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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
the first half of this book felt a little slow and i thought i wasnt gonna end up liking this that much but then the second half, and especially the end really saved it because DAMNNNNNN. that was good.
good finale to the trilogy, even though i really wanted more closure on Cole's death... but not a bad series actually?? the action was quite intense at some points so that was wonderful.
adventurous
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Random Thoughts
Whew... this series was quite an adventure. Despite the parts that were slow, and the parts where the main characters were being annoying teenagers, I can say that I enjoyed the books overall. The series had me on edge the entire time because of the uncensored cruelty that the author subjects all her characters too. I like most of the characters, and I feared for their lives.
Can I just say that I totally knew who would die in Book 3? Book 2's death came out of nowhere for me, but this one was more obvious. So without further ado...
-Book 3 throws you right into the action, which is great! Agent Ruby does badass things and heads a plan to retake the Ranch. The Children's League agents are the evil adults in this arc, which, again, is a trope that has been beaten like a dead horse, but I have accepted this as a necessary evil.
-The Ranch segment was the weakest part of the book. It was like season 2 of The Walking Dead, where they just stay on the farm and have internal arguments all day. I like action, so the slower parts of books are my weakness. I do understand why this section exists, even if I think the reason is stupid. Bracken pretty much creates romantic tension by adding Cole into the Ruby-Liam mix, thus forcing character development and teenage angst. There were times in the beginning where I thought that Ruby might actually break up with 2D Liam end up with Cole with the way Bracken was twisting things.
-Ruby and Cole end up just being friends. The shift between "will they end up together?" to "oh, they're just friends" in the book is when I realized that Cole might die.
-Chubs x Vida was a treat (they are my two favorites), but was also obvious, since YA in general likes to pair as many people up as possible. Teens are hungry for love, and the authors milk the crap out of it...
-Vida x Zu was my favorite friendship of the book. Given how Vida is a force of nature, and Zu can be sassy as heck, their interactions were very fun to read.
-Now that I got all the good stuff out of the way, Ruby and Liam's relationship, in stark contrast, was confusing, frustrating, and just annoying. I love a good love story, but those two together are a hot mess. Liam getting his memories back in Book 2 was just the start of a downward spiral. Now Ruby spends the bulk of book 3 feeling guilty and feeling like things are "not clicking" between them (yes, because you basically scrambled your boyfriend's brain like it was an egg). Liam spends the book feeling insecure because Ruby is hanging out with his big bro all the time. I swear they have 2 or 3 falling-outs in this book alone and it was annoying when they couldn't get their act together. I mean one of those times was over miscommunication/a misunderstanding! ARGH.
-Another "meh" thing is the push toward using the media to spark compassion for the children rather than using force. This is where the book starts getting less gritty and more YA. It was strange to behold because the series had been gritty from the start, and all of a sudden, idealism takes hold. It was jarring to experience, and there were only every brief hints of this during book 2, where Jude is being naive about seeing the good in others. Again, I can understand this was done so that the least number of people die by the end of the book, and this is YA, but old, grizzled me is unsatisfied.
-Clancy is a bitch and he got my boo Cole killed.
-I didn't like how the book speeds up a million times starting from when Cole tells Liam about his Red abilities. The feeling that Cole would die solidifies, but then he dies one scene later, then the Ranch is compromised because Clancy's an ass, then Ruby is captured to Thurmond, then Thurmond OP starts, then the book is over. What?! Talk about inconsistent pacing.
-With how fast everything happens, no one (not even the reader) is given time to grieve about Cole dying in the horrific way that he did. Ruby goes into OP mode almost immediately because of the events that (quickly) follow, and then the story gets all wrapped up on a happy note. I feel more sad than the characters that Cole died, it seems. Is this something that we can get some closure on in a novella?
-Ruby barely spends any time in Thurmond before it falls. I would have liked to see more of her manipulation - something in the league of what Feyre did in book 2 of A Court of Thorns and Roses, where she takes his court apart from the inside and ruins him. And actually, the Thurmond OP is resolved without her - she just downloads the virus into the Thurmond servers. The fighting and bloodshed just happens without her, and I am left wondering at the details of the fight, and especially what happens to the Reds who were stationed there.
-All the bad people disappear through the power of love and compassion and it looks like things are starting to turn around for the kids. The book ends right in the middle of an important legislative meeting held by members of the new government, on a bright note, with a promise that everything will go back to "normal." That's great and all, but I am not that optimistic. Well, the novellas haven't failed to make me cry yet, so maybe I will wander over to the last short story and see if that answers any questions for me.
Whew... this series was quite an adventure. Despite the parts that were slow, and the parts where the main characters were being annoying teenagers, I can say that I enjoyed the books overall. The series had me on edge the entire time because of the uncensored cruelty that the author subjects all her characters too. I like most of the characters, and I feared for their lives.
Can I just say that I totally knew who would die in Book 3? Book 2's death came out of nowhere for me, but this one was more obvious. So without further ado...
-Book 3 throws you right into the action, which is great! Agent Ruby does badass things and heads a plan to retake the Ranch. The Children's League agents are the evil adults in this arc, which, again, is a trope that has been beaten like a dead horse, but I have accepted this as a necessary evil.
