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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A decent book and a good series. Not a great ending at all. Seems like all throughout the series, everything is too easy for Cia. She always has exactly all the tools she needs and easily gets through every barrier.
Finally. The long-awaited conclusion to "The Testing" trilogy.
I really enjoyed the first two books, but this one was a bit disappointing. I felt like Joelle Charbonneau purposely dragged this book out and added a bunch of fluff. There were way too many details in all the wrong places and she slowed down parts I desperately wanted to fast forward. Overall, the entire trilogy tied together, but I just wish it could've ended better.
I really enjoyed the first two books, but this one was a bit disappointing. I felt like Joelle Charbonneau purposely dragged this book out and added a bunch of fluff. There were way too many details in all the wrong places and she slowed down parts I desperately wanted to fast forward. Overall, the entire trilogy tied together, but I just wish it could've ended better.
I read this series when I was in late elementary school (probably too young for it but whatever) but only had a physical copy of the first book. So I really didn't remember anything from Independent Study or this book. I finally decided to reread the entire series and truthfully... I was very disappointed. The first book was obviously written in the dystopian craze that followed the Hunger Games, and it shows. However, it was entertaining in its own right. Independent Study I enjoyed but I was able to brush over the plot holes because I just assumed they'd get resolved in this book... they did not.
Overall, a series that started with a bang and ended with a whimper.
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Also, Thomas is so boring to me in this book! His relationship with Cia in the first book was very good but he faded kind of into the background in book 2. In this book, all he was was the "perfect boyfriend." His personality from the first book was completely lost. For most of the second book and this entire book, she had so much more chemistry with Raffe, who was a much more compelling character
Overall, a series that started with a bang and ended with a whimper.
[MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD]
Spoiler
I can't leave this review without talking about the ending. With the twist that Dr. Barnes, who had seemed like the perfect proponent of the testing, actually being against it, there could have been so much more to explore. But with his quick death, all of the potential is lost. I would have preferred for this twist to have come at the mid-way point, instead of at the very end.Also, Thomas is so boring to me in this book! His relationship with Cia in the first book was very good but he faded kind of into the background in book 2. In this book, all he was was the "perfect boyfriend." His personality from the first book was completely lost. For most of the second book and this entire book, she had so much more chemistry with Raffe, who was a much more compelling character
This series was...meh. I can't believe I made it through all three; I found them to be a bore more often than not, and the writing style left much to be desired. I would recommend the series to anyone needing something to put them to sleep at night.
The countdown for this book began the second I finished reading Independent Study. As soon as I could make a start on Graduation Day I did, and after a few hiccups, I managed to finish the book. I am going to try to make this a spoiler free review, I don't want to accidentally let slip what happens, so it's going to be more about my thoughts and feelings, rather than talking about what exact bits I liked.
Graduation Day was another nervous read where I never knew what was going on. The tension is so high, and the risk of being caught only adds to this. How I still have all my nails intact after reading Graduation Day is beyond me. I enjoyed getting to see different sides to characters that I thought I knew, and how they can change my opinion of them. What they do for survival is ingenious but also for self preservation.
Cia really comes into her own into this book. We get to see her in action, making choices that define others futures and what will happen to them, becoming something she didn't want to be, but knowing there is no other choice. She has to find the strength to make choices that may go against the presidents wishes, she has to be stronger, braver, and more determined to survive than the opposition.
While I enjoyed Graduation Day, I don't think it was my favourite. I love the mystery, and the secrets, but I think there was too much political issues for me, I prefer more action and fighting. The ending also wasn't what I expected, while I thought it was the right one for the plot in its entirety, I would have like a more solid, definite ending, rather than the fade to black type of ending.
Graduation Day was another nervous read where I never knew what was going on. The tension is so high, and the risk of being caught only adds to this. How I still have all my nails intact after reading Graduation Day is beyond me. I enjoyed getting to see different sides to characters that I thought I knew, and how they can change my opinion of them. What they do for survival is ingenious but also for self preservation.
Cia really comes into her own into this book. We get to see her in action, making choices that define others futures and what will happen to them, becoming something she didn't want to be, but knowing there is no other choice. She has to find the strength to make choices that may go against the presidents wishes, she has to be stronger, braver, and more determined to survive than the opposition.
While I enjoyed Graduation Day, I don't think it was my favourite. I love the mystery, and the secrets, but I think there was too much political issues for me, I prefer more action and fighting. The ending also wasn't what I expected, while I thought it was the right one for the plot in its entirety, I would have like a more solid, definite ending, rather than the fade to black type of ending.
What a great way to end the trilogy!!! I'm not sure what else to say. I'm sad that it's over.
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read it. Slow slow then very fast.. that's the action. Everything comes together neatly, too neatly for me. Some of the English was as if it had been translated by Google translate, not often, just like 2 or 3 times. Odd.
For a peace loving person, the main character murdered many people... lots of gun murder in these books. For a future society there are a lot of wooden handled revolvers mentioned.
For a peace loving person, the main character murdered many people... lots of gun murder in these books. For a future society there are a lot of wooden handled revolvers mentioned.
The plot twists and connections to the other books in the series kept me interested in both Tomas and Cia. I enjoyed to new characters and some returnies as they became a bigger part of the story. 91