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linwood's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This books was very frustrating at the beginning with the main character making choices that are illogical and dumb. However, the story gets better and her choices make sense in the end.
shelbynik's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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
3.25
amy_j18's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
books4susie's review against another edition
4.0
Great ending to this trilogy. Thought it was a bit show in the beginning but couldn't put it down the last half of the book.
mnstucki's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh. Either I forgot just how BAD the writing is in this series or it got way worse with this last book. Although, I think the audio narrator’s fake British accent may have increased my awareness of the cliche-ness of the main character’s internal narration. Who’s to say, really? I think the overall plot wasn’t bad but I could have done with a less woe-is-me point of view.
lrwlee's review against another edition
5.0
Friendship. Conflict. Love’s Triumph. This is how I summarize Endure, book three in the Defy trilogy by Sara B. Larson.
Wow. A lot happened in this final book of the series. We start at the problem of how to defeat Rafe, an evil sorcerer, who controls Rylan’s mind while holding him prisoner to get to Alexa, and Damian begging Alexa to never leave him again. We end at peace and happily ever after with the world safe from evil and a new dawn for Antion and the neighboring nations.
While I understand why...Read rest of review at http://blog.lrwlee.com/2016/01/22/review-of-endure/
hdcamp's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 Stars
This book was an improvement over the last two. The characters decisions made more sense, as did most of what went down. A lot more dying in this one, some of which felt a little throwaway.
There were some religious themes of interest in this book. There have been hints in the last two, but here we learn about an Unseen power that It's pretty clear. The series was unfocused on religion the entire time until now, but at the same has been in their world affecting their lives in drastic ways the whole time. I would have loved to see the characters starting to wrestle with the idea of religion more; as it was they kind of accepted it without any trouble, and Alexa prays to the Unseen power for help in the end. But what happens next? Their lives go on, but they know now (have seen with their own eyes) that this being exists. Is it eternal? Is it all-powerful? Damian is a sorcerer too, so this directly affects his life. Does this change at all how he lives his life and
This gets to my only complaint. This God (as portrayed in this book) only seems to be for the sorcerers., but what about the normal people? Is there another god for them to care for their afterlives? There's no sign of this if it does exist. Or do the normal humans not have immortal souls, and thus don't need to worry about it like the sorcerers do? Both are problematic from a Christian standpoint.
And now I think I'm thinking too much about this book but gosh it's exciting to see even a hint of my religion portrayed in a way that's not super stereotyped or negative. It's really the simple things, isn't it?
This book was an improvement over the last two. The characters decisions made more sense, as did most of what went down. A lot more dying in this one, some of which felt a little throwaway.
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Tanoori died kind of randomly. Like she was just standing there and a guy stabbed her, and that was the end of that? Why tho?There were some religious themes of interest in this book. There have been hints in the last two, but here we learn about an Unseen power that
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gave all the sorcerers their powers, and basically created a covenant with them (although it isn't called this. The black sorcerers have broken that covenant by drinking blood and sacrificing (?) to get their own super fire powers, and because of that when they die their souls are damned to go to a place of eternal torment.Spoiler
In the final battle, the three Hekkin Powerful Sorcerers who were hiding in the temple the whole time (I'm fuzzy on the details of who they were. I'm thinking they're likely analogous with angels?) refer to the Unseen power as God.Spoiler
how he wants to raise his child?This gets to my only complaint. This God (as portrayed in this book) only seems to be for the sorcerers.
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He's given them their power and protection, and presumably has an eternal reward planned for those who play by the rules of the "covenant" (the flipside to the eternal punishment promised for the black sorcerers upon their deaths)And now I think I'm thinking too much about this book but gosh it's exciting to see even a hint of my religion portrayed in a way that's not super stereotyped or negative. It's really the simple things, isn't it?
sqeeker's review against another edition
4.0
- This was a good conclusion to the series. I was happy with how everything wrapped up.
- I really wanted Damian to take a bigger role in this book. I wanted to see his amazing fighting and magic skills, but there wasn't much of it. I was disappointed. I think it would have been cool to see Alexa and Damian go on an adventure together. They are equally matched, and I wanted to see more of that.
- Damian and Alexa's relationship still bugs a bit. Damian pretty much became Four in the beginning of the book.
- I liked all the action and I thought the story telling was well done.
- I really wish Rylan had been replaced with Marcel. I don't like the love triangle, but it would have been awesome if Alexa had been trying to save her beloved brother. I could have gotten behind that.
- Spoiler! People die. For a little bit I was thinking the author was killing people off just to kill people, but I'm actually okay with the deaths. I feel like the character's deaths weren't wasted, and it made the book more realistic.
- I like how the author portrayed war as something horrible for both sides. She didn't sugar coat anything, and I appreciate that.
- I would consider this more of a fluff fantasy trilogy, but I enjoyed it.
- I really wanted Damian to take a bigger role in this book. I wanted to see his amazing fighting and magic skills, but there wasn't much of it. I was disappointed. I think it would have been cool to see Alexa and Damian go on an adventure together. They are equally matched, and I wanted to see more of that.
- Damian and Alexa's relationship still bugs a bit. Damian pretty much became Four in the beginning of the book.
- I liked all the action and I thought the story telling was well done.
- I really wish Rylan had been replaced with Marcel. I don't like the love triangle, but it would have been awesome if Alexa had been trying to save her beloved brother. I could have gotten behind that.
- Spoiler! People die. For a little bit I was thinking the author was killing people off just to kill people, but I'm actually okay with the deaths. I feel like the character's deaths weren't wasted, and it made the book more realistic.
- I like how the author portrayed war as something horrible for both sides. She didn't sugar coat anything, and I appreciate that.
- I would consider this more of a fluff fantasy trilogy, but I enjoyed it.