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A review by verumsolum
Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
4.75
This was a 5-star book, deprived of its rating by its final chapter. This was a wonderful group of people unexpectedly caught up in space and in a war they knew nothing about a short time earlier. But while the war gets significant attention, Anders also gives us young people finding themselves and their values and their goals in the midst of dealing with life throwing them quite a bit that is unexpected.
What's wrong with the final chapter? It reveals a significant new piece of information that seems designed to shape the next book in the series: in short, it felt cliffhangery to me. If it had ended with the penultimate chapter, I probably would have given it 5 (and I still find myself quibbling whether I hate cliffhangers enough to deprive this book of a 5 and, sadly, I think I do. Authors! Trust your books to hook readers without resorting to gimmickry!)
What's wrong with the final chapter? It reveals a significant new piece of information that seems designed to shape the next book in the series: in short, it felt cliffhangery to me. If it had ended with the penultimate chapter, I probably would have given it 5 (and I still find myself quibbling whether I hate cliffhangers enough to deprive this book of a 5 and, sadly, I think I do. Authors! Trust your books to hook readers without resorting to gimmickry!)