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freadomlibrary's review against another edition
5.0
IM SO SAD THAT ITS OVER!!
This review was originally posted at https://freadomlibrary.wordpress.com/
Critically
Plot – 4.5 out of 5 stars
I am running out of things to say about these books because you all know that I absolutely love this entire series. This book is just as action packed and full of suspense and drama and mystery. All the pieces that have been floating around since the beginning finally begin to fit together and spread. There’s danger and intrigue. The climax itself was kind of disappointing but the ending was really sweet and it gave me all the feels.
Writing Style – 4 out of 5 stars
Again, not really sure what more to say. The writing style for these books is always really engaging and addicting, it’s very easy and fast to read through. There are several points of views throughout the book and they all feel very distinct and unique to each person. The story is fast paced, intricate and full of description and detailed.
Characters – 5 out of 5 stars
I love and adore every single freaking character that is in this single book. This is the ninth book in the general series and this book has almost every character that has ever been on page with dialogue in the rest of the series in this book and it was amazing to be able to have them all together.
Yelena is one of my favorite characters of all time and it was great to have a whole new adventure with her. She’s smart and determined. She’s really protective and I love her devotion to the safety of her loved ones. She’s in a very special state throughout this whole book and it was quite terrifying because it was dangerous for her, more than it’s ever been. But I also love getting to see more of these characters and their lives and how they’ve grown as people. They feel real because I’ve seen them since their very humble beginnings.
Valek is one of my favorites of this particular series. I’ve always loved him but as a partner to Yelena and in this series and in this book as well, I got to see more of his personality. He’s much more emotional and accepting. His personal growth was astounding. Janco is great because he’s the most lighthearted of all the points of views and I really liked seeing his perspective on the things that were going on. Leif’s narrative tends to be focused on his wife and family and his feelings on protectiveness of them. There’s a new small point of view in this book and that’s Heli, who was an important side character in the Glass trilogy. She’s really smart, kind and sweet and I liked seeing the little bit of her perspective that we got.
Emotionally
The plot is full of information. We follow our huge, eclectic cast of characters in their last efforts to save both countries from war. There were a lot of things that were left up in the air in the last book and I just wanted this final book to wrap up well. There were a lot of different plot lines and things happening at the same time and they all began to move quicker and more and more characters from previous books started to show up to help with the cause. Slowly but surely, everyone started getting together and being in the same place, which is kind of important when you’re trying to save the world, and it was so much fun to see all the different dynamics together. There was still action and suspense in this book but since it was the finale, it wasn’t as intense. There were still twists and turns that kept the reader guessing as the story goes, but they’re not as detrimental to the cause as the ones in the previous books were. It made the story dynamic but it didn’t have the same urgency as the other books do which is okay but I would’ve wanted a little bit more of the mystery and drama that is usually a part of this series because it’s what made me fall in love with it in the first place. I was expecting and kind of wanting a big battle scene, a climax that is really intense and powerful, so it was a bit disappointing to see how easy things were wrapped up in terms of the conflict. First of all it only took a one on one battle for everything to be called off and it just seemed… too easy? After everything they had to go through to find out what was going on and how many people were really involved and how everything started, I expected the struggle of winning to be much harder and worth all of the effort they point into the fight in the first place. Even in this book which is the finale, they were still getting new information about players in the enemy side, and their weapons and what they were hoping to really accomplish with everything they were doing. I feel like it kind of cheapened the work that all the amazing cast members did to fight them by making it a one on one face off that ends amicably and then that’s it I guess haha. However, there’s a really awesome moment that I loved, a brand new addition to the amazing group of characters that this series already has and it was so beautiful and heartwarming. I love what that moment meant to the two main characters and the change it brings to their lives. Honestly, now I just really want various spin off series from the next generation characters, the young ones that stole my heart in these last few books that need to take the lead and shine on their own!
