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eacolgan's review against another edition
4.0
My thoughts on the end of this trilogy are complicated. On the one hand, I desperately wanted to find out what happened at the end, and the mysteries were all satisfactorily explained, and I felt satisfied by the ending. On the other hand, things were wrapped up rather more easily than I wanted them to be. Cass's quest for vengeance against Mr. Bright was circumvented in a way that was interesting, but wasn't emotionally fulfilling. I liked the note the book ended on, but I tend to resent plots where the resolution falls into the category of "the villain isn't really that bad actually". And I became abruptly aware of how few women there are in the trilogy-- and that all but one of them were either dead or out of the picture by book 3. No queer representation either. None of this is to say that the book wasn't good, or that I don't whole-heartedly recommend the series to fans of sci-fi/fantasy crossovers or things in the "scary plausible future" genre. I really liked it overall, I had a good experience reading it-- which is what ticks this review over from 3 stars to 3.5, rounding up to 4 because of how much I like the series as a whole. Just be aware that the first two books are superior in that they set up a scenario that I find more interesting in theory than the way the third book played out in reality.
calexio's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
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