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The Fall of Five
by Pittacus Lore
It's been a while since I read book 3, so it did take a hot second for me to remember which number correlated to which character, but I picked it back up pretty quickly.
This book is super fast paced and fun, we meet new characters, reunite with old friends and unveil more about the Mogadorians and the Legacies.
I really like that this series isn't afraid to hurt people. I know not everyone enjoys that, but when you're in this situation people are bound to end up getting hurt. This is a big plus for me. Too often YA fantasy and sci fi books have no sense of urgency or danger because the mains are protected by plot armour. I Am Number Four (book one) starts out by telling you three people have already been killed, so it's a great start and keeps that momentum even after you get to know characters.
At one point I was worried the 'lets pair up everyone in the group romantically!' trope was happening, which is one I'm not fond of. But by the end it doesn't seem to be heading that way luckily. We've had a false love triangle in previous books too, so maybe it's purposefully done to make it seem like these tropes are going to happen, then pull a Penn and Teller Fool Us on the reader.
My copy had three little novellas in the back, all of which I found very enjoyable and definitely added to the backstory and plot. Sometimes novellas seem pointless, but all three (The Last Days of Lorien, The Search For Sam and The Forgotten Ones) all delve deeper into characters we don't know much about yet, and tie in with things we've heard of that happened 'off page'.
This book is super fast paced and fun, we meet new characters, reunite with old friends and unveil more about the Mogadorians and the Legacies.
I really like that this series isn't afraid to hurt people. I know not everyone enjoys that, but when you're in this situation people are bound to end up getting hurt. This is a big plus for me. Too often YA fantasy and sci fi books have no sense of urgency or danger because the mains are protected by plot armour. I Am Number Four (book one) starts out by telling you three people have already been killed, so it's a great start and keeps that momentum even after you get to know characters.
At one point I was worried the 'lets pair up everyone in the group romantically!' trope was happening, which is one I'm not fond of. But by the end it doesn't seem to be heading that way luckily. We've had a false love triangle in previous books too, so maybe it's purposefully done to make it seem like these tropes are going to happen, then pull a Penn and Teller Fool Us on the reader.
My copy had three little novellas in the back, all of which I found very enjoyable and definitely added to the backstory and plot. Sometimes novellas seem pointless, but all three (The Last Days of Lorien, The Search For Sam and The Forgotten Ones) all delve deeper into characters we don't know much about yet, and tie in with things we've heard of that happened 'off page'.