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In the Afterlight
by Alexandra Bracken
I really liked the movie, which is why I started reading the series in the first place. The other two books are good! I liked them. Ruby got more and more annoying though.
In this book, she was borderline unbearable. Honestly, I wanted to like the last book as much as the previous ones, but I didn’t. Ruby just... kept thinking about how SHE was going to be the one to save everyone, how SHE has an unbearable load to carry, how SHE has lost so many people, how SHE is the only one who knows what’s good for the surviving children. Like. Please. Girl. Humble yourself. I KNOW the author meant it in a “Ruby is so GOOD she just wants to save everyone way” but it got so. freaking. annoying.
THEY DIDNT COMMUNICATE. LIKE AT ALL.
This entire book we’re basically stuck inside Ruby’s head and she thinks A LOT and that’s it. And then in the last 50 pages the big saving kids action happens (for which Ruby is basically unconscious) and I’m left wanting MORE. I didn’t want to read a book that’s filled with a whining (selfish but she can’t even see it) girl. I wanted action. Nice moments. Something.
AND WHY THE HELL DIDNT SHE TALK TO LIAM MORE????? She’s all like oh he doesn’t trust me boo hoo but no . I can’t talk to him. Let me talk to the brother he dislikes!!!!! That’ll help!!!!!! And the fighting was so unnecessary half of the time.
I just got so annoyed.
The ending was a let down too, since it was handled in like 10 pages. I just wished the author had paced this better. I’m really disappointed.
One last thing: Ruby’s powers make NO sense. Sometimes she can control multiple people, sometimes she can’t control more than one, then she’s suddenly super powerful, and in the next she’s basically helpless? There’s no consistency and it isn’t explained well...
Okay that was it. I’m just. Really disappointed.
In this book, she was borderline unbearable. Honestly, I wanted to like the last book as much as the previous ones, but I didn’t. Ruby just... kept thinking about how SHE was going to be the one to save everyone, how SHE has an unbearable load to carry, how SHE has lost so many people, how SHE is the only one who knows what’s good for the surviving children. Like. Please. Girl. Humble yourself. I KNOW the author meant it in a “Ruby is so GOOD she just wants to save everyone way” but it got so. freaking. annoying.
THEY DIDNT COMMUNICATE. LIKE AT ALL.
This entire book we’re basically stuck inside Ruby’s head and she thinks A LOT and that’s it. And then in the last 50 pages the big saving kids action happens (for which Ruby is basically unconscious) and I’m left wanting MORE. I didn’t want to read a book that’s filled with a whining (selfish but she can’t even see it) girl. I wanted action. Nice moments. Something.
AND WHY THE HELL DIDNT SHE TALK TO LIAM MORE????? She’s all like oh he doesn’t trust me boo hoo but no . I can’t talk to him. Let me talk to the brother he dislikes!!!!! That’ll help!!!!!! And the fighting was so unnecessary half of the time.
I just got so annoyed.
The ending was a let down too, since it was handled in like 10 pages. I just wished the author had paced this better. I’m really disappointed.
One last thing: Ruby’s powers make NO sense. Sometimes she can control multiple people, sometimes she can’t control more than one, then she’s suddenly super powerful, and in the next she’s basically helpless? There’s no consistency and it isn’t explained well...
Okay that was it. I’m just. Really disappointed.