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aelinwildfire's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
I reviewed Pure, the first in this trilogy, so happy and emotional. This one...not so much.
While I absolutely LOVE this series without a doubt, I cannot help but be disappointed with the ending of this book.
The ending literally feels like Julianna just rushed to finish it. Almost like she just didn't care anymore for the story itself. Which is bullcrap.!!!!
There is so many questions left UNANSWERED.!
And the world we are "living" in just comes crashing down around us.
Literally...
THE END.!
That is it folks. Nothing.!
I do really think there could have been a whole other book. Because this series just was not finished right.
But other then the last half of the book, I was very intrigued and pulled in as with the first two books.
And aside for the really, really, really, BAD ending, I still would not hesitate to recommend this series to anyone.!
While I absolutely LOVE this series without a doubt, I cannot help but be disappointed with the ending of this book.
The ending literally feels like Julianna just rushed to finish it. Almost like she just didn't care anymore for the story itself. Which is bullcrap.!!!!
There is so many questions left UNANSWERED.!
And the world we are "living" in just comes crashing down around us.
Literally...
THE END.!
That is it folks. Nothing.!
I do really think there could have been a whole other book. Because this series just was not finished right.
But other then the last half of the book, I was very intrigued and pulled in as with the first two books.
And aside for the really, really, really, BAD ending, I still would not hesitate to recommend this series to anyone.!
divergente's review against another edition
3.0
No se, esperaba mucho más de este libro, considerando que los anteriores estuvieron mejor.
Termina con muchas cosas por resolver.
Termina con muchas cosas por resolver.
rainbowbookthief's review
4.0
I loved the ending. I was crying my eyes out, but I loved it. I felt so bad for all my favorite characters...Pressia, Cap, Helmud, Bradwell...my heart hurts just thinking about it. Great conclusion to this trilogy.
ley2003grad's review
4.0
First of all this was hard for me to get through, considering I never read the others I felt lost at times. But I barged forward to get the review out for the author.
I am a huge fan of Dystopians and this was very appealing. I have to say having not read the first two I feel like there is so much more that I could have loved if I understood it all the way. The other books are on my TBR pile and I will eventually get to them. This story is definitely one that I would recommend to those who enjoy such things as hunger Games and Under the Never Sky. The journey and adventure that occurs to the characters is much the same a fight to survive.
There never seems to be a easy road or way out of things. I think that in the end you will enjoy this horrifying scary world. The characters seems very tramatized and overwhelmed with life and everything it has had in store for them and yet you just love the fight they have. Strong and talented writing.
I am a huge fan of Dystopians and this was very appealing. I have to say having not read the first two I feel like there is so much more that I could have loved if I understood it all the way. The other books are on my TBR pile and I will eventually get to them. This story is definitely one that I would recommend to those who enjoy such things as hunger Games and Under the Never Sky. The journey and adventure that occurs to the characters is much the same a fight to survive.
There never seems to be a easy road or way out of things. I think that in the end you will enjoy this horrifying scary world. The characters seems very tramatized and overwhelmed with life and everything it has had in store for them and yet you just love the fight they have. Strong and talented writing.
skundrik87's review against another edition
4.0
An insanely good and heartbreaking ending to the series.
haramis's review against another edition
3.0
Oh, I know what I said, okay? But there Burn sat on the new book shelf at the library, and I have a really hard time dropping trilogies midway.
At first, I was pleasantly surprised. The book starts out pretty strongly, and I am delighted to say a few of the things that irritated me the most about Fuse were gone; there was no unlikely and magical quest for an object this time AND there was no amnesia--well, a little, but not in one of the main characters. Baggott basically squanders her strong beginning on the hunt for a twist or two, and then heads to a nebulous and dissatisfying wrap-up that leaves major loose ends. In a lot of ways, Lyda really comes into her own, and I loved that, but good grief Partridge's character arc is batshit, Bradwell's isn't much better, and every one of Iralene's scenes made me idly wish someone would kill her.
