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In the Afterlight
by Alexandra Bracken
"I see it in colours," I said. "A deep blue, fading into golds and reds - like fire on a horizon. Afterlight. It's a sky that wants you to guess if the sun is about to rise or set.
Nico shook his head. "I think I like Jude's Better."
"Me too." I said softly. "Me too."
Wow. Absolutely amazing. It's hard to form coherent words after reading such an amazing conclusion. Just a disclosure that this review will be spoiler free, however if you haven't read the first two books you shouldn't be reading this.
In the Afterlight picks up with our favourite characters at an HQ in Los Angeles after everything that happened at the end of Never Fade. They have a very limited number of supplies with many people to feed. Ruby uncovers that the agents are going to betray the children so her and Cole set up a plan to rid themselves of the agents, while transitioning to a new HQ.
As this story begins we see Ruby having to deal with all the consequences of her previous choices. Ruby and Liam's relationship isn't where it was before she erased his memories, her feelings of guilt and sadness over losing Jude, and guarding Cole's secrete as well as the developing a friendship/leadership role with him. Bracken deals with each of these consequences throughout the book, which is nice since they are not all resolved in a chapter with a nice bow.
The characters continue to become more and more real and three dimensional in this book. Despite this book being focused almost solely on Ruby, we do get little bits of the other characters (not as much as I would have liked) and those little bits are amazing and leave you yearning for more. What's amazing of Bracken's writing is that she incorporated the two novellas, In Time and Sparks Rise, within the storyline of this book without feeling like you reread the novellas but including enough information for the people who did not read them.
The pace of this book is definitely slower than the first two, however I didn't feel like it was much slower. The first 3/4 of the book is focused more on decision making, planning, and showing the evolution of the character's mindset as well as their relationships with each other. Even with this slowed down pace you don't feel as if it's slow because the different dynamics between the characters are so real and genuine that it keeps the reader entranced. The last bit of the book is fasted paced and full of actions and brings the story full circle. There is a beautiful quote on page 503 before the paragraph break that really explains the full circleness of the story.
There is only one thing that I did not like about this book and that is the ending. I have many questions about the world, what's going to happen to the characters (more like specific questions that don't necessarily need answers). I wish there were a few more chapters to really wrap up the series.
Overall, this was a fantastic conclusion to an amazing trilogy that is definitely worth the read.
Nico shook his head. "I think I like Jude's Better."
"Me too." I said softly. "Me too."
Wow. Absolutely amazing. It's hard to form coherent words after reading such an amazing conclusion. Just a disclosure that this review will be spoiler free, however if you haven't read the first two books you shouldn't be reading this.
In the Afterlight picks up with our favourite characters at an HQ in Los Angeles after everything that happened at the end of Never Fade. They have a very limited number of supplies with many people to feed. Ruby uncovers that the agents are going to betray the children so her and Cole set up a plan to rid themselves of the agents, while transitioning to a new HQ.
As this story begins we see Ruby having to deal with all the consequences of her previous choices. Ruby and Liam's relationship isn't where it was before she erased his memories, her feelings of guilt and sadness over losing Jude, and guarding Cole's secrete as well as the developing a friendship/leadership role with him. Bracken deals with each of these consequences throughout the book, which is nice since they are not all resolved in a chapter with a nice bow.
The characters continue to become more and more real and three dimensional in this book. Despite this book being focused almost solely on Ruby, we do get little bits of the other characters (not as much as I would have liked) and those little bits are amazing and leave you yearning for more. What's amazing of Bracken's writing is that she incorporated the two novellas, In Time and Sparks Rise, within the storyline of this book without feeling like you reread the novellas but including enough information for the people who did not read them.
The pace of this book is definitely slower than the first two, however I didn't feel like it was much slower. The first 3/4 of the book is focused more on decision making, planning, and showing the evolution of the character's mindset as well as their relationships with each other. Even with this slowed down pace you don't feel as if it's slow because the different dynamics between the characters are so real and genuine that it keeps the reader entranced. The last bit of the book is fasted paced and full of actions and brings the story full circle. There is a beautiful quote on page 503 before the paragraph break that really explains the full circleness of the story.
There is only one thing that I did not like about this book and that is the ending. I have many questions about the world, what's going to happen to the characters (more like specific questions that don't necessarily need answers). I wish there were a few more chapters to really wrap up the series.
Overall, this was a fantastic conclusion to an amazing trilogy that is definitely worth the read.