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beckyrendon's review against another edition
5.0
I know I say this a lot because sometimes words just fail you but---- OMG!!!!!! The Infinity Division far exceeds my preconceived notions for this series. This series is an unsung hero in the YA sci-fi realm. I laughed, I cried, and I hurt. I'm not sure whether my aged heart is just so sensitive or even as a teen I would have been touched by the powerful emotions- but either way, I'm a mess.
Alpha maybe the end of the line but it will never be far from your mind. Like many other YA series before it, it sparks the mind and opens it to possibilities but the true making of a long lasting love affair with a book...the characters. These characters aren't a 2 dimensional being. They are living breathing flawed people. They are family. They become the readers family and that right there makes them eternal. I, along with others , will share my love for the flawed revenge plot that led to mass murders and drastic plans to save a girl from utter termination through out the multiverse. I have already shared my love with my teens and hope that they too will pass on the mind opening courage, love, and tolerance.
Alpha is a beginning. Remember that when you get to "the end", it has only just begun!
Alpha maybe the end of the line but it will never be far from your mind. Like many other YA series before it, it sparks the mind and opens it to possibilities but the true making of a long lasting love affair with a book...the characters. These characters aren't a 2 dimensional being. They are living breathing flawed people. They are family. They become the readers family and that right there makes them eternal. I, along with others , will share my love for the flawed revenge plot that led to mass murders and drastic plans to save a girl from utter termination through out the multiverse. I have already shared my love with my teens and hope that they too will pass on the mind opening courage, love, and tolerance.
Alpha is a beginning. Remember that when you get to "the end", it has only just begun!
raven168's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
I went into this with higher hopes than were fulfilled. Sera and G never really interested me and there were so many flashbacks that didn't always add anything. Too often I was actually bored with the story and just wanted to see how all of this would end. I've like Dylan since the beginning (yes, even though he was the bad guy) so I wanted more from him here. And I'm not exactly sure how happy I am with how things ended for him.
Not surprising, we pick up right after the last book. The group has been chasing Dylan but always manage to miss catching him. Things between him and Sera are obviously tense and occasionally hostile. Most rare is when we get to see the softer side of Dylan, the side that loved Ava more than anything. Cade's group is not the only ones after them, and Dylan does his damnedest to keep Sera from evil Cora and her henchmen. But then Cora shows up with a deal and a present, both of which Dylan readily accepts. So when G shows up and takes Sera back, Dylan isn't worried. He even revels in dealing G a slow and painful death before he skips on to his newest target.
When G and Sera reunite, a whole lot of nothing happens. We learn about both of their pasts and the terrible things that have happened to them, both before and during their capture. We eventually also learn exactly why Cora is determined to get Sera back. Knowing Dylan's deal with Cora, the two of them hope to beat him to the target. And when they do, they make a deal of their own. Not that any of it goes down the way they were planning.
Eventually they meet back up with Cade and more plans are made. At least these ones go a lot better. Especially with Cade's general there with support and in control. They finally manage to corner the evil Cora, but then she does something that had me roll my eyes....hard. But things all work out in the end. Some people die, some people live, and many have to decide what their future will hold.
The extra epilogues were a nice touch. I was especially happy that Cade and Kori were finally really together.
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
I went into this with higher hopes than were fulfilled. Sera and G never really interested me and there were so many flashbacks that didn't always add anything. Too often I was actually bored with the story and just wanted to see how all of this would end. I've like Dylan since the beginning (yes, even though he was the bad guy) so I wanted more from him here. And I'm not exactly sure how happy I am with how things ended for him.
Not surprising, we pick up right after the last book. The group has been chasing Dylan but always manage to miss catching him. Things between him and Sera are obviously tense and occasionally hostile. Most rare is when we get to see the softer side of Dylan, the side that loved Ava more than anything. Cade's group is not the only ones after them, and Dylan does his damnedest to keep Sera from evil Cora and her henchmen. But then Cora shows up with a deal and a present, both of which Dylan readily accepts. So when G shows up and takes Sera back, Dylan isn't worried. He even revels in dealing G a slow and painful death before he skips on to his newest target.
