A review by grhuberg
Specials by Scott Westerfeld

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i didn’t like this as much as the first two books, but i see what he was trying to do. it had the potential to be awesome, and maybe it felt even more “special” upon its release, but today it feels a little harsh, silly, and maybe incomplete. i want more tally, more shay, and more acknowledgement of the absolute devastation of a certain character’s fate. still, i enjoyed reading it immensely, i just wasn’t able to breeze through it in 2 days like the first novels 
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