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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.
giantsdancefarm's review against another edition
3.0
I tend to read at least 2 books at a time. This is one I kept putting down. That said, the trilogy was wrapped up nicely. I really couldn't guess how it would end.
ashmazeballs's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good series overall. This last book was a bit boring to me, I just felt like it dragged on too long. The ending was good though.
sanju_kal's review
5.0
Kaelyn embarks on the last part of her journey to cure the world. This book is full of action and death. I feel like I’m in the book and the characters deaths are my own friends. A great finale to a great series.
plurx4's review
5.0
Really wishing she had elaborated on the colony at the end. I would have loved to have found out what happened to those guys but.....maybe that is another book or maybe it is up to us to determine either way it was a good end to a good trilogy!!! Sad but fulfilling
shutupnread's review
4.0
Fallen World Series was probably one of the best apocalyptic/dystopia/post-apocalyptic trilogy I have ever read. At first, the series didn’t completely grab my attention – it was more of a slow and increasingly insistent cry for me to delve into it more and more. But once I got into it, I couldn’t stop. The first book took me the longest at around 2-3 days to finish and the last two books? I polished both of them in one weekend because I just couldn’t help myself. It was that good.
The world that Megan created was beautifully weaved. It was incredibly easy to picture the slow and then fast descent as the people, one by one, started to become infected and die from it. The virus, this invisible enemy of theirs, was unbelievably realistic. Usually, for these pathogenic viruses, there are a lot of relatively disgusting or shocking symptoms but for this virus, it was called the friendly flu where you’re itchy for a few days, then you become very friendly with no filter of a mouth, then you become crazy, hysterical and/or paranoid and then you’re gone. The itchiness and friendliness of the virus was what made it so easy to pass along and spread.
Another aspect of this trilogy that made it so riveting was how it really delved into the human aspect of what we would do when we are faced with little to no choices – what we would have to do to survive. It was an eye-opener as you saw people grouped into two groups: those who helped others and those who fended for themselves with no care to the survival of others. However, at the same time, what you would do for those you love and cherish. Would you abandon everyone else or try to fight for humanity? It was also very interesting to see how the world slowly came apart – first with the island community itself and then the rest of the world. There were certainly a lot of scenes in this trilogy where it was quite difficult to read and swallow but ultimately necessary.
Kaelyn changed a lot throughout the book. In the beginning, she was more of a shy teenager who missed her best friend from a fight two years ago and that was who she was directing her journal entries to. She really bloomed when crisis hit and became a leader of some sorts. It wasn’t a role that came naturally to her – more of a role that was forced upon her as her situation and options diminished with each new victim on her island. However, it was a role that she grew into and it certainly shown in books two and three. I’m not sure if I was a huge fan of her per say but I certainly admired her and her ability to do what was tough even though there were times, it was very hard. Granted though, there were a few situations where she dawdled and that cost her and her friends’ time that was precious.
To be perfectly honest, the first book was the best, in my opinion and the second book, though good was not great. It felt a little dragging towards the end because it was essentially a very long road trip with a few obstacles here and there. The third book was pretty good overall but I’m not sure if I was a fan of the ending. It seemed a little far-fetched and somewhat unrealistic. Regardless, it was still a pretty good ending overall and certainly much better than the Divergent series. Grr.
Overall, great series and I certainly enjoyed myself. If you’re into apocalyptic novels then look no further – this is the book for you.
The world that Megan created was beautifully weaved. It was incredibly easy to picture the slow and then fast descent as the people, one by one, started to become infected and die from it. The virus, this invisible enemy of theirs, was unbelievably realistic. Usually, for these pathogenic viruses, there are a lot of relatively disgusting or shocking symptoms but for this virus, it was called the friendly flu where you’re itchy for a few days, then you become very friendly with no filter of a mouth, then you become crazy, hysterical and/or paranoid and then you’re gone. The itchiness and friendliness of the virus was what made it so easy to pass along and spread.
Another aspect of this trilogy that made it so riveting was how it really delved into the human aspect of what we would do when we are faced with little to no choices – what we would have to do to survive. It was an eye-opener as you saw people grouped into two groups: those who helped others and those who fended for themselves with no care to the survival of others. However, at the same time, what you would do for those you love and cherish. Would you abandon everyone else or try to fight for humanity? It was also very interesting to see how the world slowly came apart – first with the island community itself and then the rest of the world. There were certainly a lot of scenes in this trilogy where it was quite difficult to read and swallow but ultimately necessary.
Kaelyn changed a lot throughout the book. In the beginning, she was more of a shy teenager who missed her best friend from a fight two years ago and that was who she was directing her journal entries to. She really bloomed when crisis hit and became a leader of some sorts. It wasn’t a role that came naturally to her – more of a role that was forced upon her as her situation and options diminished with each new victim on her island. However, it was a role that she grew into and it certainly shown in books two and three. I’m not sure if I was a huge fan of her per say but I certainly admired her and her ability to do what was tough even though there were times, it was very hard. Granted though, there were a few situations where she dawdled and that cost her and her friends’ time that was precious.
To be perfectly honest, the first book was the best, in my opinion and the second book, though good was not great. It felt a little dragging towards the end because it was essentially a very long road trip with a few obstacles here and there. The third book was pretty good overall but I’m not sure if I was a fan of the ending. It seemed a little far-fetched and somewhat unrealistic. Regardless, it was still a pretty good ending overall and certainly much better than the Divergent series. Grr.
Overall, great series and I certainly enjoyed myself. If you’re into apocalyptic novels then look no further – this is the book for you.
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