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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
The last, final book in this series (noooooeees). And what a perfect ending it was (but sad).
This time we have once again Dean as main character, and as a second main character we have Josie (who at the last book was presumed dead/gone).
They are both in various camps, Dean and all the other kids made it to a safe heaven (is it though?) and Josie is in some kind of O camp which has a lot of similarities to a concentration camp. The first part is mostly about the camps and making plans to find Josie. While the Josie part is mostly about how she got there, how she is trying to survive. Then it goes to roadtrip (and fleeing) to find Josie.
The book was at times pretty gruesome, especially the parts about Josie. Poor, Poor Josie. Sure she is dangerous and so are the other O's, but to put them in such a camp, under such conditions. It was horrible. I cannot imagine how such a camp was ever approved and why there isn't stricter moderation. The people were practically starved, abused and violence and other bad things were order of the day. It was practically a concentration camp.
The other camp wasn't much better, doing the same as what happened during WW II, kidnapping or taking pregnant woman to test them and their babies. Horrific.
The drifts were pretty scary, and I felt sorry for those who didn't know what was coming. Once again the government tried to cover something up, if only they had just told everyone they made a mistake and that people should watch out, especially O's and the ones who just burn up. I am sure more people would have been saved that way, and not have to go through these horrible things.
I didn't like the part were they found that baby in their stolen car though, I felt it was a bit unnecessary/unneeded. While it provided that they had a chance at a home/safety, I still felt it was out of place. Especially since they already had enough trouble with things, it really broke up their group. Niko went his way to find Josie. Jake, Dean and Astrid stayed together for a bit longer.
On the topic of Astrid, I found her character at times annoying and also indecisive. I wish she had picked sooner between Dean and Jake. This would have saved Dean sadness and pain and confusion, and I am sure it would have helped Jake as well. I didn't like how she bitched at Dean, while what he was doing was pretty much normal. He was just worried about her, or he felt frustrated at Jake. What is he supposed to do? Ignore you? Leave you? Say nothing and just keep it inside? Still I loved how Dean stayed with Astrid no matter what, he was truly wonderful, only faltering a few times, but mostly stuck to her side.
Niko and Josie <3 I loved that little scene in the hospital, so wonderful, beautiful and fitting. So happy for them.
The ending, wow, just wow. It was just what I had imagined, and even more. I truly loved it and it was perfect. :) I do wish a tiny little bit that we will get a side story with Jake, to see what happened to him, did he reach home? Did he get their messages?
I would truly recommend this wonderful series to everyone!
Review first posted on http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This time we have once again Dean as main character, and as a second main character we have Josie (who at the last book was presumed dead/gone).
They are both in various camps, Dean and all the other kids made it to a safe heaven (is it though?) and Josie is in some kind of O camp which has a lot of similarities to a concentration camp. The first part is mostly about the camps and making plans to find Josie. While the Josie part is mostly about how she got there, how she is trying to survive. Then it goes to roadtrip (and fleeing) to find Josie.
The book was at times pretty gruesome, especially the parts about Josie. Poor, Poor Josie. Sure she is dangerous and so are the other O's, but to put them in such a camp, under such conditions. It was horrible. I cannot imagine how such a camp was ever approved and why there isn't stricter moderation. The people were practically starved, abused and violence and other bad things were order of the day. It was practically a concentration camp.
The other camp wasn't much better, doing the same as what happened during WW II, kidnapping or taking pregnant woman to test them and their babies. Horrific.
The drifts were pretty scary, and I felt sorry for those who didn't know what was coming. Once again the government tried to cover something up, if only they had just told everyone they made a mistake and that people should watch out, especially O's and the ones who just burn up. I am sure more people would have been saved that way, and not have to go through these horrible things.
I didn't like the part were they found that baby in their stolen car though, I felt it was a bit unnecessary/unneeded. While it provided that they had a chance at a home/safety, I still felt it was out of place. Especially since they already had enough trouble with things, it really broke up their group. Niko went his way to find Josie. Jake, Dean and Astrid stayed together for a bit longer.
On the topic of Astrid, I found her character at times annoying and also indecisive. I wish she had picked sooner between Dean and Jake. This would have saved Dean sadness and pain and confusion, and I am sure it would have helped Jake as well. I didn't like how she bitched at Dean, while what he was doing was pretty much normal. He was just worried about her, or he felt frustrated at Jake. What is he supposed to do? Ignore you? Leave you? Say nothing and just keep it inside? Still I loved how Dean stayed with Astrid no matter what, he was truly wonderful, only faltering a few times, but mostly stuck to her side.
Niko and Josie <3 I loved that little scene in the hospital, so wonderful, beautiful and fitting. So happy for them.
The ending, wow, just wow. It was just what I had imagined, and even more. I truly loved it and it was perfect. :) I do wish a tiny little bit that we will get a side story with Jake, to see what happened to him, did he reach home? Did he get their messages?
I would truly recommend this wonderful series to everyone!
Review first posted on http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
tailsbeth's review against another edition
4.0
I'm so glad this series got the ending it deserved.
The characters are very lifelike and accessible. You really want them to find each other and get to that farm. Josie in particular is my favourite. Her fight for control against her blood is a little heartbreaking.
I'd recommend this for YA fans. It is NOT a teenage series. Yes, the characters are kids but some scenes are rather graphic and not for those of a faint heart.
It is only set about 10 years in the future and is disturbingly realistic. I also heard recently that the film is officially being made, can't wait to see it!
The characters are very lifelike and accessible. You really want them to find each other and get to that farm. Josie in particular is my favourite. Her fight for control against her blood is a little heartbreaking.