Yelena and Valek are my favorite couple ever. They are the OTP of OTPs haha. I have been rooting for them since 8th grade where I read Poison Study once and never forgot it and was obsessed with it until I re-read it in 2015. They have a true and honest partnership. They have a very adult relationship which I think is great to see in the YA market even if these characters are much older than they’re supposed to be. Their relationship is so genuine and it comes from a mutual respect and it’s just so refreshing to see it. They love each other and they trust each other. Even when they have issues, they talk it out when they can, they come to an understanding and I think it’s a great example to younger readers.
I’ll talk a little bit about the side characters. I loved seeing pretty much every character that has ever had page time in the Chronicles of Ixia. Besides a few, the grand majority of the characters showed up in this book and it just so such much fun! Even if they only had a small mention or a few lines talking about them and how they were pitching in, it just made it feel like coming home. I want to see more from Onora and Janco and Ari. It was fun to see the characters that are part of the inner workings of the Ixian “castle.” I was really intrigued by the choice of Heli as a narrator in a few chapters. She was kind of a big part of the Glass trilogy but there was nothing of her in the first few Soulfinder books so it was strange but nice to suddenly see her POV. I really like her as a character and I loved how she was openly honest about her sexuality. She’s one out of way too many characters who is a part of LGBTQ+ spectrum and part of the reason that I want more books is that I kind of want more development with that. It’s kind of cruel of the author to share this amazing information about this character and then now we have no way of seeing it developed more. As she was persuaded to do another trilogy with Yelena, I hope she can be persuaded to do a next generation trilogy. I don’t think I could ever get enough of this series.
Overall, I am totally and completely in love and obsessed with this series. I am so heartbroken that it’s over and that this is the last book in the Chronicles of Ixia, that just blows me away. This book was amazing! The plot was full of action and suspense. The climax was lacking in my opinion but I feel like the ending was so sweet and filled me with feels and emotions for the entire journey that I’ve been through with these characters.
So that’s it for this post! I’m sure you’re all very happy that I have to stop talking about this series and these books. Knowing me, I’m still going to find ways to bring them up in the future. I’d love to know if any of you have started reading this series because of me or just in general. Thanks so much for reading and I’ll see you on my next post!
This review was originally posted at https://freadomlibrary.wordpress.com/
Critically
Plot – 4.5 out of 5 stars
I am running out of things to say about these books because you all know that I absolutely love this entire series. This book is just as action packed and full of suspense and drama and mystery. All the pieces that have been floating around since the beginning finally begin to fit together and spread. There’s danger and intrigue. The climax itself was kind of disappointing but the ending was really sweet and it gave me all the feels.
Writing Style – 4 out of 5 stars
Again, not really sure what more to say. The writing style for these books is always really engaging and addicting, it’s very easy and fast to read through. There are several points of views throughout the book and they all feel very distinct and unique to each person. The story is fast paced, intricate and full of description and detailed.
Characters – 5 out of 5 stars
I love and adore every single freaking character that is in this single book. This is the ninth book in the general series and this book has almost every character that has ever been on page with dialogue in the rest of the series in this book and it was amazing to be able to have them all together.
Yelena is one of my favorite characters of all time and it was great to have a whole new adventure with her. She’s smart and determined. She’s really protective and I love her devotion to the safety of her loved ones. She’s in a very special state throughout this whole book and it was quite terrifying because it was dangerous for her, more than it’s ever been. But I also love getting to see more of these characters and their lives and how they’ve grown as people. They feel real because I’ve seen them since their very humble beginnings.
Valek is one of my favorites of this particular series. I’ve always loved him but as a partner to Yelena and in this series and in this book as well, I got to see more of his personality. He’s much more emotional and accepting. His personal growth was astounding. Janco is great because he’s the most lighthearted of all the points of views and I really liked seeing his perspective on the things that were going on. Leif’s narrative tends to be focused on his wife and family and his feelings on protectiveness of them. There’s a new small point of view in this book and that’s Heli, who was an important side character in the Glass trilogy. She’s really smart, kind and sweet and I liked seeing the little bit of her perspective that we got.
