chirson's review against another edition
4.0
In a surprising plot twist, I loved the ending to the trilogy way more than the previous two books (and I enjoyed them tremendously). And the ending was perfect.
Dess was obviously my favourite character, but the world-building was more to my taste than the characters anyway. A fresh take on the genre, with a relatively good cast of characters and good pacing, set in an extremely inventive verse. What's more to expect.
Dess was obviously my favourite character, but the world-building was more to my taste than the characters anyway. A fresh take on the genre, with a relatively good cast of characters and good pacing, set in an extremely inventive verse. What's more to expect.
artyemis's review against another edition
3.0
La morte della luce, quando il calore si trasforma in gelo.
Diciamo tra le tre e le quattro stelline, come conclusione della saga non è stata male. Qualche problema c'è in questo libro, è innegabile che le idee erano ormai belle che finite e il povero Westerfeld sembrava avere una gran fretta di terminare e quasi sembra ci sia un taglio nel finale (la scusa del fulmine ad esempio).
Il finale non è male però, originale l'idea di intrappolare Jessica nell'ora blu anche se così direi che va a farsi benedire la sua storia con Jonathan (visto che lei vive 1 ora ogni 24 mentre Jonathan se le vive tutte e quindi invecchierà molto più velocemente di lei). A dirla tutta dopo aver letto il finale mi è quasi dispiaciuto che non fossero rimasti tutti e cinque intrappolati nell'ora blu, anche se a Dess non sarebbe piaciuto troppo rimanere intrappolata tra due coppie me così avrebbero veramente avuto l'ora blu sempre e solo per loro. Comunque bel finale, a sorpresa decisamente (era impossibile aspettarselo) e degna chiusura di una serie non male.
Diciamo tra le tre e le quattro stelline, come conclusione della saga non è stata male. Qualche problema c'è in questo libro, è innegabile che le idee erano ormai belle che finite e il povero Westerfeld sembrava avere una gran fretta di terminare e quasi sembra ci sia un taglio nel finale (la scusa del fulmine ad esempio).
Il finale non è male però, originale l'idea di intrappolare Jessica nell'ora blu anche se così direi che va a farsi benedire la sua storia con Jonathan (visto che lei vive 1 ora ogni 24 mentre Jonathan se le vive tutte e quindi invecchierà molto più velocemente di lei). A dirla tutta dopo aver letto il finale mi è quasi dispiaciuto che non fossero rimasti tutti e cinque intrappolati nell'ora blu, anche se a Dess non sarebbe piaciuto troppo rimanere intrappolata tra due coppie me così avrebbero veramente avuto l'ora blu sempre e solo per loro. Comunque bel finale, a sorpresa decisamente (era impossibile aspettarselo) e degna chiusura di una serie non male.
fzolkefli's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
hoosgracie's review against another edition
4.0
The final (?) book in the series has the midnighters fighting off the slithers plan to invade daylight and take people. Very suspenseful and excellent ending, which closes the series, but leaves open the possiblity of other additions.
dorisxdw's review against another edition
4.0
The only thing that I don't like it that this is the last book. The end was perfect but I would really love to know how the story will continue for Jessica, Rex, Dess, Melissa and Jonathan!
lacheri's review against another edition
5.0
This is such a goood read!! I mean it!! I want to read Uglies right after I'm done reading this series. I was pulled in just like that first book.
caedocyon's review against another edition
4.0
Read it in a day, years after reading the other two. There's a lot of exposition in these books, but you don't care because the ideas and plot twists are utterly fascinating. I tagged it fantasy, but it feels pretty sci-fi on the inside... until you remember that there's no such thing as midnight physics. Westerfield also doesn't pull his punches with the ending, which is a nice difference from most YA books.
There's a special place in my heart for these because I'm mathematically inclined, like Dess---who is easily the most awesome character in the series. (Maybe I'm biased.) I often stop to check out interesting numbers, which led at least once to anticipating the next plot twist.
I'd give this an "I liked it" for myself (embarrassingly far out of teen-dom), but I would definitely recommend the books to teenagers on a four-star basis, so we'll go with that.
There's a special place in my heart for these because I'm mathematically inclined, like Dess---who is easily the most awesome character in the series. (Maybe I'm biased.) I often stop to check out interesting numbers, which led at least once to anticipating the next plot twist.
I'd give this an "I liked it" for myself (embarrassingly far out of teen-dom), but I would definitely recommend the books to teenagers on a four-star basis, so we'll go with that.
aether's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? No
3.25
bxermom's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fantastic series that I enjoyed reading with my son. I was shocked by the ending and wish it hadn't ended.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
Third and presumably final book of Midnighters. Not one of Westerfeld's better books or better series. This one in particular felt rushed that it did have a true actual ending. The characters kept on making annoying choices rather than interesting or smart choices. And the story took a long time building until it finally started rushing, so I suppose the pacing was a bit off. But it was a fast read. 3.5 of 5.