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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Contains many spoilers, so read at your own risk
This year, I am making a concerted effort to finish up series that I have started, and then allowed to wallow by the wayside. I loved Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi, but due to time constraints, wasn’t able to read the follow up, Through the Ever Night. Then it was on sale for the Kindle (after I had already purchased the hardcover), and because I would be sitting on plane for a few hours, I snapped it up. Reading it made me remember why I enjoyed the first book so much. I love the characters, and enjoyed catching up with them. Aria, Perry, Roar, Cinder – I even developed a new appreciation for those that I disliked at first. Soren? Who would have possible thought I could learn to like Soren? He’s kind of the one that got this whole adventure started. While there were still times that I wanted someone to clock him, he grew as a character and turned into someone I just might be able to like. Maybe.
At first, I couldn’t stand Aria. She, like everyone else from Reverie, considers the Outsiders to be savages. Sub-human. Not worth their time or regard. She was such a snob, and I hated her. It’s a good thing that I liked Perry, otherwise I probably would not have finished Under the Never Sky. But while following along with Aria in the harsh environment that she’s been so carelessly tossed into, something remarkable happened. I started to like her. She became like my best friend. Like we had always been buds. She grew as a character, and while doing so, she changed. She became likable. She began to care about others, and she began to put herself at risk to ensure that her friends were kept safe. By the end of the series, there is little about her to tie her to her old, immature self. She has become a confident, resourceful leader. She will do what it takes to get things done. She will put herself directly in harm’s way to do what she believes in. She becomes heroic, and I loved the transformation.
I always liked Perry, and while he didn’t have to change in order for me to keep liking him, change he did. He grows from an angry boy into a leader of his people. At first he is unsure of himself, but as dangers are heaped upon him, one after another, he realizes that there are things he has to do that he won’t like. But he has to, or the Tides will suffer. While his people have one idea of how he should act, the Aether storms are telling him that he must learn to act in a new way. This puts him at odds with the people he’s sworn to lead, and the people who have sworn to follow him. While his brother led with an iron fist, Perry wants to lead by committee, and sometimes that doesn’t work. He recognizes that he’s young and occasionally needs guidance, and others see that as a weakness. This undermines his authority, and makes it that much more difficult to keep control of his tribe.
Read complete review here:
http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/?p=10011
This year, I am making a concerted effort to finish up series that I have started, and then allowed to wallow by the wayside. I loved Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi, but due to time constraints, wasn’t able to read the follow up, Through the Ever Night. Then it was on sale for the Kindle (after I had already purchased the hardcover), and because I would be sitting on plane for a few hours, I snapped it up. Reading it made me remember why I enjoyed the first book so much. I love the characters, and enjoyed catching up with them. Aria, Perry, Roar, Cinder – I even developed a new appreciation for those that I disliked at first. Soren? Who would have possible thought I could learn to like Soren? He’s kind of the one that got this whole adventure started. While there were still times that I wanted someone to clock him, he grew as a character and turned into someone I just might be able to like. Maybe.
At first, I couldn’t stand Aria. She, like everyone else from Reverie, considers the Outsiders to be savages. Sub-human. Not worth their time or regard. She was such a snob, and I hated her. It’s a good thing that I liked Perry, otherwise I probably would not have finished Under the Never Sky. But while following along with Aria in the harsh environment that she’s been so carelessly tossed into, something remarkable happened. I started to like her. She became like my best friend. Like we had always been buds. She grew as a character, and while doing so, she changed. She became likable. She began to care about others, and she began to put herself at risk to ensure that her friends were kept safe. By the end of the series, there is little about her to tie her to her old, immature self. She has become a confident, resourceful leader. She will do what it takes to get things done. She will put herself directly in harm’s way to do what she believes in. She becomes heroic, and I loved the transformation.