Do I feel I wasted my time reading this? No, I'm glad I finished the trilogy. Would I recommend starting the series if you hadn't already began it? No, I would not. I can say with much certainty that this is where Julianna Baggott and I part ways.
P.S. I really did read it in just one day, which was mostly straight reading, but did involve a little skimming, mostly a paragraph or two at a time of description; boy, does Baggott love her descriptions.
At first, I was pleasantly surprised. The book starts out pretty strongly, and I am delighted to say a few of the things that irritated me the most about Fuse were gone; there was no unlikely and magical quest for an object this time AND there was no amnesia--well, a little, but not in one of the main characters. Baggott basically squanders her strong beginning on the hunt for a twist or two, and then heads to a nebulous and dissatisfying wrap-up that leaves major loose ends. In a lot of ways, Lyda really comes into her own, and I loved that, but good grief Partridge's character arc is batshit, Bradwell's isn't much better, and every one of Iralene's scenes made me idly wish someone would kill her.
Do I feel I wasted my time reading this? No, I'm glad I finished the trilogy. Would I recommend starting the series if you hadn't already began it? No, I would not. I can say with much certainty that this is where Julianna Baggott and I part ways.
P.S. I really did read it in just one day, which was mostly straight reading, but did involve a little skimming, mostly a paragraph or two at a time of description; boy, does Baggott love her descriptions.
epras's review against another edition
3.0
Bradwell... no puedo
¿La buena madre yendo a matar a Foresteed? You go girl.
Deja algunos cabos sueltos que se nota que son a propósito y otros que no me lo parecen tanto.
Y de todas formas ¿Ahora qué?
Qué pasa después del final...
Es un final extremadamente abierto, móntate tú tu historia según te parezca.
Yo no puedo con esta incertidumbre
Le falta un epílogo que explique a grandes rasgos qué es lo qué pasa, un fallo bastante grande a mi parecer que no lo haga.
¿La buena madre yendo a matar a Foresteed? You go girl.
Deja algunos cabos sueltos que se nota que son a propósito y otros que no me lo parecen tanto.
Y de todas formas ¿Ahora qué?
Qué pasa después del final...
Es un final extremadamente abierto, móntate tú tu historia según te parezca.
Yo no puedo con esta incertidumbre
Le falta un epílogo que explique a grandes rasgos qué es lo qué pasa, un fallo bastante grande a mi parecer que no lo haga.
williamsdebbied's review against another edition
4.0
Pure trilogy, book three.
Revolution is coming, but whether it will be a peaceful reconciliation or a bloody civil war is anyone’s guess.
Partridge plans to sabotage the Dome from the inside, but being in charge is a bit more complicated than he expected. Pressia sets out to find a cure that will make the Wretches fully human again.
What I loved about this trilogy was the worldbuilding. I could not stop thinking about the horror of a bomb that would fuse human DNA with whatever a person was touching when the bomb went off. I didn’t enjoy the characters (or their decisions) as much.
Overall, this was a satisfying ending to the trilogy. Beautiful barbarism, indeed.
Revolution is coming, but whether it will be a peaceful reconciliation or a bloody civil war is anyone’s guess.
Partridge plans to sabotage the Dome from the inside, but being in charge is a bit more complicated than he expected. Pressia sets out to find a cure that will make the Wretches fully human again.
What I loved about this trilogy was the worldbuilding. I could not stop thinking about the horror of a bomb that would fuse human DNA with whatever a person was touching when the bomb went off. I didn’t enjoy the characters (or their decisions) as much.
Overall, this was a satisfying ending to the trilogy. Beautiful barbarism, indeed.
nicoletort's review against another edition
5.0
This was the perfect conclusion to a stunning trilogy. I agree with other reviewers who have said that this book has been mis-marketed as young adult - it's far deeper and more complicated than the typical YA post-apocalypse rebellion story. Highly recommended.