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akookieforyou's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this one way more than book two, it didn't focus as much on the romance aspect. We got a lot more of the science fiction element in this story, and we got much needed answers to things. The ending was the absolute greatest, but it could've been way worse. Overall this trilogy was just okay.
clovetra's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
im actually a bit sad to be saying goodbye to the firebird series
i have loved every step of the way.
will say tho this was an... odd? way to end the story.
not necessarily "odd".... moreso... anticlimactic. idk how else i expected the story to end based on what had been set up in the last book but... idk i expected more?
other than that this book was everything i had dreamed for.
never had i thought when i first randomly took this book home from my school's library as a prize in 2018, it would turn into one of my favourite series.
this book was 100% fan service and tbh im not even mad. like look at the moscowverse & tell me its not fanservice đź’€
i loved the communication between universes, and i loved the insane overlap between who was in who.
plus my god some things that happened? like the romeverse? jesus picturing that felt like a drug trip.
i like the epilogue, it was very cute & sweet.
ending with the home office universe was a tad anticlimactic & wicked felt a bit too much of a caricature at times, but yet again i cant be too mad because i had fun!
this series might join my Elite List™️ of series i've finished and then actively sought out fan-fiction for (the list is short - it only contains netflix's lucifer).
i will be dreaming of marguerite and paul tonight god bless
i have loved every step of the way.
will say tho this was an... odd? way to end the story.
not necessarily "odd".... moreso... anticlimactic. idk how else i expected the story to end based on what had been set up in the last book but... idk i expected more?
other than that this book was everything i had dreamed for.
never had i thought when i first randomly took this book home from my school's library as a prize in 2018, it would turn into one of my favourite series.
this book was 100% fan service and tbh im not even mad. like look at the moscowverse & tell me its not fanservice đź’€
i loved the communication between universes, and i loved the insane overlap between who was in who.
plus my god some things that happened? like the romeverse? jesus picturing that felt like a drug trip.
i like the epilogue, it was very cute & sweet.
ending with the home office universe was a tad anticlimactic & wicked felt a bit too much of a caricature at times, but yet again i cant be too mad because i had fun!
this series might join my Elite List™️ of series i've finished and then actively sought out fan-fiction for (the list is short - it only contains netflix's lucifer).
i will be dreaming of marguerite and paul tonight god bless
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, War, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content, Confinement, Gun violence, and Suicide
bluejaybooks's review against another edition
3.0
Oh the nostalgia . . . rereading books can be so great sometimes <3
ineslts's review against another edition
5.0
Book three... What to say?
Wonderful! I was honestly considering just writing "WOW!!!" on the review, but I feel like it deserves more than that despite it being 4hours past my sleep time.
The culmination of the dimensions, the very real stakes and the sheer genius of it all. This time around, I felt like I knew so much about traveling with a Firebird that I was right along with them trying to solve the issues as opposed to the feeling of half surprised/ half foreshadowing. It was fantastic!
There were deaths I felt hollow for and small moments of bliss that filled me with joy because I knew all that she had gone through already. The way Triadverse Theo calls her Meg and the way that is used as an alarm bell and as a way of... I'm not even sure what to call it, but it's an amazing twist of that feeling of alarm!
This book was a brilliant ending to an extraordinary story and I don't think I'll ever be able to sing it's praises enough, much less sleep deprived as I am. Still, you know a book is good when you hit the point where you simply cannot put the book down before you even reach the middle of the book.
What do you think? Let's make a world?
Wonderful! I was honestly considering just writing "WOW!!!" on the review, but I feel like it deserves more than that despite it being 4hours past my sleep time.
The culmination of the dimensions, the very real stakes and the sheer genius of it all. This time around, I felt like I knew so much about traveling with a Firebird that I was right along with them trying to solve the issues as opposed to the feeling of half surprised/ half foreshadowing. It was fantastic!
There were deaths I felt hollow for and small moments of bliss that filled me with joy because I knew all that she had gone through already. The way Triadverse Theo calls her Meg and the way that is used as an alarm bell and as a way of... I'm not even sure what to call it, but it's an amazing twist of that feeling of alarm!
This book was a brilliant ending to an extraordinary story and I don't think I'll ever be able to sing it's praises enough, much less sleep deprived as I am. Still, you know a book is good when you hit the point where you simply cannot put the book down before you even reach the middle of the book.
What do you think? Let's make a world?
kathyovalle01's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
doodayoussef's review against another edition
4.0
it is a really good book
werid unrealistic ending but still good
werid unrealistic ending but still good
gatsbae's review against another edition
3.0
“Our destiny isn't some kind of mystical prophecy. Our destiny is what we do with that chance.”