I always liked Perry, and while he didn’t have to change in order for me to keep liking him, change he did. He grows from an angry boy into a leader of his people. At first he is unsure of himself, but as dangers are heaped upon him, one after another, he realizes that there are things he has to do that he won’t like. But he has to, or the Tides will suffer. While his people have one idea of how he should act, the Aether storms are telling him that he must learn to act in a new way. This puts him at odds with the people he’s sworn to lead, and the people who have sworn to follow him. While his brother led with an iron fist, Perry wants to lead by committee, and sometimes that doesn’t work. He recognizes that he’s young and occasionally needs guidance, and others see that as a weakness. This undermines his authority, and makes it that much more difficult to keep control of his tribe.
Read complete review here:
http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/?p=10011
HEARTBREAKING.
SIMPLY FANTASTIC. ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
SIMPLY FANTASTIC. ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
Actual rating: three and a half stars. Review to come!
Ya ven bu seriyi çok sevdim amaa. *-* Çok güzeldi gerçekten. Perry aşkım <3
Why did it have to end? I want more about them. This novel was amazing and it tied everything up nicely. I couldn't have asked for a better ending to a series. The relationships between the characters made me so happy. I want to know more about their lives after the ending. I would definitely recommend this to any of my friends. Thank you Veronica Rossi for the great adventure through the Aether.
Just one question: what happened to those savage cannibal people in the first book? That entire plot line just disappeared...
Maybe it's just me, but I was disappointed with this series when I finished it. Into the Still Blue was a confusing mess of futuristic transportation, mass shootouts, and lots and lots of arguing in caves. There were too many things happening at once, from the drama between the Dwellers and the people of the Tides, to the newfound relationship of Aria and . On the one hand, I am pleased that Rossi did not make things easy for the characters on their ragtag rescue mission, but then she made things too easy at the end, wrapping everything in a pretty bow just in time for the last few pages.
And was anyone else disappointed Aria didn't end up with Roar? The only parts of the book I liked were her quiet moments with Roar. Their relationship felt more solid and built on a deep and lasting friendship. I didn't feel the magic or connection when Aria was with Perry.
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Perry returns from almost certain drowning? Really?And was anyone else disappointed Aria didn't end up with Roar? The only parts of the book I liked were her quiet moments with Roar. Their relationship felt more solid and built on a deep and lasting friendship. I didn't feel the magic or connection when Aria was with Perry.
I will miss these characters. I will miss Perry the most. He is the most perfect fictional specimen I have ever met.
I was in a dystopian slump. It seems to me like dystopian novels are the same thing and plot over and over again. So I was kind of swerving from dystopian novel but I gave this one a try, and all I can sat is I am so wrong to have given up on dystopia.
This was amazing!!!!!!!!
I was in a dystopian slump. It seems to me like dystopian novels are the same thing and plot over and over again. So I was kind of swerving from dystopian novel but I gave this one a try, and all I can sat is I am so wrong to have given up on dystopia.
This was amazing!!!!!!!!
Where do I even start?
I love this series.
I love the characters; especially Perry and Roar.
I love how well it's written between the views of two characters.
And I'm really sad that it's all over now.
I love this series.
I love the characters; especially Perry and Roar.
I love how well it's written between the views of two characters.
And I'm really sad that it's all over now.
What a great way to end a trilogy! What I hate is when an author feels the need to end a book/series with a mass murder of half the main characters, so I'm immensely glad Rossi ignored those urges and only killed off a couple.
Well, ignoring all of the random soldiers/opposers whom Perry, Roar, and Aria were against shooting, but had absolutely no trouble causing serious brain damage to.
Seriously, Veronica Rossi! It is not okay to kill everyone in your way. If Aria were killed by a stray bullet from a soldier or someone trying to get around her, it would be seen as a terrible crime in which the main characters would seek revenge for in the rest of the book.
It just really bothered me how many people were killed just because they were in the way. I hate war.
Anyway, the journey to the Komodo and the action there added some good substance to the book. I'm glad the gang didn't get away Scott-free, like they almost did, when they visited the Komodo and took Cinder. That would have been way too simple.
Wow, how convenient it is that Aria's father shows up! I'm still not sure how Loran knew she was his daughter, but he seems like a likeable guy, at least. I kind of picture him as Sharlto Copley, or Stefan from Maleficent. I don't know why. He just seems like such a sweet guy (minus the fact that he's Sable's right-hand-man) and Aria maybe could have cut him some slack. He tries to reach out to her multiple times!