Emotionally
Spoiler
I’m so sad that this series is over but I loved this finale even if the climax of this particular story was a bit of a let down and disappointment.The plot is full of information. We follow our huge, eclectic cast of characters in their last efforts to save both countries from war. There were a lot of things that were left up in the air in the last book and I just wanted this final book to wrap up well. There were a lot of different plot lines and things happening at the same time and they all began to move quicker and more and more characters from previous books started to show up to help with the cause. Slowly but surely, everyone started getting together and being in the same place, which is kind of important when you’re trying to save the world, and it was so much fun to see all the different dynamics together. There was still action and suspense in this book but since it was the finale, it wasn’t as intense. There were still twists and turns that kept the reader guessing as the story goes, but they’re not as detrimental to the cause as the ones in the previous books were. It made the story dynamic but it didn’t have the same urgency as the other books do which is okay but I would’ve wanted a little bit more of the mystery and drama that is usually a part of this series because it’s what made me fall in love with it in the first place. I was expecting and kind of wanting a big battle scene, a climax that is really intense and powerful, so it was a bit disappointing to see how easy things were wrapped up in terms of the conflict. First of all it only took a one on one battle for everything to be called off and it just seemed… too easy? After everything they had to go through to find out what was going on and how many people were really involved and how everything started, I expected the struggle of winning to be much harder and worth all of the effort they point into the fight in the first place. Even in this book which is the finale, they were still getting new information about players in the enemy side, and their weapons and what they were hoping to really accomplish with everything they were doing. I feel like it kind of cheapened the work that all the amazing cast members did to fight them by making it a one on one face off that ends amicably and then that’s it I guess haha. However, there’s a really awesome moment that I loved, a brand new addition to the amazing group of characters that this series already has and it was so beautiful and heartwarming. I love what that moment meant to the two main characters and the change it brings to their lives. Honestly, now I just really want various spin off series from the next generation characters, the young ones that stole my heart in these last few books that need to take the lead and shine on their own!
Yelena and Valek are my favorite couple ever. They are the OTP of OTPs haha. I have been rooting for them since 8th grade where I read Poison Study once and never forgot it and was obsessed with it until I re-read it in 2015. They have a true and honest partnership. They have a very adult relationship which I think is great to see in the YA market even if these characters are much older than they’re supposed to be. Their relationship is so genuine and it comes from a mutual respect and it’s just so refreshing to see it. They love each other and they trust each other. Even when they have issues, they talk it out when they can, they come to an understanding and I think it’s a great example to younger readers.
I’ll talk a little bit about the side characters. I loved seeing pretty much every character that has ever had page time in the Chronicles of Ixia. Besides a few, the grand majority of the characters showed up in this book and it just so such much fun! Even if they only had a small mention or a few lines talking about them and how they were pitching in, it just made it feel like coming home. I want to see more from Onora and Janco and Ari. It was fun to see the characters that are part of the inner workings of the Ixian “castle.” I was really intrigued by the choice of Heli as a narrator in a few chapters. She was kind of a big part of the Glass trilogy but there was nothing of her in the first few Soulfinder books so it was strange but nice to suddenly see her POV. I really like her as a character and I loved how she was openly honest about her sexuality. She’s one out of way too many characters who is a part of LGBTQ+ spectrum and part of the reason that I want more books is that I kind of want more development with that. It’s kind of cruel of the author to share this amazing information about this character and then now we have no way of seeing it developed more. As she was persuaded to do another trilogy with Yelena, I hope she can be persuaded to do a next generation trilogy. I don’t think I could ever get enough of this series.
Overall, I am totally and completely in love and obsessed with this series. I am so heartbroken that it’s over and that this is the last book in the Chronicles of Ixia, that just blows me away. This book was amazing! The plot was full of action and suspense. The climax was lacking in my opinion but I feel like the ending was so sweet and filled me with feels and emotions for the entire journey that I’ve been through with these characters.
