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mer_dont_care's review against another edition
3.0
Alright my second middle school me YA series of the year finished. Definitely better than the one I read around the holidays, but still kinda meh. The characters were more interesting than I remember, but still weird POV changing and a lot of plot lines that didn’t get wrapped up. Also, the ending was so dumb!!!
laughlinesandliterature's review against another edition
3.0
This book was a great ending to this series. So many times author's are afraid of ending it in a way that could alienate their readers, and I was so glad that Elana Johnson did what she felt was necessary. I did really like the interactions between all of the characters but especially between Vi and Jag. Zenn was the most heartbreaking character because he really wasn't sure of where he wanted to be. He had always used Vi as either his moral compass or his reasoning, and suddenly she wasn't there to tell or coax him into decisions. Which seems odd because Vi was so indecisive that it was annoying at times, but Zenn always made the best decisions because of her. I really liked Saffediene and I was disappointed that their story never really went anywhere, but overall it was a good book. The only thing that kept things disjointed was the point of view changes, and so because of that I would give it a 3.5 stars. It was incredibly good and I would recommend it, but be prepared to be unhappy with the ending.
terrabme's review against another edition
5.0
Omg, this was just amazing. I cried at the end, and I almost cried multiple times throughout the book. I still can't believe that I've finally finished the series, it was amazing! My favorite books ever.
kwc1016's review against another edition
2.0
Too many unexplained situations, relationships and terms. I was sure the 3rd book would answer a lot of the questions and wrap things up....didn't happen. I also felt like Vi had a completely different set of talents than what we originally learned in the first book.
cjyu's review against another edition
3.0
ehhhhhhhhh
kind of... messy? I really needed a map because all the places started driving my head insane. I would've liked a cleaner resolution. I think part of my confusion is that I don't know where everything is, and we seem to be involved with more cities than needed and THERE IS NO MAP.
kind of... messy? I really needed a map because all the places started driving my head insane. I would've liked a cleaner resolution. I think part of my confusion is that I don't know where everything is, and we seem to be involved with more cities than needed and THERE IS NO MAP.
tara_j's review against another edition
3.0
I would rate this book 3.5 stars only because it disappointed me based on how much I enjoyed the first book in this series.
I enjoyed the action and romance in the book. The characters were likeable and had defining characteristics that influenced their actions. The writing style was also very interesting, and I read this book in 2 nights because I just kept turning the pages.
However, I did not enjoy many aspects of this book that I saw in the first book, Possession. The second book, Surrender, did not have any relevance to this book at all except for the appearance of one of the characters. The POV switched between Zenn and Jag which made the story hard to follow and somewhat disorganized. Lastly, the ending was disappointing because the story ends so abruptly, and the reader doesn't get to know the resolution fully.
I enjoyed the action and romance in the book. The characters were likeable and had defining characteristics that influenced their actions. The writing style was also very interesting, and I read this book in 2 nights because I just kept turning the pages.
However, I did not enjoy many aspects of this book that I saw in the first book, Possession. The second book, Surrender, did not have any relevance to this book at all except for the appearance of one of the characters. The POV switched between Zenn and Jag which made the story hard to follow and somewhat disorganized. Lastly, the ending was disappointing because the story ends so abruptly, and the reader doesn't get to know the resolution fully.
katherina_lei's review against another edition
4.0
By the end, I liked it. Jag and Zenn were not my favorite narrators, but I actually began to like and appreciate Zenn and his internal struggle, and I loved his character by the end of the book. I loved the theme of right versus wrong and the balance of making moral and logical decisions. Yes, this book was sad. Heartbreaking really, but what is to be expected in a book about a war. There were times I was not so enthralled, and there were moments I didn't love Abandon, but at the end if the day I did. I do wish we got to see a bit more of Raine and Gunner, but that's just because I love them too much!
pollyroth's review against another edition
3.0
So, I bought this book with the expectation of the proper reunion of Vi and Jag and the elimination of the threat that was threatening to tear them apart. Because, really even though I absolutely loved the series, the plots were completely romance driven and action always came second to romance. So, if you read the book with that expectation, it failed. However, if you go in with the expectation the first book held, I would give it maybe an 80%. And because of the first two books, I went in with the first expectation and was disappointed.