When G and Sera reunite, a whole lot of nothing happens. We learn about both of their pasts and the terrible things that have happened to them, both before and during their capture. We eventually also learn exactly why Cora is determined to get Sera back. Knowing Dylan's deal with Cora, the two of them hope to beat him to the target. And when they do, they make a deal of their own. Not that any of it goes down the way they were planning.
Eventually they meet back up with Cade and more plans are made. At least these ones go a lot better. Especially with Cade's general there with support and in control. They finally manage to corner the evil Cora, but then she does something that had me roll my eyes....hard. But things all work out in the end. Some people die, some people live, and many have to decide what their future will hold.
The extra epilogues were a nice touch. I was especially happy that Cade and Kori were finally really together.
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
diamondxgirl's review against another edition
5.0
I am the queen of stand alone and companion novels and here I am, sad that I have to say goodbye to cast of a characters I’ve gotten to know over The Infinity Files.
Infinity, Omega, and now Alpha have all focused on different characters, though the same core characters have been through every book. Alpha focuses on G and Sera, who have been held captive and experimented in. Now free, they’re on the run from their past while figuring out their future.
This inter-dimensional story charmed the heck out of me, just as Infinity and Omega did. Jus managed to take characters who we have done unspeakable things and give them redemption while holding their accountable.
Of course, this wouldn’t be an Entangled novel without a smoking hot romance. Each of the couples is destined to be together, as shown over and over again through the different universes. G and Sera are no different, though they have the extra dynamic of both being plucked from their worlds and needing to start over.
I rarely miss characters once a book is over but I will miss each of the characters in this one. Except Cora, because she really has some karma coming to her!
Infinity, Omega, and now Alpha have all focused on different characters, though the same core characters have been through every book. Alpha focuses on G and Sera, who have been held captive and experimented in. Now free, they’re on the run from their past while figuring out their future.
This inter-dimensional story charmed the heck out of me, just as Infinity and Omega did. Jus managed to take characters who we have done unspeakable things and give them redemption while holding their accountable.
Of course, this wouldn’t be an Entangled novel without a smoking hot romance. Each of the couples is destined to be together, as shown over and over again through the different universes. G and Sera are no different, though they have the extra dynamic of both being plucked from their worlds and needing to start over.
I rarely miss characters once a book is over but I will miss each of the characters in this one. Except Cora, because she really has some karma coming to her!
epilieaspiechick's review against another edition
1.0
My full review can be found on the Epilie Aspie Chick blog!
Thank you to Entangled Publishing for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I'll be the first one to say I love me some universe tripping science fiction. Seeing your way through the various possibilities of what life could've looked like is always fascinating to me, especially when its someone else's looking glass that I'm looking through. So when this ARC came across my screen, I got really excited to read it and see the madness unfold with this cast of characters.
Unfortunately, this book really turns out to be mostly a dud as its difficult to keep track of exactly what's going on. I get it, we're in book three of a series here. However, when you're dealing with alternate universes, multiple versions of the same character - a girl is going to need a LOT more help remember which version of planet Earth this character is from, which one they're on, and why I'm supposed to care about this character right now.
Our leads here are Sera and G. Sera is being held captive by Dylan, who is straight up crazy for her.
Unfortunately, what he doesn't seem to understand is that Sera is not the same as Ava - or at least that's how Sera sees it. Sera and Ava are the same girl in alternate dimensions of Earth. To make this even more interesting, Dylan is the same guy as G - again, just from alternate dimensions of Earth in this case. While Sera can't remember anything prior to her imprisonment at the Infinity Division, G remembers it all and desperately wishes he didn't.
These two leads are setup to be the two halves of a circle and while I can appreciate the imagery on a level, I found them to be superbly boring. I had a difficult time tracking what was happening at any given time during the story, so caring about the characters became the primary thing driving me towards finishing the book. The issue is that I really didn't feel any connection to these characters. Although they felt bonded to one another, I didn't feel bonded to them and while reading, I found myself skimming the pages on a regular basis. Not a good sign for me as a reader.
