The Island

The Line #3

by Teri Hall

In The Island, the compelling conclusion of The Line trilogy, Rachel and Pathik continue their adventure. Will Indigo’s firetales about the mysterious island called Salishan prove to be true? Are there inhabitants, and if so, are they friends or enemies? With no way back to where they came from, what price will Rachel and her loved ones have to pay in order to survive where they’ve landed? Are the risks they've taken, and the people they've lost forever, worth what they find on the island?

Genres: Young Adult, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Romance, Fiction, Teen, Ebooks

231 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 2013

About the author

Teri Hall’s work includes the YA trilogy The Line, Away, and The Island. Her newest book, Murmurations, was written well prior to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which makes the author wary of possible prophetic powers and cautious about her choice of new projects. Teri has always been drawn to themes of courage, integrity and what love really looks like. She lives in a small community in the Pacific Northwest with some rescue pets, one of whom—Tyrone, so sorely missed—was the inspiration for the Tyrone in Murmurations.

Reviews

[Arie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple sweet little ending

[Linnea Strong · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a good romance/drama so this book hits the spot!

[SarahJane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this series, is anyone knows anything similar let me know!

[star_fire13 · Rating 3 out of 5]

So, I barely remembered what happened in the last book, which I think made this book a wee bit harder to follow than it should've been. Still, I really enjoyed it and it worked well enough on its own that I was able to get a good experience from it.

The story within the book is Rachel and co. joining this new community and things ~*~*not being what they seem~*~*. That was good. That was easy enough to understand. A nice quick mystery. I really liked that.

What escaped me was the nuances of their world. I couldn't remember who the Robertses were. I couldn't remember what their world was even shaped like. Like, I remembered that Rachel and her mom came from civilization, that Pathik and his dad came from the wild on the other side of this border, but that was about it. Plus, I thought going back to Mrs Moore and Jonathan all the time was weird. I couldn't really see what role they had to play, other than "OH HEY DON'T WORRY, I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT THESE GUYS".

But overall, it was a quick, innocuous read. The government stuff at the end seemed really rushed. I was reading, and it was like, "...wait, Rachel just got captured and we only have like, 20 pages to wrap this all up and figure out what the government wants with the Honorees..." But then it was like, "OH IT'S ALL GOOD, THE PLAN WORKED, BACK TO THE ISLAND!" Like, no. I would've liked the book to have been another 100 pages or so, and have Rachel and Pathik actually spend time with the government, find out what sorts of experiments and treatments the government was doing, slowly discover the other Honorees, develop an escape plan/try to get the original one back on track, have Vivian and the people from the Island work on their own plan, etc etc etc. That would've been really cool.

[Ernest Bellingan · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far this year iv been greatly disappointed by conclusions of one trilogy & just bored by others The LINE however has restored my faith in final books in a series. I thought id forgotten the characters after such a long period between books but that was not the case , 3 pages in & i was riveted right back where we left of in book 2. Iv loved this story &a creation of a new dystopia from the beginning. The story gripes you from the start my only criticism is it ended to soon.it only get a 4 star rating because I feel there could have been more to the end of the book even though i loved how it ended in the end it just felt a little rushed & some of the story lines could have been elaborated upon more. The holding facility & what they were testing for, the journey back to the island settlement, Ms Moores journey as well as away. Overall i just loved it & I'm eagerly awaiting whats coming next from Teri Hall great things i hope. A great series & a must read for all fantasy & dystopia lovers

[Britt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rereading the whole series was such a treat! I really liked The Island when I first read it, but now, reading one after the other, I love it! The Line Universe was tied up very well, I'm just sad that this is it...I want more!!! I was surprised to find that I really appreciated Malgam more this time around. And of course, I just love Rachel and Pathik! They are so adorable!
This series had and probably will always be one of my favorites! Thank you so much Teri Hall for writing them, and if you ever continue the story I will be of the first to buy it!

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the best ending ever! As the character adapt to their new environment Rachel, Pathic, both of their families, and all their new found friends are about to be involved in a fight for their safety. Filina has plans at "Celebration" that her people are becoming suspicious about. But with Rachel's courage and help there's a chance they can all be saved from the true enemy.

I loved this last book that wrapped up and tied everything together. Another great book, Teri Hall!

[Becky · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had such high hopes for this trilogy. Unfortunately The Island did not live up to expectations. Too simplistic, too shallow too... not enough if that makes sense. The way that the Rachel & Pathik win in the end it doesn't make sense if you really think about it. Why would you believe everything your torture victim is telling you?

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

The last book in The Line series and like the first two books this is a quick, simple read. I still think these three books could have been combined into one book, and that they could have gone more in depth with the characters and story lines. Overall for a fun dystopian read it's not a bad series.

[Mindy]

Okay book two confused Daniel and Peter's name on the way to save Daniel. Are Leon and Doug the same or is one Hannah's dad and one Tom's?

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this, but I just think it's been too long since I read the first two. So I had a bit of a disconnect and had to remind myself who everyone was. Still, it's a sweet, simple, short story.

[Allie Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review coming soon...

