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missymoo's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It was a nice ending. I really enjoyed the series.
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the first book in this trilogy, really liked the second, and thought this was by far the worst of the three. Too much of Devi and Rupert running,not to mention the romance, and I was actually a bit bored at times. I'm disappointed because I loved the first one so much.
dnrscherer's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Perfectly executed HEA. Lots of action, romance but not overwhelming...imperfect heroes, good side characters.. all loose ends bundled with a nice bow. Even the irritating bits I could get around..This trilogy was solid fun.
katyanaish's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really great series.
All in all, I enjoyed it a lot - I loved the complex world, the flawed characters, the shades of gray they had to navigate. I loved that Devi remained a consistent character, and never just rolled over for their bullshit because it was the easy road.
But I feel unsatisfied.
Most of that relates to Caldswell, with a generous two-middle-fingered salute to Mabel. The Eyes as a whole. Like I mentioned in updates, and in other reviews... what they did is unforgivable. And I loved that Devi never wavered from believing that. But Caldswell in particular went way way across the line. I don't buy that he was just making the best choice in a difficult situation. The man is a sociopath. He was content to murder anyone who got in his way, or felt differently. He was disloyal, unreliable, a complete egomaniac, and I have had more than enough of his ranting at Devi for her choices. No one in this entire universe has made worse choices than Caldswell.
Betraying Enna, betraying all his partners. Casually killing girls, family members, crew members. Why in fuck is there anyone on his little ship that isn't an Eye? The only possible reason is because he gets off on tangling civilians up in his fucking mess and then killing them when they see something they shouldn't. He's a power-tripping prick who believes everyone is expendable. I do not buy - and will never buy - that he ever gave a fuck about saving ANYONE. He liked the status quo, because it kept him at the top of the food chain, able to throw his weight around and murder anyone who displeased him.
And so
Fuck that.
So this book lost a whole star for that. And it nearly lost even more than that, at the bullshit
It's a good series. But I'm angry, because no one except Devi and Brenton seem to actually acknowledge how fucking wrong their actions were. And that's not acceptable.
All in all, I enjoyed it a lot - I loved the complex world, the flawed characters, the shades of gray they had to navigate. I loved that Devi remained a consistent character, and never just rolled over for their bullshit because it was the easy road.
But I feel unsatisfied.
Most of that relates to Caldswell, with a generous two-middle-fingered salute to Mabel. The Eyes as a whole. Like I mentioned in updates, and in other reviews... what they did is unforgivable. And I loved that Devi never wavered from believing that. But Caldswell in particular went way way across the line. I don't buy that he was just making the best choice in a difficult situation. The man is a sociopath. He was content to murder anyone who got in his way, or felt differently. He was disloyal, unreliable, a complete egomaniac, and I have had more than enough of his ranting at Devi for her choices. No one in this entire universe has made worse choices than Caldswell.
Betraying Enna, betraying all his partners. Casually killing girls, family members, crew members. Why in fuck is there anyone on his little ship that isn't an Eye? The only possible reason is because he gets off on tangling civilians up in his fucking mess and then killing them when they see something they shouldn't. He's a power-tripping prick who believes everyone is expendable. I do not buy - and will never buy - that he ever gave a fuck about saving ANYONE. He liked the status quo, because it kept him at the top of the food chain, able to throw his weight around and murder anyone who displeased him.
And so
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I'm unsatisfied, because he just gets to walk away. Retire and fly around the stars, as if he is a decent human being and not a complete monster. After everything... all the people he has killed, and after fucking doing his best to kill Rupert and Devi when they were trying to fix his fucking mess... he just gets to go on his merry way.Fuck that.
So this book lost a whole star for that. And it nearly lost even more than that, at the bullshit
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end when Devi is with Caldswell, Mabel and Hyrax... practically pretending that everything is okay. The only thing that would have made it okay is if she got to put 3 rounds in Caldswell's skull, after all his backstabbing temper tantrums and betrayals. But honestly, Maat should have gotten to kill him. No one owes him a horrible death more than Maat. Fuck killing him, Maat should have tied him up in that horrible mask for decades, drugging him regularly, until he couldn't even remember his own ship's name. The daughters should have killed every last fucking Eye, wiped them right out of the universe. Woken up, taken control of their abilities, and then snapped all their fucking necks simultaneously, like a giant stomping on ants. Especially when they had the gall to suggest that they work as the daughters' bodyguards. They should have killed them all then, if not before.It's a good series. But I'm angry, because no one except Devi and Brenton seem to actually acknowledge how fucking wrong their actions were. And that's not acceptable.
lrn22's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this trilogy and the main character’s growth over it.
realmsofmymind's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
crochetchrisie's review against another edition
4.0
I'm glad I was finally able to finish reading this series... I finished the 2nd book in Sept 2018 so I had forgotten some things but the gist of the plot stayed with me. It was a nice wrap-up to the series. I was pretty unhappy about the cliffhanger at the end of the second book so I'm glad the third really did wrap things up.
a_kira's review
Did not believe the romance was consistent with the characters' story or personalities.