Thank you to Entangled Publishing for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I'll be the first one to say I love me some universe tripping science fiction. Seeing your way through the various possibilities of what life could've looked like is always fascinating to me, especially when its someone else's looking glass that I'm looking through. So when this ARC came across my screen, I got really excited to read it and see the madness unfold with this cast of characters.
Unfortunately, this book really turns out to be mostly a dud as its difficult to keep track of exactly what's going on. I get it, we're in book three of a series here. However, when you're dealing with alternate universes, multiple versions of the same character - a girl is going to need a LOT more help remember which version of planet Earth this character is from, which one they're on, and why I'm supposed to care about this character right now.
Our leads here are Sera and G. Sera is being held captive by Dylan, who is straight up crazy for her.
Unfortunately, what he doesn't seem to understand is that Sera is not the same as Ava - or at least that's how Sera sees it. Sera and Ava are the same girl in alternate dimensions of Earth. To make this even more interesting, Dylan is the same guy as G - again, just from alternate dimensions of Earth in this case. While Sera can't remember anything prior to her imprisonment at the Infinity Division, G remembers it all and desperately wishes he didn't.
These two leads are setup to be the two halves of a circle and while I can appreciate the imagery on a level, I found them to be superbly boring. I had a difficult time tracking what was happening at any given time during the story, so caring about the characters became the primary thing driving me towards finishing the book. The issue is that I really didn't feel any connection to these characters. Although they felt bonded to one another, I didn't feel bonded to them and while reading, I found myself skimming the pages on a regular basis. Not a good sign for me as a reader.
kaitmary's review against another edition
3.0
**Originally posted on The Fandom**
Jus Accardo rounds out The Infinity Division trilogy, which follows a group of teens chasing a murderer through the multiverse and discovering the wild horrors of worlds unknown along the way, with Alpha!
Alpha tells the story of G, murderous universe-skipper Dylan’s doppelganger from another universe, and Sera, another version of Dylan’s long lost girlfriend Ava, whose death triggered his eventual breakdown. G and Sera were both prisoners in the clutches of the evil Cora Anderson from Ashlyn’s world, subject to cruel experiments until they were broken out by the heroes from the first two books. Unfortunately, Dylan is desperate to find a “new” Ava and he steals Sera away at the end of Omega, certain that he can convince her to love him and start over with his (sort of) girlfriend. There’s only one snag he didn’t anticipate: Sera has already fallen for another man with the same face, G.
The novel starts with G, Cade, Noah, Kori, and Ash tracking Dylan through the multiverse in hopes of stealing Sera away from Dylan. But they’re not the only ones hunting Dylan down: Omega’s Cora Anderson, the world’s cruelest scientist, wants her assets-- Sera and G-- back in her lab. As the two characters tell their story, readers see just what Cora’s experiments did to them and how much it affected their psyche and relationship. G and Sera will have to face a chase through the unpredictable universes, an obsessive killer who will stop at nothing, an equally determined mad scientist, their dark pasts, and their own twisted feelings. Can they defeat the nearly impossible odds and feel safe again?
G and Sera were interesting characters to follow. They have an established history as a unit and some pretty chilling stories from their lives before that, which gives them a lot of depth. Of the three couples featured in The Infinity Division, I think I have the most sympathy for these two (though Cade and Kori remain my favorite.) G has a little more personality than Sera, who can be a bit of a damsel in distress, despite her wit and perseverance. Unfortunately, there’s a big lead up regarding Cora’s experiments on G and what they could do to him, but when that comes into play, it was glossed over and fell away quickly. I would’ve liked to see more of a struggle with this “uncontrollable” force that turned out to be easily controlled.
Alpha isn’t a book that you can read on its own-- there’s just way too much backstory for that-- but the characters largely function on their own. With the exception of Cade, Dylan, and evil!Cora, the original characters are rarely featured. While I understand that the cast is hefty and the story needs to focus on two characters that were previously outliers, it would have been nice if Kori, Noah, and Ash in particular had something useful to do. Instead, they’re relegated to “elsewhere” for most of the novel, which was disappointing.
