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I finished this sucker in about 3 hours, I feel like Sonic.
Anyhoo, I had read The One so long ago that I scarcely remembered anything in it except for the outcome of the romance, so it was a good read if only because I didn't recall every detail. I think book #3 is the strongest of the trilogy. It has a stronger focus and sense of purpose. My only complaints are that the author once again used the "random misunderstanding causes drama" thing for added tension and that this book really glosses over how the rebels work into helping Maxon and America and all that. In fact, this book utilizes a lot of very convenient tropes and plot devices to ensure things unfold the way the author want and I'm kinda *squints eyes* at them for just being a bit too obvious at making all the loose ends wrap up nicely and cleanly.
I would say that overall this series is a solid 3 from me. It's enjoyable, but a little too juvenile for my tastes now and it does benefit from my nostalgia over it and the fact that it was something me and friend bonded over. I think the writing is okay, though my paperback copy does have some missing quotation marks and what not. The storytelling did improve with each book, but I can't say that Kiera Cass brought anything exceptional to the table for me personally. She has great ideas, but I feel like she's restricted in a bubble of following a format and not letting her ideas be as complex and fantastic as they could be.
It was a quick, likeable read nonetheless and overall not a bad series. Not anything amazing despite the hype and notoriety of the name, but it's worth a read just to see this big happening in YA lit from the 2010's.
Anyhoo, I had read The One so long ago that I scarcely remembered anything in it except for the outcome of the romance, so it was a good read if only because I didn't recall every detail. I think book #3 is the strongest of the trilogy. It has a stronger focus and sense of purpose. My only complaints are that the author once again used the "random misunderstanding causes drama" thing for added tension and that this book really glosses over how the rebels work into helping Maxon and America and all that. In fact, this book utilizes a lot of very convenient tropes and plot devices to ensure things unfold the way the author want and I'm kinda *squints eyes* at them for just being a bit too obvious at making all the loose ends wrap up nicely and cleanly.
I would say that overall this series is a solid 3 from me. It's enjoyable, but a little too juvenile for my tastes now and it does benefit from my nostalgia over it and the fact that it was something me and friend bonded over. I think the writing is okay, though my paperback copy does have some missing quotation marks and what not. The storytelling did improve with each book, but I can't say that Kiera Cass brought anything exceptional to the table for me personally. She has great ideas, but I feel like she's restricted in a bubble of following a format and not letting her ideas be as complex and fantastic as they could be.
It was a quick, likeable read nonetheless and overall not a bad series. Not anything amazing despite the hype and notoriety of the name, but it's worth a read just to see this big happening in YA lit from the 2010's.