Reviews with content warning for Terminal illness - Cress

At first I was very unmotivated to read this book because the beginning was quite slow. However as I reached the end the action picked up and I was on the edge of my seat. I met Winter who I’ve absolutely fallen in love with already. I almost cried at times, even. I am so very excited for the next books.

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jerry_pov's review

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adventurous challenging dark funny 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? Yes

4.25

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tkatt20's review

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.5

After finishing this book, I'm starting to see why this is such a popular series. The addition of Cress’s POV added to much to the story and I felt like I finally could enjoy the plot rather than being so confused by the world building now that I sort of know the writing style and the characters more. With that being said, I think this book does so many things right that I find other books fall short. This series has one of the best formulas for multiple points of view that I have ever read. The chapters are short enough that I don’t get bored quickly and the characters are extremely likable and all so different that each one is interesting to read about. I also really like that the chapters aren’t labeled for which character it’s about so I don’t find myself getting distracted wanting to know when my favorite character will come up again, which means every so often you have a couple chapters in a row from the same POV that it gets rid of the big cliff hangers when switching back that many other books have. One huge plus for me about this book is that it stayed away from the “right place, wrong time” trope that I see when characters are trying to meet up again after being separated. There were so many chances that could have happened here but it never did which is a huge part of why I rated it much higher.

This easily could have been a 5 star read for me but I can’t ignore all the questions the first 2 books left me with. While a few of my curiosities were satisfied with this story, I still wish I knew more about the androids and the war that is talked about so much in this series, and I don’t think I’ll be getting that with the next book that follows this one either. I also found myself wishing for a chapter or two from Wolf’s POV, especially after what happened with Scarlet right in the beginning. I think it would have been so interesting to know what he was thinking through that situation and it would have given the opportunity for more information on his past and his emotions, aside from what we learned in Scarlet.

I was very pleasantly surprised by this book and I can’t wait to read about Winter in the next one. I love how you get a taste of her story in the books prior, just like with Cress in the first book, and I already find her so interesting. All in all, I will definitely be finishing this series and I may even be motivated to read the short stories that were also written for this series.

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