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4.15 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

An insanely wild ride till the very end. Thoroughly enjoyed it. 
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

While I was crying at the end of this, that was after a long time reading this. It felt like there was a lot of bloat  getting to the end as it bounced between all the  character perspectives. Overall it was a  great wrap up to my first series reading in full (and what will likely remain a top 5 series for me) but the pacing difference between the previous two novels was notable.
adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

un perfetto finale per questa trilogia affascinante

some very cool ideas and plot lines and world building, but some very cliche and clunky writing at parts that really took me out of it. Nonetheless, I was invested enough to need to finish the book/series. In the right hands of good screen writers and directors, this could make a great TV show - just needs to be a bit grittier and less cliche.
challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I didn't enjoy this as much as the previous two in the series: there were too many characters I didn't care that much about, and I kept losing track of who was where and who was doing what. Still, it was good to have a resolution to the series, even if I wasn't entirely satisfied with it.

A phenomenal ending for an invigorating series. I would call it perfect, but that has a connotation that comes across as false.

Instead, Neal Shusterman's intricate weaving of and merging of story lines that were seeded from book one come to fruition in an intense cacophony of events. When I mention perfection, it is in the sense that a perfect ending would seem artificial and unrewarding. The perfect ending stemmed from a series of choices by characters and developments that many times left an unpalatable impression, as they were imperfect. However by the end, you turn the final page with a sense of fulfillment and contentment. That is how one achieves the perfect ending.

Truly unbelievable series, 10/10!