If you like a sense of completion, you’ll be happy with the end of this novel. There’s action, tension, and high stakes in the novel’s big ending. After that, Accardo takes the time to wrap things up for all three couples and even made me feel a little heartache for Dylan (something I never felt possible.) The endings could have been a little more in-depth-- a general feeling I had throughout the whole novel, really-- but they were definitely cute and you get to see the future trajectory of each character.
If you liked the first two books in the series, you’ll be plenty pleased with the finale, even though it could have been a little more rounded.
Jus Accardo rounds out The Infinity Division trilogy, which follows a group of teens chasing a murderer through the multiverse and discovering the wild horrors of worlds unknown along the way, with Alpha!
Alpha tells the story of G, murderous universe-skipper Dylan’s doppelganger from another universe, and Sera, another version of Dylan’s long lost girlfriend Ava, whose death triggered his eventual breakdown. G and Sera were both prisoners in the clutches of the evil Cora Anderson from Ashlyn’s world, subject to cruel experiments until they were broken out by the heroes from the first two books. Unfortunately, Dylan is desperate to find a “new” Ava and he steals Sera away at the end of Omega, certain that he can convince her to love him and start over with his (sort of) girlfriend. There’s only one snag he didn’t anticipate: Sera has already fallen for another man with the same face, G.
The novel starts with G, Cade, Noah, Kori, and Ash tracking Dylan through the multiverse in hopes of stealing Sera away from Dylan. But they’re not the only ones hunting Dylan down: Omega’s Cora Anderson, the world’s cruelest scientist, wants her assets-- Sera and G-- back in her lab. As the two characters tell their story, readers see just what Cora’s experiments did to them and how much it affected their psyche and relationship. G and Sera will have to face a chase through the unpredictable universes, an obsessive killer who will stop at nothing, an equally determined mad scientist, their dark pasts, and their own twisted feelings. Can they defeat the nearly impossible odds and feel safe again?
G and Sera were interesting characters to follow. They have an established history as a unit and some pretty chilling stories from their lives before that, which gives them a lot of depth. Of the three couples featured in The Infinity Division, I think I have the most sympathy for these two (though Cade and Kori remain my favorite.) G has a little more personality than Sera, who can be a bit of a damsel in distress, despite her wit and perseverance. Unfortunately, there’s a big lead up regarding Cora’s experiments on G and what they could do to him, but when that comes into play, it was glossed over and fell away quickly. I would’ve liked to see more of a struggle with this “uncontrollable” force that turned out to be easily controlled.
Alpha isn’t a book that you can read on its own-- there’s just way too much backstory for that-- but the characters largely function on their own. With the exception of Cade, Dylan, and evil!Cora, the original characters are rarely featured. While I understand that the cast is hefty and the story needs to focus on two characters that were previously outliers, it would have been nice if Kori, Noah, and Ash in particular had something useful to do. Instead, they’re relegated to “elsewhere” for most of the novel, which was disappointing.
If you like a sense of completion, you’ll be happy with the end of this novel. There’s action, tension, and high stakes in the novel’s big ending. After that, Accardo takes the time to wrap things up for all three couples and even made me feel a little heartache for Dylan (something I never felt possible.) The endings could have been a little more in-depth-- a general feeling I had throughout the whole novel, really-- but they were definitely cute and you get to see the future trajectory of each character.
If you liked the first two books in the series, you’ll be plenty pleased with the finale, even though it could have been a little more rounded.
thebookishbabbler's review
4.0
Actual rating 4.25
This was a really good conclusion to one of the most addictive sci fi series I have read in a long time. The romances and the world building are iconic and while the plot isnt as flawlessly executed as I would like it Is still a solid and fun finale to a trilogy that I had a blast reading! Highly highly recommend this trilogy.
Booktalk video - https://youtu.be/uZmeF_Zf2XE
This was a really good conclusion to one of the most addictive sci fi series I have read in a long time. The romances and the world building are iconic and while the plot isnt as flawlessly executed as I would like it Is still a solid and fun finale to a trilogy that I had a blast reading! Highly highly recommend this trilogy.
