sc104906's review
4.0
Conclusion to the Fallen World series. Gav is in a bad spot and the group of teens have to get to the CDC in Atlanta to have any hope for survival. Will they make it? Will the Wardens find them and steal the vaccine? Will anyone else in the group get sick?
I liked how the love triangle didn't become the main focus of the novel. Actually it really took a back seat in the plot, which was refreshing. I liked the series.
I liked how the love triangle didn't become the main focus of the novel. Actually it really took a back seat in the plot, which was refreshing. I liked the series.
sarahonthecoast's review
3.0
This is the third and final installment of The Fallen World series. I have not read the first two books in the series but I didn’t have difficulty understanding what had taken place before and what the group was attempting to do on their journey. Although I was not emotionally invested in these characters like a reader of the series would be, Crewe did a good job of establishing the group’s dynamics early in the book which gave insight into what they felt for one another and what they had gone through to get to this point. This book falls firmly into the dystopian category and does little to set itself apart. However, I would recommend it to voracious readers of the genre who are looking for something new. (Only needed in a collection that already has the first two books)
bellatora's review against another edition
2.0
[b:The Way We Fall|8573632|The Way We Fall (Fallen World, #1)|Megan Crewe|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1316718389s/8573632.jpg|13442456] was a very solid addition to the bloated young adult apocalypse/dystopia genre. [b:The Lives We Lost|13449858|The Lives We Lost (Fallen World, #2)|Megan Crewe|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1352659327s/13449858.jpg|18971225] demonstrated why the fate of the world should never be left in the hands of teenagers (they're nothing but angst and love triangles and poor foresight). The Worlds We Make is the conclusion and has all the same flaws as the second book. I do give a lot of kudos for the covers and the titles of all three books. They are all very lovely and intriguing.
Kaelyn and the gang are still on the run from the (evil?) Wardens, who are trying to capture the vaccine for the friendly flu that Kaelyn's father created. Kaelyn is desperate to get the vaccine to the CDC so it can be given to all of humanity. Like in book 2, there's lots of roadtripping, Kaelyn feeling angsty/guilty, and romantic entanglements.
The highlight of this book was Kaelyn's conversation with Michael, the supposed Big Bad of the series and the leader of the Wardens. Michael is more of an anti-hero than a true villain. He has consolidated power in his effort to save humanity. The world needs leadership, and he's going to give it, by the gun if necessary. He's not a bad guy, just a guy in desperate circumstances trying to hold things together. I liked this characterization, and kudos to Crewe for not just making the Big Bad evil.
Kaelyn's contact with the CDC is more frustrating.
As this is obviously a stupid plan, Kaelyn & co. disagree. And actually figure out a solution so that everyone can get the vaccine. Huzzah!
So happy endings all around, except for the fact that society is in shambles and there’s no getting it back. I predict Michael will continue to be the warlord the Americas need (because even if everyone can get the vaccine, Michael still controls other resources, like food and medicine).
But at least Kaelyn can go back and live on her island with Leo, especially since Gav is conveniently dead so she doesn't have to make any difficult decisions about who she should make out with.
Kaelyn and the gang are still on the run from the (evil?) Wardens, who are trying to capture the vaccine for the friendly flu that Kaelyn's father created. Kaelyn is desperate to get the vaccine to the CDC so it can be given to all of humanity. Like in book 2, there's lots of roadtripping, Kaelyn feeling angsty/guilty, and romantic entanglements.
The highlight of this book was Kaelyn's conversation with Michael, the supposed Big Bad of the series and the leader of the Wardens. Michael is more of an anti-hero than a true villain. He has consolidated power in his effort to save humanity. The world needs leadership, and he's going to give it, by the gun if necessary. He's not a bad guy, just a guy in desperate circumstances trying to hold things together. I liked this characterization, and kudos to Crewe for not just making the Big Bad evil.
Kaelyn's contact with the CDC is more frustrating.
