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zsofi_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Pregnancy, Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
theespressoedition's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Well, one thing I can say for sure that I wasn't expecting was for this to not be the final book. I definitely thought this was a trilogy and I 100% went into this expecting for the story to wrap up. It did anything but. In fact, it only added more intensity and adventure and intrigue that made me frustrated when I got to the halfway mark and realized it wasn't ending.
This one certainly had the largest cast and it brought in all of the Lux characters. While I only read the first Lux book, I did recognize all the names and knew enough about the characters that it didn't feel totally confusing. However, it included some major spoilers so if you haven't read the Lux series all the way through and you want to, make sure to read those first and not these. I didn't care for that series, so I didn't mind the spoilers in the Origin books at all. It actually made me feel better knowing what happened to those characters without having to read all the books.
This story introduced us to more of Evie/Nadia's powers and gave us some insight on what she could do to hopefully protect the world and the aliens from the Detalists. [Please ignore how many spelling errors I might have in this review as I listened to all 3 on audiobook and have no clue how anything is spelled haha]. What I wish more than anything was that she would be powerful enough on her own rather than always having to turn to Luc when things get challenging. This world has given us some pretty badass main chicks and Evie seems like she could be one of them... if given the opportunity.
Again, I was totally certain this was the last book, so that gave me some wild emotions as I came to the realization that I'd have to wait goodness knows how long to find out what happens next. Since JLA is focused on several other series right now, I know it could be a while - especially since this seems to be her least popular grouping of books. But that's my own cross to bear, I suppose.
This one certainly had the largest cast and it brought in all of the Lux characters. While I only read the first Lux book, I did recognize all the names and knew enough about the characters that it didn't feel totally confusing. However, it included some major spoilers so if you haven't read the Lux series all the way through and you want to, make sure to read those first and not these. I didn't care for that series, so I didn't mind the spoilers in the Origin books at all. It actually made me feel better knowing what happened to those characters without having to read all the books.
This story introduced us to more of Evie/Nadia's powers and gave us some insight on what she could do to hopefully protect the world and the aliens from the Detalists. [Please ignore how many spelling errors I might have in this review as I listened to all 3 on audiobook and have no clue how anything is spelled haha]. What I wish more than anything was that she would be powerful enough on her own rather than always having to turn to Luc when things get challenging. This world has given us some pretty badass main chicks and Evie seems like she could be one of them... if given the opportunity.
Again, I was totally certain this was the last book, so that gave me some wild emotions as I came to the realization that I'd have to wait goodness knows how long to find out what happens next. Since JLA is focused on several other series right now, I know it could be a while - especially since this seems to be her least popular grouping of books. But that's my own cross to bear, I suppose.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
Minor: Trafficking
ismendes's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Sexual content
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