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rynnys's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
congressbaby143's review
3.0
This is my least favorite of the three installments. It felt like everything was all over the place, does that make sense? That everything was in such a disarray.
I felt bad for the hollows for a while. It made me uncomfortable how Jacob sort of possessed them off their faculties and just controlled them. It says so much about how we look at creatures who are perceived to be less intelligent than humans... Like to an extent, the way we treat animals. The way they were manipulated and then discarded off the plot at the end didn't sit well with me.
The epilogue or the last chapter spiked my anxiety! Trigger warnings should have been posted for this one. I laud the writing because it made me so anxious, you could only ever achieve that if you could properly execute that kind of terror. I felt tingly. But I'm glad the peculiars rescued Jacob in the end. Plus the fountain of youth.
(Shifts to addressing the author) Well, still, the world for this series was amazing and soooooo thanks, Ransom Riggs, for a good story!
I felt bad for the hollows for a while. It made me uncomfortable how Jacob sort of possessed them off their faculties and just controlled them. It says so much about how we look at creatures who are perceived to be less intelligent than humans... Like to an extent, the way we treat animals. The way they were manipulated and then discarded off the plot at the end didn't sit well with me.
The epilogue or the last chapter spiked my anxiety! Trigger warnings should have been posted for this one. I laud the writing because it made me so anxious, you could only ever achieve that if you could properly execute that kind of terror. I felt tingly. But I'm glad the peculiars rescued Jacob in the end. Plus the fountain of youth.
(Shifts to addressing the author) Well, still, the world for this series was amazing and soooooo thanks, Ransom Riggs, for a good story!
stephreadsalot1's review
4.0
First of all, what an AWESOME premise for a fantasy/ya series. I really love that these books were made up around a bunch of photos that the author salvaged from thrift stores and flea markets. I really loved the first two books, and I couldn't wait to read the conclusion of this series. It did not disappoint. This book did seem different from the first two, there seemed to be a lot of social commentary that was left out from the first two books. Either way this is a great series.
sallysocker's review against another edition
3.0
The books are dull and to long, they are interesting at parts but I don’t like how everything goes so bad all the time and then for the end to just be a miraculous happy ending.
m00plays's review
5.0
What a brilliant end to this series. I loved how these books just melt into one another and pick up where the last one left off. I can't say enough about the images too because they are amazing and add so much to this story.
I think this is such an imaginative book with so many little twists and turns and jargon to do with the World.
I LOVE IT!
I think this is such an imaginative book with so many little twists and turns and jargon to do with the World.
I LOVE IT!
krinavdb's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
3.75