Spoiler
The CDC doctor decides, against all better judgment and the Hippocratic Oath, to withhold the vaccine from anyone she deems unworthy. Because that makes sense. When the world has been destroyed, you want to make sure that there is MORE chaos and violence by withholding a necessity from terrified, dying people.As this is obviously a stupid plan, Kaelyn & co. disagree. And actually figure out a solution so that everyone can get the vaccine. Huzzah!
So happy endings all around, except for the fact that society is in shambles and there’s no getting it back. I predict Michael will continue to be the warlord the Americas need (because even if everyone can get the vaccine, Michael still controls other resources, like food and medicine).
But at least Kaelyn can go back and live on her island with Leo, especially since Gav is conveniently dead so she doesn't have to make any difficult decisions about who she should make out with.
rbexsareads's review against another edition
4.0
I told myself that part of my fifty-books-this-year challenge was going to be writing better reviews, but this may just be one of those mountains on which I choose not to die. This trilogy has brought me a lot, most treasured to me being a friendship (at least on Facebook) with the author, to say nothing of the multiple signed copies of each installment. I felt this installment did suffer from a bit of a pacing slump about a quarter of the way through during which I felt that the next expected twist was teased for about ten pages too long. But otherwise it was another romp with characters I've come to love, and best of all, it's written in such a way that one doesn't feel the need to run back to the previous book in order to fill in any gaps and does so in a way that doesn't feel like being sat down by somebody and told "Okay, here's what happened". I also would like to join/start a petition to get a novella picking up where this one left off and just long enough for me to get my Tessa fix. I miss that girl.
lyssamarie's review against another edition
3.0
Ahh!!! Finishing series makes me so happy/sad at the same time... this was a good conclusion to the series. I always thought ending an apocalypse book would be a struggle, but Crewe finished out the series strong. Sad, for sure...but still ended on a happier note than I expected.
skundrik87's review against another edition
4.0
A really strong ending to a unique survivalist fiction.
cjmichel's review against another edition
4.0
Finally the cure to the global pandemic finds the right hands and where the author has instilled the characters to do their own world building.
devafagan's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful and satisfying conclusion to an inventive and thought-provoking series. I loved the fact that Kaelyn has to make so many hard choices, and the exploration of what humanity really means, especially during a crisis. I couldn't put this down after the midway point -- I was too invested in the mission!
shelby7's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.0
booksonthebrain20's review against another edition
4.0
Kaelyn and her group of survivors flee Toronto and the Wardens with the precious vaccine that could stop the "friendly flu" in its tracks. Making their way way through rough conditions and pursuers who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the vaccine, the group begins to fall apart. Resolved to get the vaccine into the right hands, Kaelyn is forced to confront issues of right and wrong in the midst of survival and, more terrifyingly, the question of whether there is the "right hands" for the vaccine at all.
I am a huge fan of plague novels, and I particularly like when teenagers are faced with saving the world. With no power over world events, their young age and place on the cusp of adulthood is perfectly suited for a coming of age/hero's journey sort of tale. Kaelyn has grown throughout the books from a scared young girl to someone who has to take on a tremendous amount of responsibility. She becomes a leader and, in this book, she has to make the tough and sometimes terrible decisions true leader does. This book surprised me in several places. Crewe isn't afraid of making tough decisions in the narrative. The result is sad and bittersweet, but ultimately hopeful.
This trilogy is fantastically written and a real journey. I look forward to reading it many times.
I am a huge fan of plague novels, and I particularly like when teenagers are faced with saving the world. With no power over world events, their young age and place on the cusp of adulthood is perfectly suited for a coming of age/hero's journey sort of tale. Kaelyn has grown throughout the books from a scared young girl to someone who has to take on a tremendous amount of responsibility. She becomes a leader and, in this book, she has to make the tough and sometimes terrible decisions true leader does. This book surprised me in several places. Crewe isn't afraid of making tough decisions in the narrative. The result is sad and bittersweet, but ultimately hopeful.
This trilogy is fantastically written and a real journey. I look forward to reading it many times.