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A review by legalplanner
Mirror's Edge by Scott Westerfeld
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I'm was left angry with this book.
We catch up with Frey months after the end of the second book. The struggles from book two are carried into this one as with any Westerfeld series.
Frey has gotten surged to sneak back into shrieve to try and take back her friends. The free cities are supporting Frey as she journeys into the city leaving her sister Rafia, who is still using her name and notoriety. As the journey takes side steps and extra journey's along the way you get invested in the greater purpose of Frey. You want her to succeed so much because of the trauma she has received.
This book did what Scott Westerfeld is known for weaving his story eloquently together to draw you in enough that you want to root for the characters and let them take back a city. Frey is still slightly hard to love completely because she still doesn't know how to be herself yet. She's still acting as the body double not Frey. As the book moves forward we get to see her growth and her beginning to figure out who exactly she is.
I was very annoyed with the ending because usually the books end with everything mostly wrapped up. I had more questions than I did answers at the end of this. I also didn't like how much jumping back and forth in the first few chapters there was with things happening currently and things from the past. Generally the flow of these books is fairly straightforward and doesn't jump around so that was a bit cumbersome at first.
Overall I enjoyed the book, this would have been a 4 star read for me if this had wrapped up a bit more at the end similar to the first two books. However, because I had more angst and questions than were answered I'm anxiously awaiting April 2022.
We catch up with Frey months after the end of the second book. The struggles from book two are carried into this one as with any Westerfeld series.
This book did what Scott Westerfeld is known for weaving his story eloquently together to draw you in enough that you want to root for the characters and let them take back a city. Frey is still slightly hard to love completely because she still doesn't know how to be herself yet. She's still acting as the body double not Frey. As the book moves forward we get to see her growth and her beginning to figure out who exactly she is.
I was very annoyed with the ending because usually the books end with everything mostly wrapped up. I had more questions than I did answers at the end of this. I also didn't like how much jumping back and forth in the first few chapters there was with things happening currently and things from the past. Generally the flow of these books is fairly straightforward and doesn't jump around so that was a bit cumbersome at first.
Overall I enjoyed the book, this would have been a 4 star read for me if this had wrapped up a bit more at the end similar to the first two books. However, because I had more angst and questions than were answered I'm anxiously awaiting April 2022.