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gothiebiovenom's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great end to the series.
I really enjoyed reading it, and I am glad it ended the way it did, though I'll admit I was a little worried at first :p
I really enjoyed reading it, and I am glad it ended the way it did, though I'll admit I was a little worried at first :p
crystyn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
baibrown's review against another edition
5.0
I just finished and it is so amazing! This series was ended beautifully.
dootler's review against another edition
4.0
I really, really enjoyed this book. I'll hopefully write more later, but I very much enjoyed it.
I will say, I pulled a tarot card after i finished and I totally got the Tower card...so.....yeah. pretty good. :-)
I will say, I pulled a tarot card after i finished and I totally got the Tower card...so.....yeah. pretty good. :-)
bhavya25's review against another edition
2.0
2.25 stars
Confession time. I was biased against this book from the starting. I guess somewhere I didn't even want to like this book. [Reason:Read reviews of previous books in the series]
So obviously, that's what happened. It didn't help that Renee is one of the least likeable characters I have ever read. And I have read, unfortunately, quite a few annoying characters.
It was in first person perspective and I couldn't sympathize/empathize with her even once. And I read three freaking books. How did she manage to that is beyond me.
Then there are relationships between characters. I am sorry, but I found them so... weird. No, I am not going to explain what I meant.
unhunhn. I don't know. I just want a good book now. It's been a loooooong time! Please, a good book, be on my way.
Sincerely
a-good-book-deprived-reader.
Confession time. I was biased against this book from the starting. I guess somewhere I didn't even want to like this book. [Reason:Read reviews of previous books in the series]
So obviously, that's what happened. It didn't help that Renee is one of the least likeable characters I have ever read. And I have read, unfortunately, quite a few annoying characters.
It was in first person perspective and I couldn't sympathize/empathize with her even once. And I read three freaking books. How did she manage to that is beyond me.
Then there are relationships between characters. I am sorry, but I found them so... weird. No, I am not going to explain what I meant.
unhunhn. I don't know. I just want a good book now. It's been a loooooong time! Please, a good book, be on my way.
Sincerely
a-good-book-deprived-reader.
elephant's review against another edition
4.0
I stayed up late last night reading this book - read the whole thing yesterday after reading the second book the day before - so this is a series of books that I just could not put down. It has action, romance, mystery, conspiracies, secrets, plot twists, evil child zombies, eviler adults, a fast paced trek through Europe and of course, the search for eternal life.
The series is a bit like Twilight with Renee and Dante as Bella and Edward and Noah as Jacob and it is a bit like the Harry Potter books with the schools teaching esoteric arts and the teachers having the most power and there is a smattering of the Lightening Thief with the links to mythology. I really liked the series and thought it was well-written and quite interesting. In this last book, Renee, Dante, Noah, Anya and a new to the series character, Theo, are all receiving mysterious notes and other help from a mystery guy who signs his notes with the name "Monsieur". He always seems to know what is going on - even before it happens and guides the kids towards their destiny as they follow the map to find the secret to eternal life.
I thought the giving up the senses and memories of them was a bit Biblical - give up your soul life to gain a new life - and found that part of the story to be quite creative.
I kind of thought that the grandfather and the other Monitors were a bit too evil and I thought the ending seemed a bit abrupt, but there were many things about this book that I loved. I look forward to reading other books by this author in the future.
The series is a bit like Twilight with Renee and Dante as Bella and Edward and Noah as Jacob and it is a bit like the Harry Potter books with the schools teaching esoteric arts and the teachers having the most power and there is a smattering of the Lightening Thief with the links to mythology. I really liked the series and thought it was well-written and quite interesting. In this last book, Renee, Dante, Noah, Anya and a new to the series character, Theo, are all receiving mysterious notes and other help from a mystery guy who signs his notes with the name "Monsieur". He always seems to know what is going on - even before it happens and guides the kids towards their destiny as they follow the map to find the secret to eternal life.
I thought the giving up the senses and memories of them was a bit Biblical - give up your soul life to gain a new life - and found that part of the story to be quite creative.
I kind of thought that the grandfather and the other Monitors were a bit too evil and I thought the ending seemed a bit abrupt, but there were many things about this book that I loved. I look forward to reading other books by this author in the future.
azhang113's review against another edition
5.0
Such a satisfying ending! I read a book once, with an ending just like this. Love it!
aprilius_maximus's review against another edition
3.0
I was slightly disappointed with this book :( I LOVED the first two, but for some reason I felt some sort of disconnect with the characters and I just felt a lot of things lacking in this book in comparison to the first two. I really liked the twist at the end and how everything wrapped up though, which was good but yes, this was definitely a great trilogy that I really enjoyed!