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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
WARNING: Spoilers for the last two books are included in this review.
"Are you sure this isn't a nightmare?" He asked quietly. "And that we won't just wake up?"
"Yes," I said after some time.
Because dreamers always wake up and leave their monsters behind. (Page 64)
This book was awesome. It lived up to all of my expectations and more, and was very satisfying as a last book in the trilogy. Reading this series a second time really made me see why I love it so much. It's not just the plot, the writing or the world building. That stuff is all excellent, but it's the characters that have stolen my heart from page one. I've said this in all my other reviews, but Alexandra Bracken knows how to write characters. They are multi-layered, constantly growing and changing as they should. They feel so authentic, which makes an amazing reading experience.
So in this book, the stakes are higher. After the horrible events of Never Fade, the characters are all struggling with grief and sorrow. Ruby especially is hit hard by the death of her friend, and you see her struggle with it throughout the entire book. Ruby made some choices in this one that I didn't always like or agree with. She pushed people away and isolated herself, however she still has an interesting narrative. Her dynamics with other characters, especially with Liam, Chubs, Cole, Zu and Vida were so well written.
Liam and Ruby are adorable together, and it was really great to see them work through their issues together. And of course, Liam said such sweet things to her like:
"The you that you were then, who you are now, who you'll be, I love you. With my whole heart. My whole life, however long I'm lucky enough to get, nothing will change for me." (Page 416)
Well, it's quite adorable and swoon worthy to be honest.
Chubs and Zu were amazing, (as usual) but I also really grew a love for Vida. I loved her character in Never Fade, but we get to see another side of her in this book, which I loved. She is so wise, especially after the things she went through. And she also has amazing quotable dialogue!
"I get scared too. Thing is, though, fear is worthless. It stops you when you need to keep moving most. And it only exists inside your head. You can hate yourself for being scared, but that's still letting it control your life. Aren't you tired of that same old shit? It's just going to keep dragging you down." (Page 255)
And now let's talk about Clancy. I don't like him. He's horrible, manipulative, and is all around a bad person. Yet there is something so charismatic and charming about him that makes him such a great character. He's one of the most complex characters in this series, and I felt really sympathetic towards him. By the end, (even though he's horrible) I ended up really liking him and enjoying his character.
Moving on from characters, a lot of my questions were answered about IAAN, and about its origins. (Finally!) It really solidified the story to finally know the truth. The plot was action packed, full of mystery and intrigue. It was sad and bleak at some points, but was still balanced with some fun one liners and snark.
The climax was perfectly executed. It had a mixture of suspense, action, and emotion that left me on the edge of my seat without being able to put it down.
I would have liked to see more about President Gray, but unfortunately he wasn't really in the book, which was disappointing.
The ending was really great! It was satisfying, but I felt that the loose ends were tied up a bit too nicely for Ruby...however it was still nice.
Overall, this series is one of my favourites. Fun and action-packed, with some of the best characterization, this series will not disappoint! Read it if you haven't had a chance to! It's certainly worth checking out.
"Zu's crying face the other night floated to the forefront of my mind, only to be replaced by the memory of Chubs confession about the requirements of being a skip tracer, him being shot; Liam's battered face--all of them were linked in my mind now. They'd never fade, not even in the afterlight of all of this." (Page 199)
"Are you sure this isn't a nightmare?" He asked quietly. "And that we won't just wake up?"
"Yes," I said after some time.
Because dreamers always wake up and leave their monsters behind. (Page 64)
This book was awesome. It lived up to all of my expectations and more, and was very satisfying as a last book in the trilogy. Reading this series a second time really made me see why I love it so much. It's not just the plot, the writing or the world building. That stuff is all excellent, but it's the characters that have stolen my heart from page one. I've said this in all my other reviews, but Alexandra Bracken knows how to write characters. They are multi-layered, constantly growing and changing as they should. They feel so authentic, which makes an amazing reading experience.
So in this book, the stakes are higher. After the horrible events of Never Fade, the characters are all struggling with grief and sorrow. Ruby especially is hit hard by the death of her friend, and you see her struggle with it throughout the entire book. Ruby made some choices in this one that I didn't always like or agree with. She pushed people away and isolated herself, however she still has an interesting narrative. Her dynamics with other characters, especially with Liam, Chubs, Cole, Zu and Vida were so well written.
Liam and Ruby are adorable together, and it was really great to see them work through their issues together. And of course, Liam said such sweet things to her like:
"The you that you were then, who you are now, who you'll be, I love you. With my whole heart. My whole life, however long I'm lucky enough to get, nothing will change for me." (Page 416)
Well, it's quite adorable and swoon worthy to be honest.
Chubs and Zu were amazing, (as usual) but I also really grew a love for Vida. I loved her character in Never Fade, but we get to see another side of her in this book, which I loved. She is so wise, especially after the things she went through. And she also has amazing quotable dialogue!
"I get scared too. Thing is, though, fear is worthless. It stops you when you need to keep moving most. And it only exists inside your head. You can hate yourself for being scared, but that's still letting it control your life. Aren't you tired of that same old shit? It's just going to keep dragging you down." (Page 255)
And now let's talk about Clancy. I don't like him. He's horrible, manipulative, and is all around a bad person. Yet there is something so charismatic and charming about him that makes him such a great character. He's one of the most complex characters in this series, and I felt really sympathetic towards him. By the end, (even though he's horrible) I ended up really liking him and enjoying his character.
Moving on from characters, a lot of my questions were answered about IAAN, and about its origins. (Finally!) It really solidified the story to finally know the truth. The plot was action packed, full of mystery and intrigue. It was sad and bleak at some points, but was still balanced with some fun one liners and snark.
The climax was perfectly executed. It had a mixture of suspense, action, and emotion that left me on the edge of my seat without being able to put it down.
I would have liked to see more about President Gray, but unfortunately he wasn't really in the book, which was disappointing.
The ending was really great! It was satisfying, but I felt that the loose ends were tied up a bit too nicely for Ruby...however it was still nice.
Overall, this series is one of my favourites. Fun and action-packed, with some of the best characterization, this series will not disappoint! Read it if you haven't had a chance to! It's certainly worth checking out.
"Zu's crying face the other night floated to the forefront of my mind, only to be replaced by the memory of Chubs confession about the requirements of being a skip tracer, him being shot; Liam's battered face--all of them were linked in my mind now. They'd never fade, not even in the afterlight of all of this." (Page 199)
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An amazing conclusion to an epic series! I loved this finale so much. It wrapped everything up amazingly, and was super exciting to read! I absolutely LOVE Ruby and Liam's relationship, even though they did make me mad sometimes.... Also Chubs and Vida were
I'm glad I'm finally done with this book. I feel really .. happy about the ending, Alexandra Bracken managed to tell a dystopia in a very different way from what I'm used to, and this is what makes me so happy and glad about her books. In the Afterlight was full of action, heart wrenching but so well done and so beautiful at the same time. I've never been this happy about the ending of a dystopia except maybe for Champion. I shall write a full review latter because right now I have lots of feelings and I need to calm the hell down.
didn't like this one as much as the others, but the audiobook narration was fantastic.
I loved this series when I was young, and I never managed to get my hands on the last book and now I can't remember a thing omg. Maybe I will come around starting from the start again so I can enjoy this one but I was missing so much drama because I couldn't tell who was who except Ruby, Liam and Zu. Vaguely Clancy.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-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:
No
Lejos uno de los mejores finales que he leído y el mejor de los 3.