Jag and Zenn narrate this book. Jag is frustrated with running the resistance and is plagued by nightmares of what happened those eight months he disappeared. Zenn is devastated by Vi's rejection and can't decide between free or functioning. And between these two polar opposites, you'd think the POV would be covered, right? But it's not. It's missing what's been gone since book two...Vi's perspective. Funny, witty, sarcastic, rash, ill-tempered Vi. I missed her and found Jag and Zenn too serious and too.....guyish. I missed the female relation I had with Possession and Surrender. I missed the funny thoughts Vi had. I missed a character feeling soo pissed off the page was just filled with rage. The thing is, I probably could have dealt with all this lacking had she been more present in Jag and Zenn's POV. But she was rarely seen which left me with no choice but to miss her.
This book also lacked the romance I was hoping for. Jag and Vi are rarely together, and when they are they're fighting over something ridiculous. We get maybe one or two passionate makeout scenes and other than that, nothing. And I don't mean to sound improper or anything, but I was hoping for a sex scene between them after the steaminess of their relationship in Possession. Then since neither Gunner or Rain's POV are shown in this book and their interactions with the characters whose POV is is limited, we don't see any of them either. Then the relationship between Zenn and whatshername is just too forced and not needed to be any supplement.
My only other problem with this book is the fact that the final battle was too confusing. The two POVs kept changing so quickly that a lot of the action was lost. Zenn was delirious almost making what happened to him unknown until the final pages of the story. And Jag's POV was switched to frequently to have created a real battle. I will say though; after so few people dying in the first two books, I did find the amount who died in this book much more believable, and it kind of broke my heart.
I think the reason this book only got three stars was that after creating five main characters in the first two books and only representing really two of them in the final, I was left with a lot of unanswered questions and yearned for more. And I seriously would have loved an epilogue Elana Johnson! It's only like three more pages!
Jag and Zenn narrate this book. Jag is frustrated with running the resistance and is plagued by nightmares of what happened those eight months he disappeared. Zenn is devastated by Vi's rejection and can't decide between free or functioning. And between these two polar opposites, you'd think the POV would be covered, right? But it's not. It's missing what's been gone since book two...Vi's perspective. Funny, witty, sarcastic, rash, ill-tempered Vi. I missed her and found Jag and Zenn too serious and too.....guyish. I missed the female relation I had with Possession and Surrender. I missed the funny thoughts Vi had. I missed a character feeling soo pissed off the page was just filled with rage. The thing is, I probably could have dealt with all this lacking had she been more present in Jag and Zenn's POV. But she was rarely seen which left me with no choice but to miss her.
This book also lacked the romance I was hoping for. Jag and Vi are rarely together, and when they are they're fighting over something ridiculous. We get maybe one or two passionate makeout scenes and other than that, nothing. And I don't mean to sound improper or anything, but I was hoping for a sex scene between them after the steaminess of their relationship in Possession. Then since neither Gunner or Rain's POV are shown in this book and their interactions with the characters whose POV is is limited, we don't see any of them either. Then the relationship between Zenn and whatshername is just too forced and not needed to be any supplement.
My only other problem with this book is the fact that the final battle was too confusing. The two POVs kept changing so quickly that a lot of the action was lost. Zenn was delirious almost making what happened to him unknown until the final pages of the story. And Jag's POV was switched to frequently to have created a real battle. I will say though; after so few people dying in the first two books, I did find the amount who died in this book much more believable, and it kind of broke my heart.
I think the reason this book only got three stars was that after creating five main characters in the first two books and only representing really two of them in the final, I was left with a lot of unanswered questions and yearned for more. And I seriously would have loved an epilogue Elana Johnson! It's only like three more pages!
l1brarygirl's review against another edition
2.0
Okay third book. Vi made me angry about her choice and Jag annoyed the heck out of me. I really wish there was a better ending for Zenn and the open-ended ending leaves much to wonder on the idea of a functioning vs. a free society.
mournfulbliss's review against another edition
1.0
Book one was hokey, book 2 focused on two different characters, and book 3 focused on 2 other characters. All in all, this series was interesting, but not interesting enough to keep me reading day after day.