britneyfan19's review
4.0
This book was amazing! I couldn't put it down by the end, It was just a wild ride and I had to see what happened next.
skyhazzard's review
5.0
This book was so good! My favorite out of the series! It took me on so many twists and turns and had me gasping everywhere. I'm actually really sad it's over now.
I think my Instagram review is pretty appropriate so here it is:
*Me the whole time: WHAT IS HAPPENING??
*Grace and Alexei yaaassss
*Thomas, what a cinnamon roll
*sweet, sweet revenge
*the ending though
Things I wanted:
*I would have liked more of the gang, like they were together but I wished that they were more involved.
*I wanted Thomas to get to be part of the gang, which he totally is going to be, but I wanted to see it!!
*How's Karina? How is she doing? Is she getting better? How's her and Alexei's relationship?
*Where's Grace's father during all of this?? I wanted to see his concern for his children!
I think my Instagram review is pretty appropriate so here it is:
*Me the whole time: WHAT IS HAPPENING??
*Grace and Alexei yaaassss
Spoiler
ASDFHJKL THEIR KISS BEFORE JUMPING OFF A BRIDGE*Thomas, what a cinnamon roll
*sweet, sweet revenge
*the ending though
Things I wanted:
*I would have liked more of the gang, like they were together but I wished that they were more involved.
*I wanted Thomas to get to be part of the gang, which he totally is going to be, but I wanted to see it!!
*How's Karina? How is she doing? Is she getting better? How's her and Alexei's relationship?
*Where's Grace's father during all of this?? I wanted to see his concern for his children!
aduchene's review
3.0
While I usually love and devour Carter's series, I didn't find this one (the book or series) as appealing as usual. Something about the writing and word choice made the main character seem predictable and juvenile which was frustrating. It also didn't give me the same emotional connection of "all the feels" that the others have given me. Maybe it is because there was such a gap in between books and that took away from my connection to it.
violetrosemary's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
booksandpops4000's review
3.0
This was a nice conclusion to the series. It does follow a pretty typical formula but I still enjoyed the ride and it was really easy to fall back into this world. Grace throughout this series was really hard to like bit that is because she is shattered person. I do think I grew to like her by the books ends. I still adored her friends and loved when they had scenes together. But this book was such a quick read and I am happy I finally know the end to grace story!
beth7aveyard's review against another edition
4.0
This is probably more of a 3.5 stars purely because it took me so long to actually be interested in the story. It was a nice conclusion to this trilogy, but definitely no where near as good a Gallagher Girls. Also, let's just be honest, the characters in this series are what make it so good and so their intersections alone warrant at least 3 stars.
hollymckie's review
4.0
I had to re-read one and two to remind me of the confusing world Grace lives in and I really like both of them, so I guess it was inevitable I'd like this too - but it's definitely not quite as good. It gets pretty far-fetched, and while I know that it obviously is not going to be super lifelike considering everything in the first two, but it goes a bit too far for my taste. I'm satisfied with the ending, but a little disappointed that I didn't love it as much as I hoped I would (but will anything Ally Carter does ever live up to the Gallagher Girls books anyway???).
joycereads's review
5.0
“-I'm your girlfriend?
- "No." Alexei shakes his head, then pulls me to him again, holds me closer.
"There's not a word in either of our language for what you are to me".”
― Ally Carter, Take the Key and Lock Her Up
- "No." Alexei shakes his head, then pulls me to him again, holds me closer.
"There's not a word in either of our language for what you are to me".”
― Ally Carter, Take the Key and Lock Her Up
sandeevalley's review
The third and final installment of the Embassy Row trilogy starts with a bang. However, to those that have not read the second book in a long, long while, it starts off as confusing as one might think. I will let you know right away that I could not finish this book. Ally Carter can write intriguing story-lines (given that the characters are well written) but this series was mostly a miss for me. Much similar to her Heist Society series, the main character has almost no personality. The love interests, dashing young men, are also very bland. It makes sense that they would be together. The intrigue is missing, and everything is hinged upon one aspect of the novel. Grace and her need – nay, desire – to be utterly ‘normal’ and tense.
With the (obligatory) romance out of the way, let’s dig into the characters. I’ll mainly focus on Grace, Alexei, and the rest of her friends.
Her friends: You have the super smart tech-savy girl, Megan. The beautiful yet homey Noah. Young, yet extremely ambitious Rosie. They support Grace through everything and are worried for her even when she herself is not. There is nothing more to be said. Side-kicks forever, as they are.
Alexei: He’s just a handsome Russian who loves Grace very, very much. Why does he love her? We don’t know. We just know he’s handsome.
Grace: The portions of the book that I did finish focused entirely on her self-sacrificing to the point of annoyance and lack of trust in everyone else. She is right to distrust the adults around her. But also, she has to say something edgy and make it a good one-liner (as do all the characters in this book) because that’s just how Ally Carter loves to write.
I’m all for strong female characters, strong women or teenage girls who can tip the scales of the world one way or another. But if they do not play well with others, have to be a lone-wolf kind of girl with no other redeeming qualities to their personality, then why am I even bothering to read this?
Definitely just a cliche, spy-filled adventure that is typically found in Young Adult sections now-a-days.
Verdict: You can find some other series that’s better written. Or, read Carter’s Gallagher Academy series. They’re so much better than these.
With the (obligatory) romance out of the way, let’s dig into the characters. I’ll mainly focus on Grace, Alexei, and the rest of her friends.
Her friends: You have the super smart tech-savy girl, Megan. The beautiful yet homey Noah. Young, yet extremely ambitious Rosie. They support Grace through everything and are worried for her even when she herself is not. There is nothing more to be said. Side-kicks forever, as they are.
Alexei: He’s just a handsome Russian who loves Grace very, very much. Why does he love her? We don’t know. We just know he’s handsome.
Grace: The portions of the book that I did finish focused entirely on her self-sacrificing to the point of annoyance and lack of trust in everyone else. She is right to distrust the adults around her. But also, she has to say something edgy and make it a good one-liner (as do all the characters in this book) because that’s just how Ally Carter loves to write.
I’m all for strong female characters, strong women or teenage girls who can tip the scales of the world one way or another. But if they do not play well with others, have to be a lone-wolf kind of girl with no other redeeming qualities to their personality, then why am I even bothering to read this?
Definitely just a cliche, spy-filled adventure that is typically found in Young Adult sections now-a-days.
Verdict: You can find some other series that’s better written. Or, read Carter’s Gallagher Academy series. They’re so much better than these.