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A review by aelynreads
The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future by Veronica Roth
4.0
Actual ratings
Inertia, 5 stars
The Spinners, 5 stars
Hearken, 5 stars
Vim & Vigor, 4 stars
Armored Ones, 2 stars
The Transformationist, 2.5 stars
I really enjoyed most of these short stories. The characters are incredibly vivid and memorable and, despite being short, the stories pack a real emotional punch.
Ironically, the weakest stories were the ones set in the Carve The Mark world. Having not read the Carve The Mark duology, I didn't understand the world setting for these stories at all. I found the Armored Ones to be kinda pointless - it doesn't seem to have a plot or purpose. I've since found out that it offers a backstory to the main characters in the Carve The Mark duology, but the stories and characters don't really make sense on their own.
However, the first four stories in this anthology are really something special - it is worth picking up this book for them, and I would just skip the last two if you haven't read Carve The Mark.
Inertia, 5 stars
The Spinners, 5 stars
Hearken, 5 stars
Vim & Vigor, 4 stars
Armored Ones, 2 stars
The Transformationist, 2.5 stars
I really enjoyed most of these short stories. The characters are incredibly vivid and memorable and, despite being short, the stories pack a real emotional punch.
Ironically, the weakest stories were the ones set in the Carve The Mark world. Having not read the Carve The Mark duology, I didn't understand the world setting for these stories at all. I found the Armored Ones to be kinda pointless - it doesn't seem to have a plot or purpose. I've since found out that it offers a backstory to the main characters in the Carve The Mark duology, but the stories and characters don't really make sense on their own.
However, the first four stories in this anthology are really something special - it is worth picking up this book for them, and I would just skip the last two if you haven't read Carve The Mark.