So that’s it for this post! I’m sure you’re all very happy that I have to stop talking about this series and these books. Knowing me, I’m still going to find ways to bring them up in the future. I’d love to know if any of you have started reading this series because of me or just in general. Thanks so much for reading and I’ll see you on my next post!
dinaana's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
isabella1018's review against another edition
3.0
Finally finished this series after 7 years. I love these characters so much so getting to be in their world one last time was awesome.
nadine_booklover's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
I'm so addicted to this world, I don't want it to finish. I need my next fix with a story of the 'Next Generation' :D
I loved this conclusion of the 'Study Series'. Wonderful, entertaining and thrilling adventure!
I'm so addicted to this world, I don't want it to finish. I need my next fix with a story of the 'Next Generation' :D
I loved this conclusion of the 'Study Series'. Wonderful, entertaining and thrilling adventure!
mjporterauthor's review against another edition
3.0
I received a free E-Arc via Netgalley of this book.
This book is a mess. There are too many characters, and somehow both too much plot and far too little. Not to spoil, but nothing happens in this book. The blurb doesn't even seem to relate to the actual events in the book, other than the characters share the same name. This is a real shame and having read through some other reviews, I can't even offer the hope that fans of the series will love it because it seems they don't. They're not impressed by the one-dimensional characters, the repetitiveness, the bleak writing (it's almost all directions and travelling with the odd bit of action that fizzles out because ultimately, there is no story to tell here). I imagine, that just like me, when the ending finally came, they were so used to all the back-tracking that they didn't quite believe what they were reading. I kept waiting for the latest double-cross, and you know, when it didn't come, I was bitterly disappointed and felt short-changed.
However, I will congratulate the author on one aspect of her work, she did manage to keep all the timelines of the characters in sync. I imagine this took a great deal of time and effort and yet it wasn't enough to save the book from being unimaginative and unimpressive.
With hindsight, I think the author and publisher should have either made the bold decision not to publish this book and ask for extensive rewrites, or divide it into two books and change events around A LOT. There is no peril to this story, and I think that to give the characters the send off they deserved there should have been one last big problem to deal with as opposed to something that was fabricated just to try and add another title to a very successful series. This is not the ending that fans will have wanted. A real shame as I've enjoyed the previous books and characters and was very excited to be given the opportunity to read and review the book.
This book is a mess. There are too many characters, and somehow both too much plot and far too little. Not to spoil, but nothing happens in this book. The blurb doesn't even seem to relate to the actual events in the book, other than the characters share the same name. This is a real shame and having read through some other reviews, I can't even offer the hope that fans of the series will love it because it seems they don't. They're not impressed by the one-dimensional characters, the repetitiveness, the bleak writing (it's almost all directions and travelling with the odd bit of action that fizzles out because ultimately, there is no story to tell here). I imagine, that just like me, when the ending finally came, they were so used to all the back-tracking that they didn't quite believe what they were reading. I kept waiting for the latest double-cross, and you know, when it didn't come, I was bitterly disappointed and felt short-changed.
However, I will congratulate the author on one aspect of her work, she did manage to keep all the timelines of the characters in sync. I imagine this took a great deal of time and effort and yet it wasn't enough to save the book from being unimaginative and unimpressive.
With hindsight, I think the author and publisher should have either made the bold decision not to publish this book and ask for extensive rewrites, or divide it into two books and change events around A LOT. There is no peril to this story, and I think that to give the characters the send off they deserved there should have been one last big problem to deal with as opposed to something that was fabricated just to try and add another title to a very successful series. This is not the ending that fans will have wanted. A real shame as I've enjoyed the previous books and characters and was very excited to be given the opportunity to read and review the book.
coffeelitmama's review against another edition
4.0
I wanted to love this book more, most if the books in this series have been amazing. This one just seemed repetitive, there was always someone to chase or save & Yelena always going out endangering her baby.
michalice's review against another edition
Dawn Study is the final book in the Chronicles of Ixia series, and one I have been eager but also reluctant to read. The characters inside the pages of these books have become more than characters to me, and I'm finding it really hard to say goodbye to them. Dawn Study is full of adventure, and secrets, and that just the first few chapters. It's eventually brings all the strands of the different stories together as we finally come to the end point, but not before one last adventure is had
Ari and Janco are being called back from their investigation into the Theobroma and Curare manufacturing to aid Valek, who has no option but to take a back seat in a new thread of the story, unhappy with Yelenas decision to journey with Cahil. We also see some old faces as they all play an important role in this last book, Heli, Kade, Zohav, Zethan, Opal, Devlen, Teegan, and Reema to name a few.