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am disappointed in this book. Loved the first two; this one not so much. Rachel is supposed to be the main character. I cared about her. I cared about Pathik. I cared about their families. It almost wasn't their story anymore. Too many new character appeared without allowing adequate time for the reader to grow attached to them and these new characters had chapters written in their point of view. When you thought that maybe, just maybe, the story would put the focus back on Rachel, nope. Let's explore what so and so has to say about the situation in hand, from their perspective. We'll bring Rachel back into the story as the main character again, LATER.
The story seemed rushed and unlikely, although the ending was fine. Everything should have been developed way more than it was. I HATE it when a book has 20 pages left, but is currently in an unescapable dilemma. To put it frankly, they shouldn't have been able to just walk away with everything they wanted in the end. No, no, that makes it unbelievable and has now ruined the book for me.
There were mistakes in this one too. Grammatical mistakes, inserting the wrong name in at places. I'm still confused as to whether Hannah's father was Doug or Leon? That brings my rating down too.
My advice, if you read the first two books and like them, there's no need to spoil it all by reading this one. All you need to know is this. They all lived happily ever after. The end!

[Ashok Thadani · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fast read...so much going on here, what seemed to be a solution brought on a new threat to Rachel and her friends, but now she is not a little girl anymore. She was told once "you cannot be brave without fear" - and she leads her friends to an inevitable confrontation in the end. Book three is my favourite of the trilogy.

[Chapter · Rating 3 out of 5]

COPIED FROM GOODREADS SITE: In The Island, the compelling conclusion of The Line trilogy, Rachel and Pathik continue their adventure. Will Indigo’s firetales about the mysterious island called Salishan prove to be true?

[Matschmomma · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just sort of ran out of steam by the third edition. The plot got a little repetitive to me with heroine gets into trouble.... Suspense.... And then in the nick of time.... as that's the plot in each book. So no big shock that this one follows suit. It's not bad but not fantastic either.

[Dolores J · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fine conclusion to this series. Easy to read. Easy to understand how it could happen. I enjoy this writer and especially liked what was written at the end, which is usually something about the author. In this instance it simply said: Teri Hall likes to write books. Love it!

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anticlimactic for the end of the trilogy, but glad to finish the series.

[Mandiann · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Trinity]

Very good

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice end to the trilogy!

[Kristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

2. It seemed good until that ending. Ugh.

[Sandie Lourie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great; but, SOOOO many typos. Please hire me to read your future books.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

What in the Shirley Jackson / Ari Aster was this?

[Nika · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5* Let’s just say I’m happy I finished this series. How this ended was so ridiculous and unrealistic, the tidiest ending I’ve ever seen

[Simplekind · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely left a lot of questions at the end. I feel like we could have had another book to really answer something.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Conclusion of the dystopian trilogy that began with The Line leaves Rachel and Pathik in a good place with good people, but there are many obstacles to that end.

[Carie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book! It’s a wonderful ending to the series and it really held my interest and had me racing through the story. I love the characters in this series and their journey has been really gripping and fascinating. I liked the action and tension in this book and I had no idea how everybody’s problems would be resolved. Some of it seemed a little too neatly wrapped up at the end, but I was happy to see everybody reunited at the conclusion! Yay!! And, SO happy we didn’t lose any more characters, like in the last book :( Also happy that the characters seemed to actually have the potential for an HEA--though some of the details seemed a little sketchy and precarious… . I definitely liked this book better than the last one--I felt much more engaged with the story/characters and much happier with the ending of the book. I really enjoyed the sweet romance in this series, too, though it was subtle and wasn’t the main focus in these books. I loved Pathik and Rachel--such a sweet, loving, brave couple :) I also liked the growth of the characters throughout these books (particularly Rachel and Ms. Moore)--awesome! Overall, I enjoyed this series and was happy to finally get some resolution/closure with the characters.

[C4l · Rating 3 out of 5]

Plot: decently interesting, although almost exactly like Warriors series #2(the book about the cave cats). A bit forced; pretty predictable/obvious. I don't like how it had little connection to the previous two books. The plots aren't intertwined much. (heavy)Rachel is captured by cave people, the group finds her there and, after some misconceptions and hostility, they decide to live with the cave community. However, the leader, Filina, is corrupt Rachel's crew must stop her from sacrificing a new friend. Rachel resists Filina's mind-control, and she bargains with the old gov. with maps to leave the island alone.
Characters: again, a lot like Under the Never Sky. Rachel seems more likable and 3-D in this one, but her romance with Pathik seems a little forced and predictable. I liked Hannah and Tom(and their family).
Style: like the last two, mostly light with a little morals. A bit slow-paced, but still enjoyable. Amps up the whole meaning-of-courage thing.
Overall: decent story.

[Zarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

So,
You're going to either love the series or absolutely hate it.

I'm in a love hate relationship with it.

I love it because:
It took so friggin' long for this book to come out...and I still read it and was interested in it. It's not very often I still care about a series when I takes so long to complete. (shame on me!)
The pace! I'm not a big fan of futuristic stories, but Hall managed to tell it without useless information (Though the first book was a little...). It got right to the point. That being said, some may say that it was rushed, but it flowed well. Like a movie. It didn't waste any time and I appreciated that.

Why I shook my head:
SO LONG for this to come out... and it was SO SHORT. (All the books were really.)
Affection between the characters would have been great. Hah!
To me this was purely the ending. It didn't have any real development, only the final stage of their story.