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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Un muy buen final para la saga y lo recomiendo totalmente. Lo ha dejado todo cerrado y los personajes han avanzado a lo largo de la saga y del libro
How stupid is this girl? I couldn't wait for this book to be over because I wanted her to redeem herself for the idiotic choices she makes in this book, but she doesn't! Im not saying she deserved what happens to her, but holy hell, what did she think was going to happen? I should have stopped reading after the first book that I didn't think was that great, but I like to finish series when possible. The main character is stupid, this book was terrible, and Im sad I read it.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Glad the series is over, I could not take another one!
Well, I feel like the end was executed well. I thought it was realistic enough, but I sure was secretly hoping for the happily ever after ending on all counts. Must be the pacifist in me.
What do you do when your beliefs are constantly being diminished, and everything you've been taught as right suddenly becomes wrong? Sixteen-year-old Gaia Stone has to fight her way through extreme changes as life suddenly takes a toll for the worst when she is compelled to stand up to the inhuman Enclave for justice. She becomes insurgent and before she knows it, has to hide for her life and the little newborn silently sleeping in her arms.
I typically don't write reviews, but I felt the need to write one for this book, or else I would not have been able to recover! (Plus, I felt sort of inspired, so why not?) This trilogy was quite the ride I did not expect to hitch. The first book was amazing, the second not so much, and then the third completely threw me off. What I liked about Birthmarked the Trilogy was the unique plot and main character, Gaia Stone. She is definitely not your average female dystopian hero, and that was quite interesting. Get ready for a one-of-a-kind adventure as you embark on this rocky journey to shape the new clan of 2400! ...Well, sort of. Promised only gave us a chapter with few details about the end result, so... I'm not sure about that.
Spoiler review starts here:
Spoiler
Starting with the first book, Birthmarked, made me unbelievably melancholic for a couple days because of the death of her parents (Gaia's mother's was INCREDIBLY heartbreaking), but it was a good heartbreak (is that even possible? In this story, yes). I enjoyed the fact that Gaia came through and was willing to raise her baby sister no matter what, and that she put "life first". Now, sadly, that feeling quickly diminished in the second and third book. I felt like something was missing the entire time I was reading the third book, and I will tell you why later on. In Prized, I understood the hurdles and found Gaia's journey believable enough. I could relate even though I've never been in a situation quite like it. The fact that Maya was taken from Gaia the minute Gaia handed her to a wet nurse and couldn't get in contact with her whatsoever was odd to me, however. I mean, it is about a futuristic world with different customs and such, but I couldn't understand why escaping Whafton and seeking refuge in Sylum with Maya would label her as a criminal. I get it, she put her infant sister in danger, but still, she was Maya's guardian no matter what! At least, I could feel the yearn and urgency to find Maya in Gaia's point of view like any presumable mother would. In Promised, I did not feel any of those feelings at all. I kind of felt cheated since the first and second book were all about family and love, and then we only read Maya being present a couple times (at least not enough times for my liking). I would've liked to read more about her growing up and the relationship amid Gaia and Leon between the second and third book instead of jumping a year forward. That's just my soft heart talking. The third book was primarily about Gaia's puzzled emotions, and more often than not, they would make me lose interest. Unfortunately, I was bored halfway through for how repetitive it was getting, and the ending felt very rushed and short! I mean, the entire book was about the main characters running back-and-forth between prison and outside the wall, only to get arrested for trespassing once again, to escaping, doing that a couple more times, and finally blowing things up. There was only a small portion of the book about what they actually did to bring reconciliation and create a peaceful territory, and it left me confused. Perhaps the ending would've been better with Gaia and Leon's wedding, or Sephie could've taken only one of Gaia's ovaries against the Protectorat's order which would've been a nice twist. I don't know, anything that wouldn't leave me hungry for more!Spoiler ends here:
Overall, it is a quick read if you want something thought-provoking and entertaining. It'll make your heart rate go up, I can guarantee it, and quite possibly make you cry! It took me six days to read the three books and I'm a full-time student. To be honest, I liked one-third of the trilogy. I'm quite sad about the ending, and I'm left wanting so much more of this story... So much potential and 295 pages was not enough to disclose all of it. Thank you for reading this far, I hope my review hasn't offended anybody, I just wrote my honest opinion!
I liked the first two a lot more, but I'm glad I finished the series.
I hate when the last book in a trilogy is a disappointment, and this one was no exception. I expected more and yet I found myself annoyed with the main character throughout the book and somewhat disturbed by a major plot point concerning her at the end. Sigh.
This felt very rushed and as if some of the ideas were not thought all the way through. It seemed as if shock value was more important than logic.