Dawn Study is the most tense book from this series. The happy ending that everybody wants hangs in the balance, one wrong more or thought could tip that balance into the enemies hands. Everybody takes risk after risk, in order to see good prevail, even if it means putting thier own life in jeopardy. However, with Ari and Janco around you can guarantee they will get up to thier usual antics.
One person who really changed my mind was Onora. She has become more than 'Little Miss Assassin' as we see a different, kinder side to her. The tasks she completes and risks she takes were some I didn't believe she would ever be capable off, and I loved her overprotectiveness towards Yelena.
Dawn Study wouldn't be complete without Reema. I love that we have seen her grow through this series, becoming older, wiser, and a lot more stubborn. She is definitely Opal and Devlen's child, no matter her birth.
Dawn Study is a book I have thoroughly enjoyed. This series has been one my auto buy list once I first found it. It consistently draws me in and has me invested in every way for the characters. This is a perfect end to this current series and characters, but I know I would definitely buy any other possible future book in this series if more were to be written....maybe featuring Reema and her brother, and the young 'recruits'.
Final Verdict
Buy this book!!!!!!
Read this book!!!!
Ari and Janco are being called back from their investigation into the Theobroma and Curare manufacturing to aid Valek, who has no option but to take a back seat in a new thread of the story, unhappy with Yelenas decision to journey with Cahil. We also see some old faces as they all play an important role in this last book, Heli, Kade, Zohav, Zethan, Opal, Devlen, Teegan, and Reema to name a few.
Dawn Study is the most tense book from this series. The happy ending that everybody wants hangs in the balance, one wrong more or thought could tip that balance into the enemies hands. Everybody takes risk after risk, in order to see good prevail, even if it means putting thier own life in jeopardy. However, with Ari and Janco around you can guarantee they will get up to thier usual antics.
"Oh, yeah." All his annoyance disappeared. "No problem. I know you'll want to take a closer look. It's irresistible, like candy and babies."
"I know I'm going to regret asking this, but you find candy and babies irresistible?" Ari asked.
"Hell no. They're both sticky."
His partner waited.
"Some people find them irresistible. And, you know…" Janco waved his hand. "They're easy to steal…or something like that."
"I was right."
"About what?"
"I regret asking that question."
One person who really changed my mind was Onora. She has become more than 'Little Miss Assassin' as we see a different, kinder side to her. The tasks she completes and risks she takes were some I didn't believe she would ever be capable off, and I loved her overprotectiveness towards Yelena.
Dawn Study wouldn't be complete without Reema. I love that we have seen her grow through this series, becoming older, wiser, and a lot more stubborn. She is definitely Opal and Devlen's child, no matter her birth.
"What about Reema?" Janco asked.
"She coming with us."
"Woo-hoo!" Reema said. When they all looked over at her, she slapped a card down. "I win!"
Smooth recovery. Janco'd been right. Rabbit ears.
Dawn Study is a book I have thoroughly enjoyed. This series has been one my auto buy list once I first found it. It consistently draws me in and has me invested in every way for the characters. This is a perfect end to this current series and characters, but I know I would definitely buy any other possible future book in this series if more were to be written....maybe featuring Reema and her brother, and the young 'recruits'.
Final Verdict
Buy this book!!!!!!
Read this book!!!!
1madchild's review against another edition
3.0
ebook.
aww i love happy endings.
lowkey wanted her to miscarriage and sort shit out already.
think she caved to give us all what we want.
spinoff for kids of sita ?
aww i love happy endings.
lowkey wanted her to miscarriage and sort shit out already.
think she caved to give us all what we want.
spinoff for kids of sita ?