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ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
3.0
After the cliffhanger-ending of The Replaced (The Taking #02), this starts faster.
And a little yai for no love-triangle gets squashed by a love-square...
Bodycount is rather high and there are a few very bloody and gory scenes.
You have been warned. Trying to finish it today (August 1st, 2016).
As it is today the 3d, I obviously did not manage to finish the last 1.5 (or less) hours the 1st.
Just looked at my reviews of the 4star first book and 3 star second book and do not have much to add to the review of the second book, most also could be said for this book, and I had a hard time, even at the 50%, to get into it.
Again too much romance, no sex whatsoever.
Surprisingly high body-count, and more than 200 killed indirectly (off page - off screen for a movie).
Also very bloody and brutal, some cold, cold actions by the MC, and though she (and others) think about it, it was for "the greater good" and sometimes self-defence. But not all where really needed and necessary, imho. Given the no sex rule, this was typical US-style, violence, killing, blood, so it is ok for YA aimed at teenagers?
Although the 3 stars for this and the second are solid and the first even 4 stars, the whole 3 books did not grip and there was not as much suspense as say in the Mara Dyer trilogy. Also, the ebooks (Kindle) should have been cheaper, for all 3 I paid more than 25 Eur, which is way too much, with the first two books just under my self set 10 Eur barrier at which I would not have bought either.
Just checked amazon.de, now you can get all for 15 Eur, with the third book being the most expensive, but altogether that is just ok for this 3 books.
The ending, not to spoil it, I hope, was mostly as expected and after that an Epilogue, as a clean-up, so no loose ends dangle around. For me sex, and suspense where missing and while the action was ok, it did not grip me in any way. And did I mention, yeah, I did, too much romance.
The whole trilogy should be read on a rainy weekend, but given how long it took me to read it, with reading a different book in between the reading of the second book (Thirteen reasons why), then waiting for this book to be published, then waiting till I was in the mood to read it - so the conclusion is, I cannot recommend the trilogy.
And a little yai for no love-triangle gets squashed by a love-square...
Bodycount is rather high and there are a few very bloody and gory scenes.
You have been warned. Trying to finish it today (August 1st, 2016).
As it is today the 3d, I obviously did not manage to finish the last 1.5 (or less) hours the 1st.
Just looked at my reviews of the 4star first book and 3 star second book and do not have much to add to the review of the second book, most also could be said for this book, and I had a hard time, even at the 50%, to get into it.
Again too much romance, no sex whatsoever.
Surprisingly high body-count, and more than 200 killed indirectly (off page - off screen for a movie).
Also very bloody and brutal, some cold, cold actions by the MC, and though she (and others) think about it, it was for "the greater good" and sometimes self-defence. But not all where really needed and necessary, imho. Given the no sex rule, this was typical US-style, violence, killing, blood, so it is ok for YA aimed at teenagers?
Although the 3 stars for this and the second are solid and the first even 4 stars, the whole 3 books did not grip and there was not as much suspense as say in the Mara Dyer trilogy. Also, the ebooks (Kindle) should have been cheaper, for all 3 I paid more than 25 Eur, which is way too much, with the first two books just under my self set 10 Eur barrier at which I would not have bought either.
Just checked amazon.de, now you can get all for 15 Eur, with the third book being the most expensive, but altogether that is just ok for this 3 books.
The ending, not to spoil it, I hope, was mostly as expected and after that an Epilogue, as a clean-up, so no loose ends dangle around. For me sex, and suspense where missing and while the action was ok, it did not grip me in any way. And did I mention, yeah, I did, too much romance.
The whole trilogy should be read on a rainy weekend, but given how long it took me to read it, with reading a different book in between the reading of the second book (Thirteen reasons why), then waiting for this book to be published, then waiting till I was in the mood to read it - so the conclusion is, I cannot recommend the trilogy.
librarian_lady's review against another edition
1.0
Took a while to finish this book.... The first book of this series was fantastic, it hooked you in from the beginning, the second book not so much and this one just plummeted completely. I finished it because I wanted to know how it all ended after putting time with these books, but half way through I just wanted to stop. I would highly recommend reading the first book and leave it at that.
books4susie's review against another edition
5.0
Not the ending I was expecting but the story wrapped up nicely. .Ms. Derting is a definite an auto read for me.
zu_reviews's review against another edition
2.0
I was really hoping, with a more clear plot direction, this would improve on the second book and finish off the series nicely. Unfortunately, this reapted a lot of the things that I disliked in the second book.
For starters, this book still gives me really gross and creepy vibes. They're still pushing the love triangle of Tyler-Simon-Kyra, and Griffin is still interested in Tyler, but Griffin and Simon are obviously like 60+ years old even though they are in teen bodies. Tyler and Kyra actually are still teens!!! IN HIGH SCHOOL. It's just NOT okay. I always felt super uncomfortable reading it. Not to mention that Simon and Griffin hardly know them either, like only a few weeks and no real time spent together. They just read as child predators to me. Especially Simon, cause he just wants her. There is no connection. And he's a aggressive and pushy and just... it's disgusting when put all together. YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO BE THEIR PARENTS, IT'S NOT CUTE IT'S CRIMINAL.
