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kate4ez's review against another edition
2.0
Very disappointing ending to the series. There were so many little things that irritated in this book. Her magical, omnipresent bag of holding, for example. It's always there, and it contains anything and everything. At one point I thought the bag was the author having a sly joke with the reader, but I think that was wishful thinking.
Nobody behaved in ways that made sense. Why would a national leader put a child in charge of a violent uprising? For that matter, the whole testing system makes no sense, regardless of past history. It would be like if the most talented kids competed for the chance to get into the Hunger Games, and the winners got to be president. How is this a valid method to identify leadership skills? And why would Cia trust any leaders who had been chosen through this process? No matter how many times Cia justified the value of the testing, I just couldn't accept it. Why did Cia and the rebels not just spread the truth? I have a hard time believing most of the society would be cool with all their best and brightest being killed off in the hopes of identifying new sociopaths to lead the nation.
The use of technology doesn't make sense, either. They can alter genes and use hovercars, but haven't invented a telephone or train to connect the colonies? Cia seems to have access to all the materials needed to create communication devices and weapons. Why has no one invented mass communication?
Nobody behaved in ways that made sense. Why would a national leader put a child in charge of a violent uprising? For that matter, the whole testing system makes no sense, regardless of past history. It would be like if the most talented kids competed for the chance to get into the Hunger Games, and the winners got to be president. How is this a valid method to identify leadership skills? And why would Cia trust any leaders who had been chosen through this process? No matter how many times Cia justified the value of the testing, I just couldn't accept it. Why did Cia and the rebels not just spread the truth? I have a hard time believing most of the society would be cool with all their best and brightest being killed off in the hopes of identifying new sociopaths to lead the nation.
The use of technology doesn't make sense, either. They can alter genes and use hovercars, but haven't invented a telephone or train to connect the colonies? Cia seems to have access to all the materials needed to create communication devices and weapons. Why has no one invented mass communication?
smateer73's review against another edition
4.0
This book was really good. It comes to a thrilling climax of the whole series in a way that is similar but still manages to be unique from the "evil government is totally wrong and the rebels are always right" cliche. The development of the characters is less in this one, but they are able to develop and there is a happy ending, but it does not come without cost. Overall, this whole series was very enjoyable and was an easy, fast, and fun dystopian read.
rwolfe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
sav97's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
Perfect ending to the trilogy. I would love another book to see how things change in 10-20 years, but without, it was a great read. Truly enjoyed all three books and would recommend.
comfydino's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
obrimmer's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
pandagourgh's review against another edition
2.0
Some things that annoyed me about this book:
- teenagers build bombs and shit and just know everything without needing to consult anyone or like, read a book
- relationship with Tomas is just dragging on at this point
- WHY does Cia, who questions EVERYTHING, not really question her mission from the president until the very end? She has just been tested consistently for like 1,5 years and she doesn’t stop to think that maybe the mission from the president is a test?
- Cia is f**cked by the system so she… JOINS IT!? I mean. I was expecting something more.
- The mutated humans is a really interesting story line that is absolutely ignored.
- teenagers build bombs and shit and just know everything without needing to consult anyone or like, read a book
- relationship with Tomas is just dragging on at this point
- WHY does Cia, who questions EVERYTHING, not really question her mission from the president until the very end? She has just been tested consistently for like 1,5 years and she doesn’t stop to think that maybe the mission from the president is a test?
- Cia is f**cked by the system so she… JOINS IT!? I mean. I was expecting something more.
- The mutated humans is a really interesting story line that is absolutely ignored.
julzcash's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
deepower7's review against another edition
2.0
I could see the effort, but in the end the execution was unbearably clumsy and sloppy.
kdickerson38's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
2.5
Sadly, this was the worst book in the trilogy and a chore to get through; the characters and events fell flat, it was boring and repetitive, and there was an excessive and frustrating amount of inner monologue; tons of tension and build-up that didn't result in much