I was pretty excited going into the final book of Claudia Gray's Firebird trilogy. After all, I got the first book [b:A Thousand Pieces of You|17234658|A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1)|Claudia Gray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400166295s/17234658.jpg|23752694] right when it came out despite its super cheesy title and I've stuck with the series until now, so naturally, I was pretty damn pumped to see how the final 'battle' (for lack of a better term) would unfold.
I was extremely disappointed.
Before I get into that, however, allow me to go through our main characters and my opinion of them throughout this final novel.
Marguerite Caine
“My paintings are the result of countless small brushstrokes, each one shaded with a different blend of colors, each one with a single, deliberate purpose."
*sigh* Marguerite Caine. I wish I could say that I really loved her as the protagonist, but honestly? I just couldn't bring myself to really tolerate her during some parts of the novel. I didn't have issues with her in the first two novels, but here she really got on my nerves at some points. With her it's all about Paul, Paul, PAUL . Even as the world implodes, her thoughts all go to Paul, which can feel extremely frustrating at times. However, even then, I didn't completely despise her at all. She does have her good moments () and she is a fairly decent protagonist. All I ask is that, Marguerite, can you please stop thinking about your love life for two seconds? The world is ending.
Paul Markov
"But now I see that believing only in destiny means giving up responsibility. We fooled ourselves into thinking happiness was a gift we would be given time and time again."
Paul is a pretty....ordinary love interest. Due to events in [b:Ten Thousand Skies Above You|17234659|Ten Thousand Skies Above You (Firebird, #2)|Claudia Gray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1423065898s/17234659.jpg|23752698], he is going through a bit of emotional turmoil, but other than that inner struggle, he doesn't really do much. There weren't really any moments with Paul that stood out to me in particular when compared to Marguerite and Theo () so he (Paul) wasn't even that memorable for me. Whoops. Sorry, Paul.
Theo Beck
“Because I want you to be happy. With or without me, whatever it takes. [...] That’s the difference between wanting someone and loving them.”
Theo was the character that stood out to me the most within the novel. As the typical 'other point' in a love triangle with an extremely obvious outcome, I didn't expect very much from him in this novel. However, he proved me wrong. Both versions of him that we see are memorable to me, from Berkleyverse Theo's confession to Marguerite about his feelings to Triadverse Theo. Theo truly is a good guy that would sacrifice himself for the girl he loves and, not going to lie, there were some points while reading where he honestly seemed like a better match for Marguerite than Paul.
Now, about the ending.
Everything literally goes to hell in this novel. People are killed and entire dimensions are torn apart. Right from the start, the reader is able to ask themselves, "How the hell are they going to get out of this?" The answer is simple, reader.
Deus ex Machina. Or, in simpler terms, a newly introduced plot element that magically saves the day!
Yeah.
New abilities that the Firebird has are literally introduced within the last 100 pages or so that, yup, you guessed it, solve all our problems because....plot! Characters magically turn sympathetic, new techniques are magically learned and of course, good triumphs because this is a YA novel and it has to. (). The ending felt pretty anticlimactic and rushed for me to truly appreciate it as the grand finale to a trilogy with books usually about 400 pages long.
[b:Everlasting|9395215|Everlasting (The Immortals, #6)|Alyson Noel|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1362336387s/9395215.jpg|14278985], I'm looking at you) in other YA novels. I feel like the ending could've been done a bit better than that.
A somewhat satisfying conclusion to a trilogy of books with extremely cheesy titles I spent three years with, A Million Worlds With You gets three Firebirds out of five from me.
(On a completely unrelated note, each cover in this series has been absolutely beautiful and stunning and I'm really going to miss them.)
I was pretty excited going into the final book of Claudia Gray's Firebird trilogy. After all, I got the first book [b:A Thousand Pieces of You|17234658|A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1)|Claudia Gray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400166295s/17234658.jpg|23752694] right when it came out despite its super cheesy title and I've stuck with the series until now, so naturally, I was pretty damn pumped to see how the final 'battle' (for lack of a better term) would unfold.
I was extremely disappointed.
Before I get into that, however, allow me to go through our main characters and my opinion of them throughout this final novel.
Marguerite Caine
“My paintings are the result of countless small brushstrokes, each one shaded with a different blend of colors, each one with a single, deliberate purpose."
*sigh* Marguerite Caine. I wish I could say that I really loved her as the protagonist, but honestly? I just couldn't bring myself to really tolerate her during some parts of the novel. I didn't have issues with her in the first two novels, but here she really got on my nerves at some points. With her it's all about Paul, Paul, PAUL . Even as the world implodes, her thoughts all go to Paul, which can feel extremely frustrating at times. However, even then, I didn't completely despise her at all. She does have her good moments (
Spoiler
the scenes where she realizes why Wicked is the way she is stood out to me, in particular,Paul Markov
"But now I see that believing only in destiny means giving up responsibility. We fooled ourselves into thinking happiness was a gift we would be given time and time again."