Cinder's death: Ouch. I really liked Cinder. What an awful situation he had to be in! I can't even imagine what I would do. To know that you are the key for all of your loved ones to live a happy, semi-danger-free life, and that there's a huge chance you won't even get to spend it with them., would be just terrible. He's a brave little guy, though, and without him they would have probably all burnt up out in the real world from the Aether.
Speaking of the Aether, that whole situation was never really solved. Sure, all the main characters are saved from it by living in the Still Blue, but what about the rest of the world? Will life, from then on, have to spend its time in a little bubble of happiness, while everything else is burnt to smithereens? It's an interesting concept, to say the least.
The end of the book felt a little bit corny.
"Roar sat beside her. 'So you want to just wait for them here?'
'Sure.' She bumped his shoulder with her own and smiled. "It's a good place to wait. This is home.'"
Even so, I'm glad everything worked out. I got a little bit too attached to Aria, Perry, and Roar throughout the trilogy, and it's nice to imagine they'll live a happy little life inside the Still Blue. What I would have really liked to see is an Epilogue from like a year later in which Perry and Aria get married and Aria walks down the aisle with Loran. And maybe Talon is the ring-bearer, with Flea at his side wagging his tale happily. Is that too much to ask for?!
Overall, I'm glad I read this trilogy. It is by far not the best trilogy I have ever read, but I enjoyed it while it lasted, and I think that you will, too.
This review can also be found on my Teen Review Blog, Rad Teen Book Reviews.
Well, ignoring all of the random soldiers/opposers whom Perry, Roar, and Aria were against shooting, but had absolutely no trouble causing serious brain damage to.
Seriously, Veronica Rossi! It is not okay to kill everyone in your way. If Aria were killed by a stray bullet from a soldier or someone trying to get around her, it would be seen as a terrible crime in which the main characters would seek revenge for in the rest of the book.
It just really bothered me how many people were killed just because they were in the way. I hate war.
Anyway, the journey to the Komodo and the action there added some good substance to the book. I'm glad the gang didn't get away Scott-free, like they almost did, when they visited the Komodo and took Cinder. That would have been way too simple.
Wow, how convenient it is that Aria's father shows up! I'm still not sure how Loran knew she was his daughter, but he seems like a likeable guy, at least. I kind of picture him as Sharlto Copley, or Stefan from Maleficent. I don't know why. He just seems like such a sweet guy (minus the fact that he's Sable's right-hand-man) and Aria maybe could have cut him some slack. He tries to reach out to her multiple times!
Cinder's death: Ouch. I really liked Cinder. What an awful situation he had to be in! I can't even imagine what I would do. To know that you are the key for all of your loved ones to live a happy, semi-danger-free life, and that there's a huge chance you won't even get to spend it with them., would be just terrible. He's a brave little guy, though, and without him they would have probably all burnt up out in the real world from the Aether.
Speaking of the Aether, that whole situation was never really solved. Sure, all the main characters are saved from it by living in the Still Blue, but what about the rest of the world? Will life, from then on, have to spend its time in a little bubble of happiness, while everything else is burnt to smithereens? It's an interesting concept, to say the least.
The end of the book felt a little bit corny.
"Roar sat beside her. 'So you want to just wait for them here?'
'Sure.' She bumped his shoulder with her own and smiled. "It's a good place to wait. This is home.'"
Even so, I'm glad everything worked out. I got a little bit too attached to Aria, Perry, and Roar throughout the trilogy, and it's nice to imagine they'll live a happy little life inside the Still Blue. What I would have really liked to see is an Epilogue from like a year later in which Perry and Aria get married and Aria walks down the aisle with Loran. And maybe Talon is the ring-bearer, with Flea at his side wagging his tale happily. Is that too much to ask for?!
Overall, I'm glad I read this trilogy. It is by far not the best trilogy I have ever read, but I enjoyed it while it lasted, and I think that you will, too.
This review can also be found on my Teen Review Blog, Rad Teen Book Reviews.