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After loving "Wool" and "Shift", I was surprised at how ultimately disappointing this conclusion was. It was still an enjoyable read, and I'd still recommend the trilogy as a whole, but I can't help but feeling it was a bit of a let down after the first two books in the series.

To some extent, this felt like it suffered from the Game of Thrones effect - the first two books introduce so many characters with competing motives and so many interesting sub-plots and layers to the main plot, that you figure that it must be building towards some shocking conclusion that ties it all together or challenges your expectations.

In the end, I felt like the plot in this final novel was disappointingly predictable and straight forward, that many of the characters didn't receive satisftying conclusions, and that it leaned too heavily on deus ex machina to wrap up major unresolved questions about the world from the first two novels.

rh2riordan's review

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.0

robertguenette's review

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is simultaneously the best and worst part of the series. It is the best in that there is a payoff, a conclusion. It is the worst that in driving to that conclusion a lot of storylines and characters are left dangling or feel entirely superfluous.

calitten's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

jwels's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

monicalaurette's review

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emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I almost didn’t want to finish this book because then it would all end. But I was pushed through with my desire to know where the story ended. But I’m emotionally wrecked by what and who was lost in the journey outside the silos.

“Without the silo, she would be a skull on a hill looking blankly to the cloud-filled skies.”

I read this book on a plane for the most part so I wasn’t able to save any quotes but I also was just reading so fast I don’t think I would have stopped to write any down even if I wanted to. But this one above I thought was so powerful for Jules to think back on her journey so far and how she’s the only one that has walked away from the Silo, only to walk back.

As the end of this whole story arc I knew we’d lose people along the way but the specific people that were lost made me want to cry because they were so important to others around them that made it.

Overall the Silo series to me was great, excited to watch the show soon and see how that stacks up. I’m giving Dust 5 stars because it didn’t have a full happy ending, but more of a bittersweet one. I was happy with how it ended and where they got to, but I wished others were there to see it.

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I told myself if Lukas died I would cry so you can already infer that I cried because of this book. He loves Jules so much and to have him go the way that he did was so brutal. Why can’t Jules have love in her life without losing it in terrible ways?

Spoiler

Wonder why Anna never switched the argon out of all the silos instead of just 17, because imagine if 18 were saved.

Spoiler

I like that Donald brought down what he helped to create to allow the other silos a chance outside. I like to think that the group that made it went back to the other Silos and told them what they needed to do to get out.

Spoiler

Had to reread the passage about seven times trying to convince myself that a grown man DIDN’T marry Elise but nope that’s what happened, wish Jimmy had shot that man in the face.

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thedoctorreads's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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