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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
Personalmente molto meglio di gemina, soprattutto verso la fine.
Continua mancarmi quel qualcosa che mi ha portato a leggere illuminae senza potermi staccare dalle pagine, anche se non riesco a mettere a fuoco esattamente cosa sia.
Lettura piacevole in ogni caso, una buona conclusione.
Anche se il mio personale good ending era vederli schiattare tutti (si Hanna sto guardando proprio te), ma non si può avere tutto dalla vita.
Continua mancarmi quel qualcosa che mi ha portato a leggere illuminae senza potermi staccare dalle pagine, anche se non riesco a mettere a fuoco esattamente cosa sia.
Lettura piacevole in ogni caso, una buona conclusione.
Anche se il mio personale good ending era vederli schiattare tutti (si Hanna sto guardando proprio te), ma non si può avere tutto dalla vita.
These authors know how to TEAR YOUR HEART APART!!! But at least they put it back together at the end :)
I read this brick in two days, so that says something about how awesome it is. I’m so sad the series is over, but I loved how it ended and I really enjoyed the journey to get there. This has a little less romance, still a lot of action, and a lot of loose ends get tied up. There were quite a few parts where I was freaking out about someone I loved dying - and a lot of death in general, a lot of compromise and sad choices, a lot that makes you think.
"The die is cast. But today we will shake the table upon which it lands."
Wow, what a way to end this amazing series! I really loved this whole series and each individual book so much, Illuminae is definitely my favourite book out of the three, but Gemina and Obsidio are a very close joint second place. Obsidio brings all of the characters from the first two books together as they leave jump station Heimdall and try to figure out where to go next. Their ships, the Hypatia and the Mao have suffered damage and they're running low on every single resource. Back on Kerenza IV we find out there are survivors of the initial attack and they have been under genocidial occupation for seven months. This book covered some really tough subjects that are incredibly relevant to reality and it handled them really well. I was so emotionally invested in this story, my heart was breaking for these characters and I was on the edge of my seat the entire way through.
I think the main thing I love about this story was the way humanity was portrayed, there's a quote regarding how everyone is right, and everyone is wrong, and it really hit me.
"Everyone I see is doing the best they can with what they have.
Asha Grant, who never asked to be attacked.
Rhys Lindstrom, who neve understood what he was signing on for.
Yukiko Oshiro and most of her squadmates, just soldiers doing their jobs - an invading force, sure, but against a criminal operation, right?
Everyone, chum. Ella Malikova, mourning her murderous crime boss of a father, a man plenty of people would have said he gt what he deserved. Nik Malikov and Hanna Donnelly and Kady Grant and Ezra Mason, who all killed people in their turn. And killing's wrong... right?
Syra Boll, ignoring Ben Garver as she tried to hold hr crew together.
Ben Garver, trying to fight, unheard, for the people on the Mao who so badly need hearing.
Even AIDAN, willing to do what others wouldn't, killing two thousand so three thousand wouldn't die."</spoiler
It really shows that humans aren't necessarily evil, some are, sure, but most are good people being forced into really horrible situations - and that does not justify their actions in some of these cases, but it's so realistic. The empathy this book displayed for its characters was really lovely to read and it made me appreciate this story so much.
I did find that the storyline in some aspects was quite repetitive, I'm not sure why each book needed to have the characters pair off into hetero romances each time and while I loved each of the couples I did get a bit tired of the sameness of the dynamics between these characters.
The storyline itself was abolutely fantastic and as before I really loved the format of these books. I think this series is well worth the read and it has been added to my favourites list now - I'm really surprised this series isn't talked about more on social media. I would recommend this to those who loved Skyward or Star Wars, and to anyone who enjoys a really well thought out rebellion plotline and is able to overlook some slightly cringey immature moments, because they are greatly overwhelmed by everything else that happens in these books.
When it comes to format and the way that was executed, this book easily deserved 5 stars. It was such a cool format, and I really loved how it turned out and how it kept things exciting. I absolutely loved Aidan and how it did/did not develop something of a conscience and human emotions, all the while staying an AI true to what it always has been. I loved how things from the entire series came together in this last part. There is a bit too much technology and space battle for me though, which is where I often get a bit lost and makes sure I don't have that final click that would earn it 5 stars.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Well! Always a fun time and interesting format!! This one let me down a bit given the other two had interesting science fiction plot lines and this one simply was a war book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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