Booktalk video - https://youtu.be/uZmeF_Zf2XE
ravensandlace's review
3.0
A special thank you goes out to Entangled Teen for allowing me to read this eARC early. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Another series done and gone. All and all, it wasn't bad, despite the average rating. I certainly preferred some characters over others. But I'll talk more about that toward the end, when I do a series wrap up. Beware that the series wrap up will have some spoilers. They aren't super major but it's best to avoid that if you don't want to get spoiled.
The two MCs in this book were Sera and G, from the previous book. Now I didn't mind them but I just couldn't get into their POVs as much as I did for Ash and Noah. Sera was a fighter and she never gave up, which is something I admire. But I just couldn't connect with her. It felt like she was just waiting for people to save her instead of trying to get out of the situation. Same with G, in the sense that I couldn't get into his POV. He was a lot more darker than I'm used too and I think that's why I wasn’t a huge fan of him. I'm not the biggest fan of anti heroes. It takes a special character to get me really into them. And sadly, G was not it.
In this book, Dylan was more humanized that I had ever seen him and it was interesting. Honestly, I didn't think I would like it because I didn't like Dylan at all. I didn't like him as a person and I didn't like him as a villain. But I liked it? Who am I? I don't condone what Dylan did, not by a long shot. But the way Jus handled his redemption, talking about how some people just break when something traumatic happens. I don't know, that really got me and I suddenly did hate Dylan so much.
Series review;
This series was surprisingly good. When I first started, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. Interdemensional travel? Confusing! My only experience is the Family Guy episode Road to the Multiverse. But the way Jus went about it, gave us chunks of information and broke down the concept into Layman's terms, it made sense. The Alpha project was still a bit unclear. I'm not entirely sure what the whole goal was there.
Noah and Ash were my favorite POVs out of all the POVs that were offered. There were just something about them that worked. They clicked so well together, even though Noah was putting up one hell of a fight. Their love for each other and their will to keep on fighting just made my heart melt.
Overall, this series was good! I need to own it, simply for the beautiful covers. Seriously, props to whoever did that. But anyway, if you are looking for an easy to read interdemensional travel book with romances that will make your heart swoon, then this series is the one for you.
Another series done and gone. All and all, it wasn't bad, despite the average rating. I certainly preferred some characters over others. But I'll talk more about that toward the end, when I do a series wrap up. Beware that the series wrap up will have some spoilers. They aren't super major but it's best to avoid that if you don't want to get spoiled.
The two MCs in this book were Sera and G, from the previous book. Now I didn't mind them but I just couldn't get into their POVs as much as I did for Ash and Noah. Sera was a fighter and she never gave up, which is something I admire. But I just couldn't connect with her. It felt like she was just waiting for people to save her instead of trying to get out of the situation. Same with G, in the sense that I couldn't get into his POV. He was a lot more darker than I'm used too and I think that's why I wasn’t a huge fan of him. I'm not the biggest fan of anti heroes. It takes a special character to get me really into them. And sadly, G was not it.
In this book, Dylan was more humanized that I had ever seen him and it was interesting. Honestly, I didn't think I would like it because I didn't like Dylan at all. I didn't like him as a person and I didn't like him as a villain. But I liked it? Who am I? I don't condone what Dylan did, not by a long shot. But the way Jus handled his redemption, talking about how some people just break when something traumatic happens. I don't know, that really got me and I suddenly did hate Dylan so much.
Series review;
This series was surprisingly good. When I first started, I wasn't sure if I was going to like it. Interdemensional travel? Confusing! My only experience is the Family Guy episode Road to the Multiverse. But the way Jus went about it, gave us chunks of information and broke down the concept into Layman's terms, it made sense. The Alpha project was still a bit unclear. I'm not entirely sure what the whole goal was there.
Noah and Ash were my favorite POVs out of all the POVs that were offered. There were just something about them that worked. They clicked so well together, even though Noah was putting up one hell of a fight. Their love for each other and their will to keep on fighting just made my heart melt.
Overall, this series was good! I need to own it, simply for the beautiful covers. Seriously, props to whoever did that. But anyway, if you are looking for an easy to read interdemensional travel book with romances that will make your heart swoon, then this series is the one for you.
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