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teagangrace 's review for:
In The Afterlight
by Alexandra Bracken
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
SPOILERS BELOW
by the end of the second book, vida had become my favourite character, but this one saw cole skyrocketing to the top. despite how distraught i was by his death, it felt necessary and i'm glad the author didn't shy away from it, though i wish they hadn't glossed over it and had the characters seem to move on so fast.
clancy's ending, too, satisfied me. he didn't get redeemed, but he wasn't entirely villainized either, and ruby was able to use her memory-taking powers as an act of mercy for once. it was a direct reflection of how she took liam's memories at the end of book one, except this time with a better outcome.
speaking of liam—their relationship EXHAUSTED me in this book. he remained the sole love interest, and i'm incredibly relieved the author didn't force a love triangle, but their rollercoaster of making out in the pantry one moment and coming close to breaking up another was tedious and draining. by the end i couldn't even root for them anymore, and was far more interested in chubs and vida's developing relationship, as predictable as it was.
i also appreciated zu's return and her learning to speak again as a sign of her beginning the healing process. i remember saying in my review for book one that i hoped sam and co. from thurmond would return and finally they did, and it felt like things had done a full 180 with regards to ruby and sam's developments, almost as if they'd swapped personalities.
this whole ending felt like a balance of reality and the perfect fairytale ending, and it all came back to where they'd begun as they got lost on the roads. this book was a brilliant finale.
by the end of the second book, vida had become my favourite character, but this one saw cole skyrocketing to the top. despite how distraught i was by his death, it felt necessary and i'm glad the author didn't shy away from it, though i wish they hadn't glossed over it and had the characters seem to move on so fast.
clancy's ending, too, satisfied me. he didn't get redeemed, but he wasn't entirely villainized either, and ruby was able to use her memory-taking powers as an act of mercy for once. it was a direct reflection of how she took liam's memories at the end of book one, except this time with a better outcome.
speaking of liam—their relationship EXHAUSTED me in this book. he remained the sole love interest, and i'm incredibly relieved the author didn't force a love triangle, but their rollercoaster of making out in the pantry one moment and coming close to breaking up another was tedious and draining. by the end i couldn't even root for them anymore, and was far more interested in chubs and vida's developing relationship, as predictable as it was.
i also appreciated zu's return and her learning to speak again as a sign of her beginning the healing process. i remember saying in my review for book one that i hoped sam and co. from thurmond would return and finally they did, and it felt like things had done a full 180 with regards to ruby and sam's developments, almost as if they'd swapped personalities.
this whole ending felt like a balance of reality and the perfect fairytale ending, and it all came back to where they'd begun as they got lost on the roads. this book was a brilliant finale.