The added perspectives of Simon and Tyler weren't awful, but my book had them in a completely different font that was jarring and annoying. (That's not Derting's fault though, so I'm not including it in my rating. Just wanted to mention it in my review.) And Simon in particular... all he thinks about is Kyra, but not in a loving way, or anything. His interest in her is just annoying and creepy as I mentioned above, but it's heightened in his viewpoint because he has no reason to be in love with her. He has literally nothing to think about, no positive comments about her personality. Because he has no connection or any way to relate to a 17 year old girl. It's just "where is she?" "Is she hurt?" "Everyone is stupid!" "ARGH Tyler sucks, she's mine!!!"
And then the end... more unnecessary twists that pack no punch. We dragged to get there, a lot of this book felt stretched. And I felt like there was some moral and illogical inconsistencies with motive at the end. Derting tried to make clear "good guys" and "bad guys" but drew the lines in all the wrong places.
For starters, this book still gives me really gross and creepy vibes. They're still pushing the love triangle of Tyler-Simon-Kyra, and Griffin is still interested in Tyler, but Griffin and Simon are obviously like 60+ years old even though they are in teen bodies. Tyler and Kyra actually are still teens!!! IN HIGH SCHOOL. It's just NOT okay. I always felt super uncomfortable reading it. Not to mention that Simon and Griffin hardly know them either, like only a few weeks and no real time spent together. They just read as child predators to me. Especially Simon, cause he just wants her. There is no connection. And he's a aggressive and pushy and just... it's disgusting when put all together. YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO BE THEIR PARENTS, IT'S NOT CUTE IT'S CRIMINAL.
The added perspectives of Simon and Tyler weren't awful, but my book had them in a completely different font that was jarring and annoying. (That's not Derting's fault though, so I'm not including it in my rating. Just wanted to mention it in my review.) And Simon in particular... all he thinks about is Kyra, but not in a loving way, or anything. His interest in her is just annoying and creepy as I mentioned above, but it's heightened in his viewpoint because he has no reason to be in love with her. He has literally nothing to think about, no positive comments about her personality. Because he has no connection or any way to relate to a 17 year old girl. It's just "where is she?" "Is she hurt?" "Everyone is stupid!" "ARGH Tyler sucks, she's mine!!!"
And then the end... more unnecessary twists that pack no punch. We dragged to get there, a lot of this book felt stretched. And I felt like there was some moral and illogical inconsistencies with motive at the end. Derting tried to make clear "good guys" and "bad guys" but drew the lines in all the wrong places.
1_romance_reader's review against another edition
5.0
Great ending
Loved the series as a whole. The storyline was great and fell in love with the characters. I'm sorry to see it end. Definitely a fun sci-fi read.
Loved the series as a whole. The storyline was great and fell in love with the characters. I'm sorry to see it end. Definitely a fun sci-fi read.
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
his was a fantastic end to the series, I loved seeing how everything wrapped up!
amaliea's review against another edition
4.0
3,5 stars
I had a great time reading the conclusion to this series. I do have to lower my rating a bit as not everything made sense, in a way. Like the whole thing with Adam was fine enough, but it was definitely not something I thought would happen. Other than that, the plot was intriguing and kept me interested the entire book. I also actually liked how the love triangle was done in this book, it’s not often I see the romance take a bit of a step back in the conclusion. Overall, a good, fun conclusion to the series.
I had a great time reading the conclusion to this series. I do have to lower my rating a bit as not everything made sense, in a way. Like the whole thing with Adam was fine enough, but it was definitely not something I thought would happen. Other than that, the plot was intriguing and kept me interested the entire book. I also actually liked how the love triangle was done in this book, it’s not often I see the romance take a bit of a step back in the conclusion. Overall, a good, fun conclusion to the series.
lisaluvsliterature's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked the way the author wrapped everything up! Full review to come on Lisa Loves Literature soon!
jenbsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
It can be a little tricky coming back to book series when there has been a big break between books (which is why I generally try to just wait until a series is complete before starting!) As I began this book, I had vague memories of events from book one, but I really couldn't recall book 2 at all. I went to look up my review on GoodReads and ... I hadn't written one. In fact I hadn't marked the book as read. I could have sworn I had, but this lead me to think I'd been mistaken. I was able to get an immediate digital download from my library luckily ... and my Kindle memory took me to the end of the book, and there was a highlight or two. So HAD I read it? SO confused.
Maybe I lost my memory ... like Tyler. I reread book 2 and then picked up book 3 again. I'd downloaded the audio edition and wasn't caring for it. The narrator had been one of another series I hadn't loved, and I think that was impacting me. Unfortunately, my library didn't carry the Kindle edition, so audio it was.
I did like this book. I wasn't sure how things would wrap up here in the final book, but they did and I was pretty satisfied with it all. I'd recommend the trilogy.
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Maybe I lost my memory ... like Tyler. I reread book 2 and then picked up book 3 again. I'd downloaded the audio edition and wasn't caring for it. The narrator had been one of another series I hadn't loved, and I think that was impacting me. Unfortunately, my library didn't carry the Kindle edition, so audio it was.
I did like this book. I wasn't sure how things would wrap up here in the final book, but they did and I was pretty satisfied with it all. I'd recommend the trilogy.
Parental Perspective - the is some proFantity