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I just spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to decide whether to give this book three or four stars (as if there would be a major consequence for getting it wrong.) On its own, I think it would be an easy choice to give four stars, but it's not on its own. It's the fourth in a series that I loved. And while I knew getting into it that it probably could not live up to the first three books, it's still a bit of a let-down.
I did love the new characters, and I did love seeing another side of several characters that had been introduced in the original series. I liked the depth that this story added to the original story line.
However, the fact that this book was forced to so closely follow the events of Feed is I think what took the most away from it. I felt like I already knew the end of the story, even though that end didn't apply to this particular set of characters. But I think it really limited the impact of the events of the story on me: the sad parts didn't make me that sad and the shocking parts didn't shock me so much. And still, I would read more of these. It's such an interesting world with interesting people in it.
I did love the new characters, and I did love seeing another side of several characters that had been introduced in the original series. I liked the depth that this story added to the original story line.
However, the fact that this book was forced to so closely follow the events of Feed is I think what took the most away from it. I felt like I already knew the end of the story, even though that end didn't apply to this particular set of characters. But I think it really limited the impact of the events of the story on me: the sad parts didn't make me that sad and the shocking parts didn't shock me so much. And still, I would read more of these. It's such an interesting world with interesting people in it.