shesgorgeouslygeeky's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
4.0
l1brarygirl's review against another edition
3.0
Nice conclusion to the series. Most of our questions were answered and Kyra finally makes a choice between Tyler & Simon. Couple of plot twists included!
*This whole series was a solid 3 stars for me.
*This whole series was a solid 3 stars for me.
delaneybull's review against another edition
3.0
This was a decent ending to the series. I'm just not that into aliens, by no fault of Kimberly Derting. The ending was a TOTAL cop-out, but that's alright. Not a stellar series, kind of predictable and frustrating that the The pace was a bit off, too, dragging waaaay too much in some places and awkwardly jumping ahead.
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M'alue weren't explained hardly at all.koreageis's review against another edition
1.0
I really enjoyed this trilogy. However, this book wasn't nearly as good as the first two, so sadly I had to give it three stars.
*EDIT* After sitting on this for a year I've decided to change my rating to one star. I was lenient because the first two books were great but I'm going to have to be honest and say this book was just awful, unfortunately.
Things I Liked:
-Absolutely nothing, not gonna keep lying to myself.
Things I Didn't Like:
-There really just wasn't enough romance in this series. The first book had plenty but the last two fell flat because of all the action and things going on. It would've been nice to see more romance between Tyler and Kyra in this book.
-Tyler stayed mad almost the entire book like a little bitch. He was always either avoiding Kyra or upset over something she did, whereas Simon was the same as always. At some point, I even started liking Simon more because it felt like Simon cared about Kyra more than Tyler cared about her.
-There were a lot of anticlimactic moments. The story would build up to something and then everything would conveniently turn around in Kyra's favor or the conflict would just...end. Examples are
-I felt like the group didn't really do much this time. It felt like Willow, Jett, Griffin and the others were just...there. Sometimes I would even forget that it wasn't just Kyra and Simon, or Kyra and Tyler. They were just background characters, despite everyone being together for a lot of the book. It made the whole thing feel really weird, and it was almost jarring whenever one of them would speak because I'd be like "Oh yeah, I forgot this person was supposedly with us for 100 pages."
-The ending really didn't make ANY sense. What happened to Simon and the others? Did they keep in touch? *EDIT* A year later and I am STILL fuming over this god awful ending. Like Jesus Christ. Worst freaking ending of any series ever.
I'm very disappointed with this book and the ending of this series but the first two books were still great and I would still recommend this trilogy to anyone who loves YA science fiction. I'm just saying you might be better off skipping this one and just thinking up your own ending, because trust me when I say ANY ending would be better than this.
*EDIT* After sitting on this for a year I've decided to change my rating to one star. I was lenient because the first two books were great but I'm going to have to be honest and say this book was just awful, unfortunately.
Things I Liked:
-Absolutely nothing, not gonna keep lying to myself.
Things I Didn't Like:
-There really just wasn't enough romance in this series. The first book had plenty but the last two fell flat because of all the action and things going on. It would've been nice to see more romance between Tyler and Kyra in this book.
-Tyler stayed mad almost the entire book like a little bitch. He was always either avoiding Kyra or upset over something she did, whereas Simon was the same as always. At some point, I even started liking Simon more because it felt like Simon cared about Kyra more than Tyler cared about her.
-There were a lot of anticlimactic moments. The story would build up to something and then everything would conveniently turn around in Kyra's favor or the conflict would just...end. Examples are
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when Kyra shot four people in the head, one of which was someone she was friends with and escaped by herself, despite the fact she had been held hostage for almost a week and it was made into this big thing. And when Agent Truman went from trying to capture Thom to switching sides in the matter of a second. Or when Kyra let her dad go to space and then bam he's just dead? I know he was sick but it never even explained anything. What was the point in killing him off in the last few pages? It doesn't make any sense. And Natty was just evil the whole time? No real explanation? Ok.-I felt like the group didn't really do much this time. It felt like Willow, Jett, Griffin and the others were just...there. Sometimes I would even forget that it wasn't just Kyra and Simon, or Kyra and Tyler. They were just background characters, despite everyone being together for a lot of the book. It made the whole thing feel really weird, and it was almost jarring whenever one of them would speak because I'd be like "Oh yeah, I forgot this person was supposedly with us for 100 pages."
-The ending really didn't make ANY sense. What happened to Simon and the others? Did they keep in touch?
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Tyler's parents are just cool with Tyler dating someone in their 20s? Fireflies saved them from an explosion? Wtf? You're KIDDING right?? FIREFLIES???? And now suddenly, somehow Tyler and Kyra are human again despite their DNA being completely REPLACED with alien DNA so that shouldn't even be possible?? This is science fiction, not fantasy. Like you can't just make magic fireflies pop up out of thin air and BAM series over. Come on man.I'm very disappointed with this book and the ending of this series but the first two books were still great and I would still recommend this trilogy to anyone who loves YA science fiction. I'm just saying you might be better off skipping this one and just thinking up your own ending, because trust me when I say ANY ending would be better than this.
ebruyayla's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
jens_bookshelves's review against another edition
4.0
A great end to the series. As always, there were a few threads that weren't quite tied up and some things that were a bit confusing but all in all it was a good finale with a satisfying ending.
slc333's review against another edition
2.0
Gave it 2 stars mainly because of that utterly craptastic epilogue. Are you kidding me? I can't even describe how nonsensical and lazy it was. Like the author had written herself into a corner and didn't know how to get out of it so she did that. I mean seriously - we have this whole dramatic 3 book arc about the Taken, the Returned and the the Replaced, the aliens and a government conspiracy. You have a grand sacrifice to prevent the war which could destroy mankind which ends in a dramatic explosions and then
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the next page is the epilogue where Kyra wakes up back in her old life, happy and human where no except her Returned friends - also human- remember the events and it is like nothing happened, except her dad is still dead. And what is the explanation for this miraculous reset you may ask. Well it seems the fireflies did it. Yep that is it. There is no how, or why just the simple statement of the fireflies did it. (Probably because there is no explanation) The end.Spoiler
wistyallgood's review against another edition
4.0
This series has definitely surprised me! It's been a really solid sci-fi trilogy with a very witty first person narration, and I've thoroughly enjoyed it!
This book was really gory, let me just say. A lot of people blew their brains out (author's words, not mine!) and the descriptions were...vivid. It's been ages since I've read such gore, so I actually liked it.
The ending confused me a bit, and I wanted a bit more resolution for a few characters. We know they're alive and well but what else?!
It was sad that Spiro Agnew's (I still can't help but call her that).
A great trilogy, one that I enjoyed reading immensely.
This book was really gory, let me just say. A lot of people blew their brains out (author's words, not mine!) and the descriptions were...vivid. It's been ages since I've read such gore, so I actually liked it.
The ending confused me a bit, and I wanted a bit more resolution for a few characters. We know they're alive and well but what else?!
It was sad that Spiro Agnew's (I still can't help but call her that)
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Dad diedA great trilogy, one that I enjoyed reading immensely.
amberranville's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5