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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Rating: 3.7/4 stars
It's bittersweet to be finished with this series. I've grown to love the world, the characters, and the adventures-albeit unwilling-they go on. This book picks up right after the last book ends and we are thrown right into the story.
I was extremely confused by the first chapter. For some reason I wasn't understanding what was happening but upon rereading it I understood it a little better. Wasn't a big fan of how it was written or some of the other scenes like it.
While I love Noor as a character I was very disappointed that Emma and Jacob never got back together in this book. My main problem with Jacob and Moor's relationship is how fast it happened. We saw Emma and Jacob become friends and develop feelings that way, we got to see how their feelings developed and saw their love for each other happen. But, with Jacob and Noor it was almost insta-love. Jacob and Emma weren't broken up for long before he saw Noor and suddenly they are together. Their whole relationship felt rushed and forced to me. I think they would have been better as close friends.
The book was/is very long, but it didn't feel unnecessarily long. Nothing felt like it was dragging or just happened for no reason. I was worried everything would be resolved way too quickly and the answers they needed to know to defeat Caul and the whole final battle would be anticlimactic but BOY, was I wrong.
The battle/fighting scenes were some of my favorite scenes. They were quick and precise but also well described and throughout. The way Ransom Riggs wrote the book let the readers know everyone's life was in danger, anyone could die at any given time and it wouldn't be for shock factor if it happened.
My favorite scene in the whole book was most definitely the very last fight scene between our Peculiars and Caul.
While it may seem my only critique is with the relationship between Jacob and Noor, that's not the case. I wasn't really happy with how it all ended with Jacob's parents. We don't know if they're okay because, it sure didn't seem like it in that last scene.
But overall I enjoyed my time reading this series and I would very much recommend it to anyone who wants an immersive, dangerous, adventure to fall into and a cast of characters you will fall in love with.
It's bittersweet to be finished with this series. I've grown to love the world, the characters, and the adventures-albeit unwilling-they go on. This book picks up right after the last book ends and we are thrown right into the story.
I was extremely confused by the first chapter. For some reason I wasn't understanding what was happening but upon rereading it I understood it a little better. Wasn't a big fan of how it was written or some of the other scenes like it.
While I love Noor as a character I was very disappointed that Emma and Jacob never got back together in this book. My main problem with Jacob and Moor's relationship is how fast it happened. We saw Emma and Jacob become friends and develop feelings that way, we got to see how their feelings developed and saw their love for each other happen. But, with Jacob and Noor it was almost insta-love. Jacob and Emma weren't broken up for long before he saw Noor and suddenly they are together. Their whole relationship felt rushed and forced to me. I think they would have been better as close friends.
The book was/is very long, but it didn't feel unnecessarily long. Nothing felt like it was dragging or just happened for no reason. I was worried everything would be resolved way too quickly and the answers they needed to know to defeat Caul and the whole final battle would be anticlimactic but BOY, was I wrong.
The battle/fighting scenes were some of my favorite scenes. They were quick and precise but also well described and throughout. The way Ransom Riggs wrote the book let the readers know everyone's life was in danger, anyone could die at any given time and it wouldn't be for shock factor if it happened.
My favorite scene in the whole book was most definitely the very last fight scene between our Peculiars and Caul.
While it may seem my only critique is with the relationship between Jacob and Noor, that's not the case. I wasn't really happy with how it all ended with Jacob's parents. We don't know if they're okay because, it sure didn't seem like it in that last scene.
But overall I enjoyed my time reading this series and I would very much recommend it to anyone who wants an immersive, dangerous, adventure to fall into and a cast of characters you will fall in love with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Body horror, War, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Death, Violence, Cursing, Child death, and Blood
Minor: Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
simsxanimals's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Mass/school shootings, and War
Moderate: Addiction
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