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United

Melissa Landers

3.62 AVERAGE


Het laatste deel van een serie geeft mij altijd een beetje een sneu gevoel. Ik wil zo graag meer weten over de personen in de boeken, dat ik het zonde vind als het stopt. Maar, dat gezegd te hebben; dit deel was voor mij de beste van de 3. Het boek was nog steeds wat voorspelbaar, maar het heeft wel echt een einde. Het heeft actie, avontuur, spannende momenten en je krijgt zoveel meer te weten over het universum waar Cara en Aelyx samen willen zijn. De werelden krijg je te zien, en de colonie waar ze samen verder willen leven, wordt echt prachtig omschreven. Ik zou daar ook echt wel kunnen wonen. Ik zou het waarschijnlijk nog doen ook. De romantiek in het boek is een beetje over de top, maar dat geeft niet. Ik zou mezelf wel vergelijken met Cara, daarbij zie ik in Aelyx ook echt hoe Patrick kan zijn. Wij zouden samen vechten tot het einde en niks accepteren. Aan het einde van het boek pinkte ik een traantje weg want stiekem ben ik altijd aan het huilen bij boeken. Dat maakt wel dat ik het boek dus 5/5 geef ipv 4.5/5. Het is niet de beste trilogie ooit, alleen zeker wel heel goed geschreven!
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fyrekatz's review

4.0

not as good as the ones before this but still a good read!
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jomecki's review

2.0

Solid ok but honestly unnecessary book. The prose are a bit cringe. The series could’ve ended with the last one. There was so much going on that it was sheer plot chaos and character soup. I would’ve preferred more of the action taking place on the alien planet with “domestic”? “Extraterrestrial? Problems versus this intergalactic meltdown of a crisis.

melhunt182's review

2.0



What happened? WHAT HAPPENED? I LOVED book 1. I really enjoyed book 2 as well. Why did this fall so flat for me? I don't get it. I loved the romance and the characters in the previous two books, but this book felt so different. I just found myself so bored throughout this book, and I found myself skim reading the middle. I can't put into words why, honestly. I just lost all interest in the story. The introduction of The Aribol, the colony, The Way, none of it pulled me in and Cara and Aelyx didn't have the same spark as I felt before. The plot got a bit too action-heavy, and lost the simple, cuteness of the first book. It's safe to say I'm extremely disappointed by this conclusion. But, I still loved the first two books, so I'd still recommend this series.

book_bunny_'s review

4.0

4,25 bunnies

oboe_geek's review

4.0

This moves SO fast! Not a dull moment in the story. Loved the pacing.
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krystalbrown1105's review

2.0

I read the first two in this series in less than a week. Loved them! This series, however, should have been a duology. I have been trying to read the third book for nearly 3 weeks and though I have 60 pages left, I'm struggling to stay motivated. It seems rather pointless and not necessary to the story. Landers writing is beautiful but did this series need to be stretched this far? I think not.

jsmith6747's review

4.0

United is the third and final book in the Alienated series. In this installment, the alliance between Earth and L'eihr is being threatened by another alien race. They demand that all humans and L'eihr's return to their homes or they will destroy both civilizations. Of course, Cara and Aelyx are not going to go down without a fight. They are determined to return to the colony and the life they have worked so hard to build together.

This book was action packed as Cara and Aelyx fight off not only another alien race, but also the hybrids from L'eihr, who are working with the enemy to sabotage the alliance. They recruit Cara's brother Troy, Aelyx's sister Elle, and his best friend Serene, but the odds certainly are not in their favor. They have already witnessed the power of their competition and both of their governments have agreed that it is in their best interest to terminate the alliance.

Overall, I loved Aelyx and Cara throughout this series and was happy with how it concluded. There were a few situations in this book that were VERY far fetched, even for fiction. Of course, the end result likely gave readers the warm and fuzzy feeling were likely looking for, but you couldn't help but roll your eyes and think... Seriously? Instead of spending quite so much time on the unrealistic elements, I wish there would have been a larger focus on life on the colony. After the first two books, I was kind of over all of the drama that was keeping Cara and Aelyx apart. I would have enjoyed reading more about how the humans and L'eihrs begin working together and seeing the colony flourish.

Alienated was definitely my favorite book in this series, but they were all very entertaining. I especially enjoyed listening to them on audio. I read the first book, but listened to the final two. The narrator did an AMAZING job with the different character's voices. I especially loved her interpretation of Aelyx's personality.
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moodreadererin's review

4.0

I have finished this amazing series . This final book wasn’t as good as the other 2.5 , so it took me longer to finish it. I still decided to give it 4 stars given the final words and many scenes in the book. It was beautiful but some parts dragged and one surprise in the end while heartwarming was so unrealistic it hurt . I still would recommend this series and would likely reread it in future .

hartstrings's review

3.0

This has been my least favorite title in this series. It's like the 'spark' that made the other titles fun is just gone.

Summary: The treaty between Earth and L'eihr has awakened and ancient force, threatening to destroy everything and it is up to Aelyx and Cara to unite their people before both their worlds are obliterated.