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h3dakota's review against another edition
3.0
Good ending to this trilogy, though I found myself not letting myself get too attached to Burn because I just knew someone was gonna die. Thrilled that this author did not follow the 'norm' these days with a tragic death in a YA dystopian series. :)
book__reader's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
It felt a bit rushed, but overall decent series!
inkygirl's review against another edition
5.0
This was my favorite of the trilogy -- an exciting and thoroughly satisfying conclusion to this dystopian YA sf-thriller series.
jenbsbooks's review
4.0
I liked this and was happy with it as a conclusion to the series. I don't know that I could summarize this sequel as much as the first two books ... in a way, more happened, but I guess I'm having a little trouble if I were to attempt to write it up (which I don't really do in my reviews, just thinking about it). But overall, I liked this series quite a bit.
gwenythlove's review against another edition
4.0
Closer to a 4.5.
Just finished it seconds ago. Pretty much as awesome as I hoped. Thank you Maureen McGowan for writing such an amazing series. I don't think I could have been any happier with the way things all went down. Best overall trilogy I have read in quite some time.
Full review to come at a later date.
Just finished it seconds ago. Pretty much as awesome as I hoped. Thank you Maureen McGowan for writing such an amazing series. I don't think I could have been any happier with the way things all went down. Best overall trilogy I have read in quite some time.
Full review to come at a later date.
mdoering's review
3.0
Alright, gonna do something I don't usually do and write out a legit written review. Partially because these books are super low key and also because I have lots to say and I don't want to forget.
Glory is the third and final book in The Dust Chronicles, which catalogs the struggles of our protagonist, aptly named Glory, as she navigates through this dystopian landscape riddled with, you guessed it, killer dust from outer space. It also has an enclosed dome-like society, and people with superpowers called deviances. Basically a giant mash up of a dozen different dystopian premises, but I will say, the story is actually pretty unique despite that.
Hmmm. What to say about this...It was interesting. However, I definitely wanted to like it a lot more than I actually did. It has a solid backbone of a story and the characters (the main two at least) are moderately tolerable, but for some reason everything just felt kind of mechanical and forced. Like, occasionally Glory would say or do something quirky or interesting and it would actually jar me and take me out of the book. That's how mechanical it felt, which is a shame because I don't remember the other two books being like that at all (granted I did read them quite a while ago). Maybe Maureen McGowan just isn't that great at endings; it happens to a lot of amazing authors.
Either way, reading this book just felt like:
Plot point.
exposi.....plot point.
BIG PLOT POINT.
Hey we should really think about that for a second...lol Plot Point.
Also, I feel like a lot of the issues addressed in this final book were just rehashing things previously mentioned in the other two, but without really adding any new information, thus bringing this already problem-ridden book into dragsville. It wasn't painful to read or anything, but some sections just went on forever, and the good parts, the action, which I actually wanted to linger in and see more of were always cut short for some melodrama or relationship bullcrap.
I'm very torn about this book, but guess I would still recommend the series. I enjoyed it for what it is. It's sort of a mindless read, not because it lacks substance, but because how much you enjoy it directly correlates to how much analytical thinking you give it. If you dig too deep, especially with this book in particular, you'll see things like plot holes, inconsistencies, and repetition just to name a few .
Glory is the third and final book in The Dust Chronicles, which catalogs the struggles of our protagonist, aptly named Glory, as she navigates through this dystopian landscape riddled with, you guessed it, killer dust from outer space. It also has an enclosed dome-like society, and people with superpowers called deviances. Basically a giant mash up of a dozen different dystopian premises, but I will say, the story is actually pretty unique despite that.
Hmmm. What to say about this...It was interesting. However, I definitely wanted to like it a lot more than I actually did. It has a solid backbone of a story and the characters (the main two at least) are moderately tolerable, but for some reason everything just felt kind of mechanical and forced. Like, occasionally Glory would say or do something quirky or interesting and it would actually jar me and take me out of the book. That's how mechanical it felt, which is a shame because I don't remember the other two books being like that at all (granted I did read them quite a while ago). Maybe Maureen McGowan just isn't that great at endings; it happens to a lot of amazing authors.
Either way, reading this book just felt like:
Plot point.
exposi.....plot point.
BIG PLOT POINT.
Hey we should really think about that for a second...lol Plot Point.
Also, I feel like a lot of the issues addressed in this final book were just rehashing things previously mentioned in the other two, but without really adding any new information, thus bringing this already problem-ridden book into dragsville. It wasn't painful to read or anything, but some sections just went on forever, and the good parts, the action, which I actually wanted to linger in and see more of were always cut short for some melodrama or relationship bullcrap.
I'm very torn about this book, but guess I would still recommend the series. I enjoyed it for what it is. It's sort of a mindless read, not because it lacks substance, but because how much you enjoy it directly correlates to how much analytical thinking you give it. If you dig too deep, especially with this book in particular, you'll see things like plot holes, inconsistencies, and repetition just to name a few .
joreadsbooks's review
5.0
I have not read a dystopian trilogy in a while in which the last book did not take apart everything the first two were doing so well. The tone and atmosphere of Glory remained consistent with Deviants and Compliance. McGowan has an understanding of who her characters are that I have not experienced in a YA trilogy in a long time. Yes, Glory and pals are put into some mature situations, but since they are all under 18, I did not find an expectation that they need to necessarily be adults and be entirely coherent with their thought processes. Even with character development and "growing up", the pubescent tone of the characters was not lost. The path chosen by Glory and her romantic and ex-romantic partners was realistic, especially for a 16-year-old. Even in such dire times, I felt it would have been unrealistic for Glory to emerge fully self-actualized and adult or to behave in self-preserving ways that only adults tend to. This youth was refreshing to read and kept me connected to Glory until the very end.
My only qualm was that no main characters in the end and the ending wrapped up a little too neatly, but it's a nice reprieve from this trend of killing off main characters willy nilly seems to be the only thing giving a book emotional weight. I was satisfied with the lack of main character slaughter.
My only qualm was that no main characters in the end and the ending wrapped up a little too neatly, but it's a nice reprieve from this trend of killing off main characters willy nilly seems to be the only thing giving a book emotional weight. I was satisfied with the lack of main character slaughter.
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