the "good people" are in charge now, so of course (I say sarcastically) everything's going to turn out absolutely perfect for the city or country or world. Yeah, right. Well, this one ended with, like, a specific step-by-step plan for how they were going to fix everything which I, personally, really appreciated. It made it more realistic, somehow. Besides that part of the ending, I mostly liked everything. I thought it was pretty cool to think back on the first book, and even the second, and see the character development for so many of the key people. Ruby especially. She seemed so small and fragile in the beginning of "The Darkest Minds," and by the end of this last book she was so strong. Almost like a completely different person. Everyone else grew, too. Chubs, he definitely gained confidence, and Zu, and then I think Vida and Nico just became more comfortable in their own skin, and with the people around them. Liam didn't have to change. He was always perfect. His scenes were my favorite, all throughout this book (and the others, for that matter). I felt so heart broken for him after what happened to Cole (even though, spoilers, but if someone had to go, I'm glad it was him, and not a repeat of the Jude incident by taking someone else I dearly, deeply cared about; I was really worried for Liam's life for about .5 seconds). Also, I love love loved Vida and Chubs. I mean, I totally saw it coming from book two, and shipped them all along, it was just really cool to watch it develop. I like to imagine what Ruby and Liam and Chubs and Vida's lives may look like years in the future, when they can all just settle down and enjoy life. So yeah, I really did enjoy this series, and I'm glad I heard about it, even if it was super after the fact. One of the best end of the world/dystopian series I think I have yet to read from beginning to end. Highly recommended.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
[4.5 stars]
For 600 pages, I wouldn't be able to tell you much about the plot. But, whilst I was reading it, it never felt like it was dragging and not moving fast enough. For a dystopian book, it had a lot of domestic moments that warmed my heart and made me love this book even more.
I love Vida a whole lot more now. With the Zu situation, her 'complaints' about Chubs and how badass she is, she's becoming a new favourite character. Her friendship with Zu restored my faith in humanity and every scene brought a huge smile to my face.
I feel this book really harped on the fact that Ruby is such a self-sacrificing girl who just wants to protect people, which I understand, to some extent. Sometimes I just wanted to yell at the pages when Ruby couldn't see things from others perspectives or made a stupid decision on the premise that she was protecting the other kids. It showed how much pressure she put on herself to be a leader, constantly having to be the rock when all she wanted to do was break down. The only way she could let herself crumble a little was with Cole, who understood the pressure of being a dangerous colour and a leader. So his death made it even more unbearable. I also love how when Ruby wanted to do something, she did it. She hugged Vida, kissed Liam and she didn't let anything stop her. So often in YA books, the MC is some withering girl who is too afraid to do anything but Ruby is strong and willing to take the extra step no one else would take.
I know this wasn't supposed to happen but I cried more when I thought Clancy died than when Cole did. I love Clancy with my whole heart and I know it's wrong. I can't stop thinking about how much his past has broken him; how he just wants to be free and to have control. But in the end, I like how it was left: the last view of him was smiling and free from his past.
Halfway through, I was rooting for Cole to get with Ruby and was honestly surprised when nothing happened between them during the rough patch with Ruby and Liam. I felt Liam was putting more into their relationship than Ruby was and she didn't deserve him. He was constantly looking out for her but she never thought if her actions would hurt him. I still think that but Ruby had so much going on, once it's all over I know it'll be a 50/50 relationship again.
The end was so wholesome, and such a perfect ending for this group; but I don't understand what's going to happen in the fourth book. It obviously means something's going to wrong but the acknowledgements made it sound like this was supposed to be the last book in the series.
I really liked the relationship shifting in this book and the divide of ways to make a change. In the end, the best way was to come together and combine all the ideas. The characters felt more grown and mature; the hits felt like professional ops that could actually make a difference. Even though the majority of this book was set in one place, it never felt boring because it meant the characters got to rest for the first time in years.
I think this is my favourite book of the series so far.
For 600 pages, I wouldn't be able to tell you much about the plot. But, whilst I was reading it, it never felt like it was dragging and not moving fast enough. For a dystopian book, it had a lot of domestic moments that warmed my heart and made me love this book even more.
I love Vida a whole lot more now. With the Zu situation, her 'complaints' about Chubs and how badass she is, she's becoming a new favourite character. Her friendship with Zu restored my faith in humanity and every scene brought a huge smile to my face.
I feel this book really harped on the fact that Ruby is such a self-sacrificing girl who just wants to protect people, which I understand, to some extent. Sometimes I just wanted to yell at the pages when Ruby couldn't see things from others perspectives or made a stupid decision on the premise that she was protecting the other kids. It showed how much pressure she put on herself to be a leader, constantly having to be the rock when all she wanted to do was break down. The only way she could let herself crumble a little was with Cole, who understood the pressure of being a dangerous colour and a leader. So his death made it even more unbearable. I also love how when Ruby wanted to do something, she did it. She hugged Vida, kissed Liam and she didn't let anything stop her. So often in YA books, the MC is some withering girl who is too afraid to do anything but Ruby is strong and willing to take the extra step no one else would take.
I know this wasn't supposed to happen but I cried more when I thought Clancy died than when Cole did. I love Clancy with my whole heart and I know it's wrong. I can't stop thinking about how much his past has broken him; how he just wants to be free and to have control. But in the end, I like how it was left: the last view of him was smiling and free from his past.
Halfway through, I was rooting for Cole to get with Ruby and was honestly surprised when nothing happened between them during the rough patch with Ruby and Liam. I felt Liam was putting more into their relationship than Ruby was and she didn't deserve him. He was constantly looking out for her but she never thought if her actions would hurt him. I still think that but Ruby had so much going on, once it's all over I know it'll be a 50/50 relationship again.
The end was so wholesome, and such a perfect ending for this group; but I don't understand what's going to happen in the fourth book. It obviously means something's going to wrong but the acknowledgements made it sound like this was supposed to be the last book in the series.
I really liked the relationship shifting in this book and the divide of ways to make a change. In the end, the best way was to come together and combine all the ideas. The characters felt more grown and mature; the hits felt like professional ops that could actually make a difference. Even though the majority of this book was set in one place, it never felt boring because it meant the characters got to rest for the first time in years.
I think this is my favourite book of the series so far.
The writing is fairly decent but I just couldn't get myself to care about it one bit. This made it move so slow to so I finally had to give up.
This book went on and on and on. It was about 100 pages too long.
adventurous
emotional
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
The first series to make my heart ache after finishing it because I desperately wanted there to be more but the ending was the perfect way to wrap up this trilogy.
This was a solid ending to the trilogy. No spoilers, but I think how it ends is very fitting. Not all loose ends are tied up, but that's ok. I think if every little thing were to have been resolved, it wouldn't be as good an ending. Some books need that absolute resolution. I don't think this one does. Overall, very well written, to me at least. Some of the tension between Ruby and Liam is a little over the top, but that's the only problem I can think of.