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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Loved reading this book, it was a great end to the series, with dealing with the hard choices of leadership!
The final installment of The Testing series left me a little let-down. We wrap up the conspiracies, double-crosses, triple-crosses, and rebellions we found in Independent Study, and get a small glimpse of the new future. I can't quite put my finger on why I'm disappointed, though. There was a lot of telling us what Cia was doing, her gathering things for her magical bag of holding, and thinking through her plans. But action? Not a ton until the end.
And Tomas? After the build up in book one about their love, we left it behind in books 2 and 3. He was barely a footnote in either book. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't looking for heartfelt declarations of love or constant mooning, but Cia struck me a robotic at times. I swear, she took a page out of Katniss's book and took it to a new level. I liked Tomas, and wanted more page time with him.
Overall, I still recommend the series, and I did like the ending. It felt true to character. But I expected a bit more from what could have been a dramatic conclusion. I would love to read a novella 10 years in the future letting us know how the rebuilding is going and what has happened with each character. Joelle, are you listening?
And Tomas? After the build up in book one about their love, we left it behind in books 2 and 3. He was barely a footnote in either book. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't looking for heartfelt declarations of love or constant mooning, but Cia struck me a robotic at times. I swear, she took a page out of Katniss's book and took it to a new level. I liked Tomas, and wanted more page time with him.
Overall, I still recommend the series, and I did like the ending. It felt true to character. But I expected a bit more from what could have been a dramatic conclusion. I would love to read a novella 10 years in the future letting us know how the rebuilding is going and what has happened with each character. Joelle, are you listening?
I quite enjoyed this one! I think it was better than book two and not quite as good as book one in this trilogy.
The finality of this trilogy strikes me the same as the first two. It sets up a big story and then ends rather quickly and without really filling in a lot of holes. There is a lot of repetition throughout all three that starts to get annoying (how many times do we need to be reminded that the main character is the "youngest person in the room?"). I was also frustrated with the main character doing a lot of mind-reading when other characters were speaking in code. It seems a bit like lazy story telling to not write those conversations and situations out into the story. All-in-all, interesting ideas but less than stellar storytelling.
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 started this book September 3, finished January 31. Dear gosh that is possibly the worst book ever. Where character development? How are the characters so 2D, how is it they ALL suck?
I read this quickly to figure out what was going to happen, and I was rather disappointed. It's too bad, because the conclusion could have been much better, had it been written a little more thoughtfully, but that's just my opinion. 2.5 stars out of 5.
Thank goodness for insomnia. I was able to wake up at 4 and finish the book, isn't that lucky? I know, seriously so blessed.
I'm sad this series has ended. I fell in love with them and I'm quite happy to report there were no sex scenes in the whole thing. Yes! I was getting tired of the need for those scenes in recent books I've read, especially when there's no plot advancement that comes with it.
This was a wonderful, fast-paced story that I couldn't help but be drawn to and convince my husband to read. (He'll be happy when he wakes up and I hand him the copy).
The whole book was so exciting. I wasn't sure how the story would do after the first book, but each installment was great. I feel like this last book could have been longer, I could have gotten so many more answers, but the ones I did get were enough for me. I'm pretty easy to please. Okay, not that easy.
The last book in trilogies tends to always fall a little flat for me, i.e. Mockingjay, Allegiant, Promised, but this one was truly great. It was like a full circle coming to a close and it didn't get out of hand like sequels tend to do.
I feel like the ending could have been more powerful, but nonetheless, I enjoyed it a lot. It made sense. And I don't think Cia ever bugged me like female characters always seem to.
If you enjoy Dystopian, my most favorite genre, then you must read this series. Then we can talk about how great they are!
And since a ton of the books I read when they come out seem to make it to the big screen and that's when people start reading them and they become fads and I'm like "Been there, done that, sucka" (i.e. Divergent- I read that one forever ago, Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, The Mortal Instruments, to name a few), I'm gonna call this series one that will get more attention in the future.
I'm sad this series has ended. I fell in love with them and I'm quite happy to report there were no sex scenes in the whole thing. Yes! I was getting tired of the need for those scenes in recent books I've read, especially when there's no plot advancement that comes with it.
This was a wonderful, fast-paced story that I couldn't help but be drawn to and convince my husband to read. (He'll be happy when he wakes up and I hand him the copy).
The whole book was so exciting. I wasn't sure how the story would do after the first book, but each installment was great. I feel like this last book could have been longer, I could have gotten so many more answers, but the ones I did get were enough for me. I'm pretty easy to please. Okay, not that easy.
The last book in trilogies tends to always fall a little flat for me, i.e. Mockingjay, Allegiant, Promised, but this one was truly great. It was like a full circle coming to a close and it didn't get out of hand like sequels tend to do.
I feel like the ending could have been more powerful, but nonetheless, I enjoyed it a lot. It made sense. And I don't think Cia ever bugged me like female characters always seem to.
If you enjoy Dystopian, my most favorite genre, then you must read this series. Then we can talk about how great they are!
And since a ton of the books I read when they come out seem to make it to the big screen and that's when people start reading them and they become fads and I'm like "Been there, done that, sucka" (i.e. Divergent- I read that one forever ago, Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, The Mortal Instruments, to name a few), I'm gonna call this series one that will get more attention in the future.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes