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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm reviewing this about a year after I read it and I honestly remember almost nothing about it. I took a few brief notes while reading so I'll just leave two here, as I feel together they sum up my feelings about the book quite nicely:
This book wants so badly to be a revolutionary or insightful treatise on politics and it just is not.
More than most YA dystopias of its time, this premise is completely cut off from any sense of reality.No way in hell the president of a country would trust a 16/17-year-old girl she just barely met to surreptitiously assassinate 12 high-ranking government officials in just two weeks with no training or preparation or help. Ridiculous.
And, just like the previous book, there's a rudimentary mistake which I must complain about for a second because the lack of attention to detail is frankly embarrassing (this is copied directly from my notes so you can feel my rage):
Raffe mentions four people (Lee, Markum, Harring, and Parkins), then Cia says “those five” LMAO HOW F***ING HARD IS IT TO COUNT TO FIVE OMGGG
In conclusion: I am glad for myself that I finally finished this series after 10 years, but I would never ever recommend it to anyone. The first book is good enough if you're a teenager, but do not go further – it's so not worth it.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Great read - a 4th book would be amazing.
After reading the first two books I really expected more. I am sad to give Graduation Day a 4 star rating but I felt it was accurate. The ending of this book left me confused and wanting more. It’s been almost 6 years since this book was released though so I’m not going to hold my breath.
Great book though, once again a page turner. I couldn’t put the book down and had to know how it ended. Joelle Charbonnea is definitely a super talented writer. Can’t wait to read her other books.
After reading the first two books I really expected more. I am sad to give Graduation Day a 4 star rating but I felt it was accurate. The ending of this book left me confused and wanting more. It’s been almost 6 years since this book was released though so I’m not going to hold my breath.
Great book though, once again a page turner. I couldn’t put the book down and had to know how it ended. Joelle Charbonnea is definitely a super talented writer. Can’t wait to read her other books.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting end to the series and you can really see the changes in the characters. It lends itself to another book, but I don’t think that one is coming