Paul is a pretty....ordinary love interest. Due to events in [b:Ten Thousand Skies Above You|17234659|Ten Thousand Skies Above You (Firebird, #2)|Claudia Gray|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1423065898s/17234659.jpg|23752698], he is going through a bit of emotional turmoil, but other than that inner struggle, he doesn't really do much. There weren't really any moments with Paul that stood out to me in particular when compared to Marguerite and Theo (
Spoiler
There is, of course, the scene where he 'dies' but right when it happened, I didn't even doubt for a fact that he had lived. Young Adult cliche alert, just saying.Theo Beck
“Because I want you to be happy. With or without me, whatever it takes. [...] That’s the difference between wanting someone and loving them.”
Theo was the character that stood out to me the most within the novel. As the typical 'other point' in a love triangle with an extremely obvious outcome, I didn't expect very much from him in this novel. However, he proved me wrong. Both versions of him that we see are memorable to me, from Berkleyverse Theo's confession to Marguerite about his feelings to Triadverse Theo
Spoiler
killing himself and Conley in order to assist and apologize to MargueriteNow, about the ending.
Everything literally goes to hell in this novel. People are killed and entire dimensions are torn apart. Right from the start, the reader is able to ask themselves, "How the hell are they going to get out of this?" The answer is simple, reader.
Deus ex Machina. Or, in simpler terms, a newly introduced plot element that magically saves the day!
Yeah.
New abilities that the Firebird has are literally introduced within the last 100 pages or so that, yup, you guessed it, solve all our problems because....plot! Characters magically turn sympathetic, new techniques are magically learned and of course, good triumphs because this is a YA novel and it has to. (
Spoiler
A prime example of this is when Marguerite seizes Wicked's true body in the Home Office and magically convinces her crazy parents there to stop doing what they're doing simply by destroying the pieces of Josie they already have. Two seconds later, they're on her side.Spoiler
Not to mention, the final scene is with the main couple taking off on a plane to go and finally start their lives together. Like I haven't seen that before (*cough*[b:Everlasting|9395215|Everlasting (The Immortals, #6)|Alyson Noel|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1362336387s/9395215.jpg|14278985], I'm looking at you) in other YA novels. I feel like the ending could've been done a bit better than that.
A somewhat satisfying conclusion to a trilogy of books with extremely cheesy titles I spent three years with, A Million Worlds With You gets three Firebirds out of five from me.
(On a completely unrelated note, each cover in this series has been absolutely beautiful and stunning and I'm really going to miss them.)
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
5.0
Ik wil niet te veel verraden, maar het einde van deze serie was perfect. Het verhaal is meeslepend, opwindend en heel ontroerend. Ik heb behoorlijk wat traantjes weggepinkt en genoten van de prachtige conversaties en gebeurtenissen.
Het is mooi hoe Gray speelt met de grens tussen goed en slecht, met in hoeverre ons lot niets meer is dan een lot of in hoeverre onze keuzes hier een rol in spelen. Het is prachtig om te zien hoe Gray beschrijft dat een en dezelfde persoon van alles kan worden, als de omstandigheden maar anders zijn.
Ik heb met volle teugen van dit einde genoten en vooral de groothertogin en haar pure liefde voor eender welke Paul in mijn hart gesloten!
En euh...er lijkt ruimte te zijn voor een nieuwe trilogie, dus KOM MAAR OP!
Het is mooi hoe Gray speelt met de grens tussen goed en slecht, met in hoeverre ons lot niets meer is dan een lot of in hoeverre onze keuzes hier een rol in spelen. Het is prachtig om te zien hoe Gray beschrijft dat een en dezelfde persoon van alles kan worden, als de omstandigheden maar anders zijn.
Ik heb met volle teugen van dit einde genoten en vooral de groothertogin en haar pure liefde voor eender welke Paul in mijn hart gesloten!
En euh...er lijkt ruimte te zijn voor een nieuwe trilogie, dus KOM MAAR OP!
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I really didn't remember anything from the first two books when I started this (and I still don't after finishing), but this was pretty entertaining and I enjoyed listening to it.
socialamoebaemily's review against another edition
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? Yes
3.75
A lot of fun but not very deep though 2 and 3 do try more. If you like sci-fi/fantasy with young romance and a lot of manufactured challenges thrown in then you'll love this one. A great lighter read after something really tough and dark!