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Burn by Julianna Baggott

marave's review against another edition

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4.0

I absolutely loved this trilogy. I felt like the characters all had a nice depth to them and were not just flat. The story was capturing and kept you at the edge of you seat the entire time. The only thing I wish Burn had was an epilogue just know finish up the lives of the characters especially with how it ended. Other then that it was just brilliant.

somarostam's review against another edition

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5.0

I read this series because I had received the third and final book, Burn, for review. I cannot believe I was missing out on such an amazing masterpiece of the dystopian genre, and the whole book writing career as a whole.
Pressia and Partridge are separated again. Pressia is with Bradwell and El Capitan searching for the truth about their existence and why the Denotations happened and whether the world outside survived. Partridge is inside the Dome with Lyda, moving his father's regime and making his people accept to live with the Wretches outside the Dome. But it's not that easy. And a lot of things will happen that none of them would have expected.
The world-building in this final book in the trilogy was phenomenal. It was dense, vivid, and it felt so real, you could almost feel like you are right there, with the characters. This is an amazing feeling that not many authors accomplish.
But it's also clear that Julianna Baggott's books concentrate more on her characters and what actually happens to them. They are more character-oriented than plot-oriented. And I like that a lot. her characters shine through in this book. And she breathed new life into them. They are like long-time friends that you know every single thing about. The familiarity with the characters was increasing along with every single page, so it's really hard to part with any of them when the time comes.
The romance was beautiful. Not as much present as I hoped it would be. But the times that it dominated over the plot were wonderful. I admire love stories in hard times, they are such a great example of how humans are capable of the purest of emotions in the worst of times. The ending was something I DID NOT expect at all. When I turned the last page, I was shocked. I kept tapping on my phone seeing if i got a bad version or something. Because it just could NOT finish like that. I have to say that when I first finished this book,I HATED the ending. Literally. But now that a couple of weeks have passed, I don't hate it anymore, I just wanted an ending with more definite shape. I wanted to know what was going to happen to my characters. There were too many loose ends for my taste.
Nonetheless, I am very sad that this series is over. Because it turned itself into one of my favorites in the span of only a couple of weeks while i read all three books. I am waiting, patiently, of course, for Julianna Baggott to write her next masterpiece.

luisbarcelo's review against another edition

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5.0

An incredible book, an incredible series.

Series often feel rushed, or stretched out. It seems like series usually have at least one (often multiple) bad books, and only one or two good ones. This one is not one of them. This series was amazing from beginning to end! I felt for the characters, stayed up until 3am, and went on a crazy ride. An amazing ending to an amazing series.

shereadsshedrinks's review against another edition

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4.0

This entire trilogy was unique, but I was particularly impressed with how it ended. I often think that YA dystopias glorify overthrowing the "evil empire" without a thought for how that leaves the world or what level of maturity it actually takes to look at a world from multiple perspectives. I was so satisfied as a reader with how the trilogy wraps up and I don't get to say that very often.

ericajoanne's review against another edition

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2.0

Terrible ending to the series. It was as if all character development from the previous books was forgotten. Many plot points were left hanging. Had a lot of potential but failed.

Only plus was the narration. It was pleasant to listen to.

succmoipp's review against another edition

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2.0

Full of unfinished subplots.

aruba_garcia's review against another edition

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4.0

me ha faltado algo al final... ha sido una pasada todo el libro, pero me han faltado un par de páginas más

shbooks23's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

aprilmay11's review against another edition

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4.0

Full of action and full of so many twists. I love it. Over way too soon. Loved the series. One of my top favs. So sad it's over. I liked how the boundaries of good and bad were always in question

llkendrick's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5 stars. Rounding up because I really liked series overall.

Is this really the last book?! I have way too many questions! That ending left so many things unfinished that it's driving me crazy. I would lay out my specific questions but wouldn't want to spoil the book for anyone. This series has definitely been my favorite in the YA dystopian genre....even with this crazy ending.

I really felt for Partridge in this book, you get a real feel for his predicament within the Dome. I loved El Capitan in this book too and was rooting for him the whole time. I want to say more but don't want to ruin it for anyone......