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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
It ended too neatly, but it was always gonna. I can't believe I'm saying this about a series that kills 85% of its named cast, but the authors are just incapable of killing their darlings and it's the source of most of the structural problems here.
It's a good middle point between the other two, tbh it's also probably receiving the AIDAN bump.
Hilarious that of the top five death scenes, three belong to AIDAN, a character that cannot die in any way that truly matters.
It's a good middle point between the other two, tbh it's also probably receiving the AIDAN bump.
*4.5 Stars. I think Illuminae will always be my favorite but this was an amazing finale to this series! It was so great to see all the characters and storylines come together and all of the chaos and drama that ensued. This has definitely become one of my favorite series of all time and made me realize how much I love science fiction!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
ok listen, i love-love this finale, but i can't help to think that this book contains that one MG-typical ending in which the main characters are safe and alive in the end because of their strong friendship (and maybe, romantic relationship) determination. i'm not complaining about this but, you know, seemed quite unrealistic to have all seven of them alive in the end and it just felt strange? whatever that ending was, i admit i enjoyed every bit of obsidio, just like its two predecessors, and i never got bored although it had a lot more new characters introduced. asha and rhys are as amazing as the other main couples, and each pair has their own different stories that made their battles unique from each other. this starting to sound like i'm reviewing the entire illuminae files series but seriously, i realized that i haven't touched this kind of genre for a long time so this is clearly a foreign territory for me and at first i thought it would be dull, especially with the fact that the story was delivered not in narrations but in various types of files. i'm automatically adding this to my all-time favs <3
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have finally managed to bring the lecture of this trilogy to an end, and my, what a way to finish the story! Honestly, there isn't much to say because I loved most things about it. The cast of characters was purely enjoyable and relatable through their humanity. They didn't feel like the plastified teenagers you see in Hollywood movies. They felt raw and real, neither bad nor good, but simply and plainly human.
I am glad BeiTech got what they deserved. When you serve genocide on the table, expect rebellion from the flaring souls of the youth. Justice has been served.
I am also really amazed with AIDAN's evolution throughout the course of the three novels. From the snobbish, stuck-up and overpowered A.I. system to a broken down program that has learnt to feel despite their seemingly impossible capacity to relate to human emotions. The mighty anihilator and protector of the colony has been reduced to nulity, and yet it still had to power to love and protect down to its last byte.
I am glad BeiTech got what they deserved. When you serve genocide on the table, expect rebellion from the flaring souls of the youth. Justice has been served.
I am also really amazed with AIDAN's evolution throughout the course of the three novels. From the snobbish, stuck-up and overpowered A.I. system to a broken down program that has learnt to feel despite their seemingly impossible capacity to relate to human emotions. The mighty anihilator and protector of the colony has been reduced to nulity, and yet it still had to power to love and protect down to its last byte.
This book doesn't really offer the reader anything new that the first two books don't, except a cookie cutter "and they lived happily ever after" ending.