-The Ranch segment was the weakest part of the book. It was like season 2 of The Walking Dead, where they just stay on the farm and have internal arguments all day. I like action, so the slower parts of books are my weakness. I do understand why this section exists, even if I think the reason is stupid. Bracken pretty much creates romantic tension by adding Cole into the Ruby-Liam mix, thus forcing character development and teenage angst. There were times in the beginning where I thought that Ruby might actually break up with 2D Liam end up with Cole with the way Bracken was twisting things.
-Ruby and Cole end up just being friends. The shift between "will they end up together?" to "oh, they're just friends" in the book is when I realized that Cole might die.
-Chubs x Vida was a treat (they are my two favorites), but was also obvious, since YA in general likes to pair as many people up as possible. Teens are hungry for love, and the authors milk the crap out of it...
-Vida x Zu was my favorite friendship of the book. Given how Vida is a force of nature, and Zu can be sassy as heck, their interactions were very fun to read.
-Now that I got all the good stuff out of the way, Ruby and Liam's relationship, in stark contrast, was confusing, frustrating, and just annoying. I love a good love story, but those two together are a hot mess. Liam getting his memories back in Book 2 was just the start of a downward spiral. Now Ruby spends the bulk of book 3 feeling guilty and feeling like things are "not clicking" between them (yes, because you basically scrambled your boyfriend's brain like it was an egg). Liam spends the book feeling insecure because Ruby is hanging out with his big bro all the time. I swear they have 2 or 3 falling-outs in this book alone and it was annoying when they couldn't get their act together. I mean one of those times was over miscommunication/a misunderstanding! ARGH.
-Another "meh" thing is the push toward using the media to spark compassion for the children rather than using force. This is where the book starts getting less gritty and more YA. It was strange to behold because the series had been gritty from the start, and all of a sudden, idealism takes hold. It was jarring to experience, and there were only every brief hints of this during book 2, where Jude is being naive about seeing the good in others. Again, I can understand this was done so that the least number of people die by the end of the book, and this is YA, but old, grizzled me is unsatisfied.
-Clancy is a bitch and he got my boo Cole killed.
-I didn't like how the book speeds up a million times starting from when Cole tells Liam about his Red abilities. The feeling that Cole would die solidifies, but then he dies one scene later, then the Ranch is compromised because Clancy's an ass, then Ruby is captured to Thurmond, then Thurmond OP starts, then the book is over. What?! Talk about inconsistent pacing.
-With how fast everything happens, no one (not even the reader) is given time to grieve about Cole dying in the horrific way that he did. Ruby goes into OP mode almost immediately because of the events that (quickly) follow, and then the story gets all wrapped up on a happy note. I feel more sad than the characters that Cole died, it seems. Is this something that we can get some closure on in a novella?
-Ruby barely spends any time in Thurmond before it falls. I would have liked to see more of her manipulation - something in the league of what Feyre did in book 2 of A Court of Thorns and Roses,
-All the bad people disappear through the power of love and compassion and it looks like things are starting to turn around for the kids. The book ends right in the middle of an important legislative meeting held by members of the new government, on a bright note, with a promise that everything will go back to "normal." That's great and all, but I am not that optimistic. Well, the novellas haven't failed to make me cry yet, so maybe I will wander over to the last short story and see if that answers any questions for me.
bitme gitmesin diye bütün gece ağladım
durmadan ağlıyorum durup durup ağlıyorum neden böyle oldu bilmiyorum ama kendimi kaybettim
her güzel şey biter ama bu bitmeseydi keşke çünkü bu, her şeydi yani hangi kelimeyi kullansam anlatamam ki
keşke bitmeseydi bitmemesi için her şeyimi verir her şeyi yapardım
kusursuzdu efsaneviydi güzel olan her şeydi
bu seri ve bu kitaplar gibisi yazılmadı ve yazılacağını hiç sanmıyorum
çok fazla hissediyorum çok şey hissediyorum kendime gelmeye çalışıyorum
her yönüyle öyle etkileyiciydi ki zaten kendimi ifade edememe sebebim bu, etkilendim, inanılmaz fazla etkilendim
şimdiden özlüyorum gidip biraz daha ağliyim iyi günler
durmadan ağlıyorum durup durup ağlıyorum neden böyle oldu bilmiyorum ama kendimi kaybettim
her güzel şey biter ama bu bitmeseydi keşke çünkü bu, her şeydi yani hangi kelimeyi kullansam anlatamam ki
keşke bitmeseydi bitmemesi için her şeyimi verir her şeyi yapardım
kusursuzdu efsaneviydi güzel olan her şeydi
bu seri ve bu kitaplar gibisi yazılmadı ve yazılacağını hiç sanmıyorum
çok fazla hissediyorum çok şey hissediyorum kendime gelmeye çalışıyorum
her yönüyle öyle etkileyiciydi ki zaten kendimi ifade edememe sebebim bu, etkilendim, inanılmaz fazla etkilendim
şimdiden özlüyorum gidip biraz daha ağliyim iyi günler
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
A great wrap up to a great series! Each character really held their own. I'll miss the Black Betty gang!
adventurous
medium-paced