novelheartbeat 's review for:

Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

3.0

---

3.5/5

It was nice for the series to come to an end, but all in all I just felt….disappointed.

I was glad to finally see the Still Blue, yet it seemed like all the hype for it built up to that one moment and it…kind of…just…fizzled out. We know that it’s paradise, but I think a little more description could have glorified it a bit more. I think there was too much focus on the fact that skies were free of aether that the island itself got left out.

Aria was still a badass, though! I did like that she had a small weakness: Her insecurity about her messed up arm. It made her seem more human. Roar was very flawed in this book, too. His grief over Liv overtook him, and it kind of twisted him. I hated seeing him that way, even though it was realistic.

I thought the identity of Loran was very interesting. That was the one thing that shocked me in the final installment, because I had completely forgotten about

Spoiler

her father

, so I didn’t see it coming. That was a nice addition!

While I still enjoyed this one for the most part, the reason it earned a lower rating than the other two was because I was completely underwhelmed by the ending. When I finished, my first thought was, “That’s it?” I finished feeling unfulfilled and unsatisfied…not a good thing, especially for a series finale.

Spoiler

I thought the fight scene with Sable was over WAY too soon! He was made up to be this big, bad, almost immortalized guy, and then Perry comes and WHAM BAM! Sable’s dead! Wooo!! Um, no. I wanted a real fight scene! I wanted to doubt for a moment that Perry would win. I wanted the stakes to be higher.

I also wasn’t happy with Cinder’s sacrifice. I knew it was going to happen, but when it did happen, it was too fast and I felt nothing. I feel like his sacrifice was glossed over and forgotten. Yes, they name their new town after him, but still. I feel like that should have gotten more attention.

ASSESSMENT
Plot: 4/5
Premise: 4.5/5
Writing style: 4/5
Originality: 5/5
Characters: 3.5/5
World-building: 3.5/5
Pace: 3.5/5
Feels: 2/5
Cover: 4.5/5
Overall rating: 3.5/5