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One thing I am disappointed with is not knowing where Jake went. He was annoying at times but at the same time you felt sorry for him, very realistic writing.I'd recommend this for YA fans. It is NOT a teenage series. Yes, the characters are kids but some scenes are rather graphic and not for those of a faint heart.
It is only set about 10 years in the future and is disturbingly realistic. I also heard recently that the film is officially being made, can't wait to see it!
4saradouglas's review against another edition
2.0
Man, I hated this book. I'm not sure how the author's writing deteriorated throughout the series, but it did. At times I just had to laugh at how badly phrased things were or at how unrealistic the dialog was. I stuck with it since I might as well finish the trilogy, but it was seriously painful. The ending is laughable how everything just miraculously comes together and everything is fine. Ugh.
thebookhaze's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed the first two books and while it wasn't complete for reasons you'll understand if you have already read the first two, it felt like this book was a completely different book. It's still good, and I still really enjoyed reading it because I've already invested in the characters, but it feels disconnected from the first two books, and it feels like it's not finished because it's become a new story and certain things hadn't been addressed at the end of it. Who knows, there might be a fourth book, though I feel it probably could've stopped at the second book if it was extended a little bit.
rpych2's review
2.0
This ending was fine, happy for most involved, but this was one of the weaker entries to a decent series. I kind of hated how much of a pushover Dean was, especially towards Astrid. He let her push him around the entire book, and still wants to be with her despite the fact that she's pregnant with another guy's baby. Like it's time to get over her and move on while you're still young. Josie's POV was okay, but there was a lot of fake suspense that I stopped caring about after a while. There was a nice, tidy ending though, and that was okay.
postitsandpens's review against another edition
2.0
Ultimately I have come to the conclusion that this just was not the series for me. I also don't think that this author's writing style works for me; while this book was compulsively readable, I spent much of this book completely disconnected from the narrative and really not caring about any of the characters at all. Meh.
Full review can be found on my blog HERE.
Full review can be found on my blog HERE.
ohjohnnybobby's review against another edition
5.0
Bottom line, this book was just as great as the other 2! I really love these characters and I am sad to say goodbye to them.
I don't see why people compare it to Divergent and The Hunger Games except for the fact that they are all amazing reads. But that is where the comparisons, IMO, end.
Monument 14 series is wonderful and beautifully written. Please check it out if you have not done so already!
There is so much more more I wish that I could say but it is late and I am tired. Goodnight. ;)
I don't see why people compare it to Divergent and The Hunger Games except for the fact that they are all amazing reads. But that is where the comparisons, IMO, end.
Monument 14 series is wonderful and beautifully written. Please check it out if you have not done so already!
There is so much more more I wish that I could say but it is late and I am tired. Goodnight. ;)
shelvesofsecrets's review against another edition
3.0
After a bit of a bright spot with Sky on Fire, the Monument 14 trilogy settled back into mediocrity with Savage Drift.
This time we got alternative POV between Dean, who begins the story in a refugee camp near Vancouver, and Josie, who is in an O containment camp in Missouri.
Throughout the series, the writing style has not been my favourite. It's stream-of-conciousness style, which isn't really my thing, especially combined with not really being a big fan of one of the narrators: Dean. I just didn't connect with Dean very well throughout the series. It has a lot to do with just not finding any common ground with him and some to do with just not being able to buy into a teenage boy falling in love with a girl pregnant from another man. Maybe Dean's a bigger person than I am or maybe that's just one of the crazy things love does to a person, but I just had a hard time buying it. It didn't help that I'm also not a fan of Astrid, so I guess I couldn't really see what the fuss was about.
Josie's POV was a bit better, but she go on my nerves a bit the way she was trying to cut herself off from everyone. I understand that it would be a totally normal reaction to what happened, but it's a bit annoying to read about over and over.
The best part of this series is definitely the plot. I love apocalyptic stories and that's definitely what kept me going through this series and kept the star rating up at 3. There was lots of tension that kept me flipping the pages excitedly to find out what happens.
Unfortunately, the ending/epilogue didn't really work for me. It was too neat and too happy. If that's you're thing, you enjoy it, but I prefer my endings to gritty stories to be a bit grittier. That's all I can say due to spoilers.
Overall, Savage Drift and the Monument 14 series in general was okay, but definitely doesn't make it onto my favourite series shelf.
This time we got alternative POV between Dean, who begins the story in a refugee camp near Vancouver, and Josie, who is in an O containment camp in Missouri.
Throughout the series, the writing style has not been my favourite. It's stream-of-conciousness style, which isn't really my thing, especially combined with not really being a big fan of one of the narrators: Dean. I just didn't connect with Dean very well throughout the series. It has a lot to do with just not finding any common ground with him and some to do with just not being able to buy into a teenage boy falling in love with a girl pregnant from another man. Maybe Dean's a bigger person than I am or maybe that's just one of the crazy things love does to a person, but I just had a hard time buying it. It didn't help that I'm also not a fan of Astrid, so I guess I couldn't really see what the fuss was about.
Josie's POV was a bit better, but she go on my nerves a bit the way she was trying to cut herself off from everyone. I understand that it would be a totally normal reaction to what happened, but it's a bit annoying to read about over and over.
The best part of this series is definitely the plot. I love apocalyptic stories and that's definitely what kept me going through this series and kept the star rating up at 3. There was lots of tension that kept me flipping the pages excitedly to find out what happens.
Unfortunately, the ending/epilogue didn't really work for me. It was too neat and too happy. If that's you're thing, you enjoy it, but I prefer my endings to gritty stories to be a bit grittier. That's all I can say due to spoilers.
Overall, Savage Drift and the Monument 14 series in general was okay, but definitely doesn't make it onto my favourite series shelf.
wanderingchick's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book. Great third book! Great series!