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I like coming into a complete series, where I can read the books back to back if I wish. Sometimes I still don't ... I want a break between books. But here, I did continue reading. It was just an interesting concept, and each book had it's own issue to deal with. There were some transformations in the characters, as they changed and coped with things. I wasn't quite expecting the ending, but I was ok with it. I will think back on this series fondly.

somewheregirl7's review against another edition

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4.0

In the final book of the Midnighter's trilogy, the blue time is beginning to fracture and fall apart. The five Midnighters, Dess, Jonathan, Jessica, Melissa and Rex are left scrambling, trying to find out why and prevent the entire world from becoming one big darkling buffet.

Like the other books this one is action-packed and rapid-paced from the first word to the last. We discover more about the lore and about the old Midnighter culture in Bixby. I loved the character development that has happened throughout the series and especially in this last book. While the series began with Jessica, the subsequent books made the other characters just as central to the story. It was an engaging read and one I'm sorry is over. It was so hard to put this book down and pace myself as I read!

SPOILER WARNING - DON'T READ BELOW IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK

Despite how much I liked the book, however. I'm a little disatisfied with the ending. That's why you only see four stars on this review. Jessica stuck in the blue time just doesn't feel right. The book even points out how quickly Jonathan and Jessica's relationship will get squicky and you're just left feeling bad for Jonathan and also for Jessica's family. I don't expect all my books to end with a perfect happy ending but this one just felt wrong - I didn't see the inevitability of it. There are so many other ways it could have gone. Also, the last line, while amusing, didn't fit the series either. We end with Dess when we began with Jessica. I think the series should have ended with a sentence about Jessica as well. Saying it's cool to be the one who does the math just feels flip when the book could have ended on better line. Westerfeld nailed the endings in all four of his Uglies series books so that's why I'm critical of this one. Other than that quibbling though I adored this book and the others. They were fun reads - nothing that was earth shattering but fun and fast.

regitzexenia's review against another edition

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4.0

What a whirlwind of a read.

I don't know what to think. But overall I really liked this book, both on its own and as an ending to this series.

The ending surprised the hell out of me, if I may say so. But I liked it, I understood why it happened the way it did.

Scott Westerfeld, you have done it again.

librariann's review against another edition

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5.0

A satisfying conclusion to the Midnighters trilogy. A gun that is seen in the first act ALWAYS goes off in the third.

suey's review against another edition

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2.0

So, it took me a month to read this 350 (or so) page YA book, by an author whose books I usually breeze through! Either I'm REALLY having a hard time this month, or this book just wasn't what the others are. Anyway, finally there at the end, things picked up and I found myself a little more attached to it. I guess I needed more character relationship stuff and not so much darkling/math/mind bending/magical stuff.

acoldwintersread's review against another edition

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4.0

This one was a bit harder for me to get through than the other two. I think it was because I knew this one was the end and I just wanted it to be over already so I would know what the hell was going on lol

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