The Colony

Michael Vey #10

by Richard Paul Evans

In this electrifying tenth and final installment of the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling Michael Vey series, the Electroclan make their last stand against the Elgen.

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Audiobook, Contemporary, Thriller

350 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 26, 2024

About the author

When Richard Paul Evans wrote the #1 best-seller, The Christmas Box, he never intended on becoming an internationally known author. His quiet story of parental love and the true meaning of Christmas made history when it became simultaneously the #1 hardcover and paperback book in the nation. Since then, more than eight million copies of The Christmas Box have been printed. He has since written eleven consecutive New York Times bestsellers. He is one the few authors in history to have hit both the fiction and non-fiction bestseller lists. He has won several awards for his books including the 1998 American Mothers Book Award, two first place Storytelling World Awards, and the 2005 Romantic Times Best Women Novel of the Year Award. His books have been translated into more than 22 languages and several have been international best sellers.

Reviews

[Zoe]

was it time for this series to be over 3 books ago? yes absolutely. am I still so excited for this? YES I CANT WAIT ANY LONGER GIVE IT TO ME

[Max Forero · Rating 1 out of 5]

This final trilogy of books is not great and this one, The Colony, is the worst. It’s lazy, repetitive, and makes the most baffling choices I’ve ever seen in a story.

I’ve read these books since I was a freshman in high school, I’m 23 now and feel like I have an obligation to this story. Unfortunately, Richard Paul Evans still thinks I’m in high school and still writes his stories as such. These last 3 books would’ve been much more effective if the characters grew with the audience but instead we’re stuck with cringy high school dialogue and even cringier monologues. “When I was in school, a hard time was avoiding bullies. These days the bullies have guns and are trying to kill us.” Michael, no one your age talks like that.

The two biggest problems are the plot and characterization of these characters.

Books 8 and 9 are dedicated to fighting the last remnants of the Elgen and they’re defeated at the end of book 9. That leaves ONE BOOK to build up and develop a new, and much more interesting, threat for the heroes to face. This leads to a horribly rushed climax and even worse, wasted potential. Why wasn’t this whole trilogy dedicated to this new group of electrics??? I am truly puzzled by this decision. NO ONE cares about the Chasqui. Absolutely no one.

Chispa is the lamest villain ever and is just a lesser version of Hatch. A good chunk of the book is dedicated to his backstory and how he became the leaders of the new electrics (all of whom have zero personality whatsoever and are basically indistinguishable from one another). I really thought that there was gonna be an 11th book because the last couple chapters are actually intense and you’re left wondering how the Electroclan are gonna get out of this. Then Mr. Evans laughs in your face and gives you the sloppiest ending ever while he’s running to the bank to cash his check.

Writing Cassy out of this book, only for her to be the one to save everyone and kill the main villain is the laziest thing I could’ve envisioned for this series. As if to make matters worse, her cancer diagnosis is addressed with “Oh, Grace fixed it!” and no one ever questions it or is allowed to emotionally react.

I’m not sure how these characters would’ve reacted to such a revelation because they are not consistent and sometimes they’re even interchangeable. Look at any instance of “witty banter” between the group, switch the names around of who says what, and you’re left with the exact same exchange. Michael might get it the worst, the past 9 books he is hopelessly in love with Taylor and then CHEATS ON HER and Taylor is just “okay” with it bc Cassy was “dying”. It’s never brought up again and never reconciled with. AT THE END, Taylor even offers for Cassy and Michael to end up together?? Who are these characters????

I could go on and on about this book, how Dr. Sam is a lazy Hatch parallel, how I’m so sick of Peru as a setting, and how the epilogue might be the worst thing about this book. This book does not reward you for being a fan of this series and instead leaves you with an ending that I’m pretty sure Mr. Evans found on a fanfic website. It does not matter though because at the end of the day, I’m a 23 year old man raving about a YA series I’ve been reading for the past 8 years. I will be alright.

TLDR: not good book:(

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Idk Richie… you plan to release this in a month yet haven’t given us title or a cover…you’re being a bit sus! I smell a flop……..👃👃👃

Edit: actually Richie is having health issues so nevermind. Get well soon sir and don’t fall off a jet ski while riding. 🫡🫡 🙏🙏

Edit 2x: ITS FLIPPING GOT A COVER!! I love cults so so much guys.

Edit 3x: Alright whoever commented that he “died” and then made me go stalk all his social media to see when his last post was (32mins ago, picture of a dog) I hope you buy Micheal vey ten and then while you are holding it in your hands, inhaling the smell of a freshly printed book, ready to read…..it inexplicably bursts into flames and all you’re left with is its ashes. 😁😁😁 have a good day!


Okay I’ve finally read the book, and honestly? It’s either the worst or the best in the series I haven’t decided yet. Right now I’m leaning towards best but that might only be the end half of the book. I feel like this book lacked some action but still good. I’ll write a real review when I’m feeling rather opinionated.

Alright I’m back. To start us off, I think the opening paragraph was the worst paragraph I’ve ever read in my life.

“My name is Michael Vey. This
is a hard time for me. It's a hard time for all of us. I know, if you've followed me, it seems like it's always been hard times, so I guess it's relative. When I was in school, a hard time was avoiding bullies.
These days the bullies have guns and are trying to kill us. Sometimes they succeed, which is why my heart aches like someone pounded a rusty spike through it. I suppose it's grief. I can't believe how bad it
hurts.”

Yeah that just sounded like you couldn’t think of anything else to write so you said “ahhhhhh…..hey ChatGPT what if I theoretically asked you to write an opening paragraph for Micheal Vey 10..?”

AI: “My names Michael Vey…”

I also feel like the writing in this book is so very..mid. Like what is this?? “We kissed for more than ten minutes. It felt nice.” Brother he have been dating that woman for like 5 years and when she kisses him the only word you can think to describe it is “nice”?? I hope you treat your wife better than that.

"I will never become one of you. My friends will come for me." Here we go again……I genuinely think this line is used in EVERY SINGLE BOOK.

This book definitely gave a different vibe than the rest and I’m not so sure about. Lowkey kinda annoyed about the dog murder scene. Like WTH (what the heck) I had to listen to my sister cry for two house cause she decided this was the book she wanted to listen to go to bed. Frick.

I feel like in the other books Evans didn’t succeed with growing the characters. You know cause they’re like 22 22? Not 16 anymore. But i think he kinda managed it this time.

Also, also, also,……hahahahaha WHY ON EARTH DIDN’T YOU WISE GUYS BRING RESATS TO START WITH. Like Cassy literally just about got blown up and then had surgery, and then wakes up to find she only has a few month left to live and SHE’S THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT TO BRING RESATS?? AS IF SHE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH ON HER MIND?? Like she doesn’t have enough on her mind?

Kinda loved how it wasn’t Micheal saving the day with his powers. Granted Cassy did use her powers but she literally stabbed chipsa (ik it’s chispa). Total baddie move 💅💅💅

I like the hippie guy who could tell the future that was lit. And I actually loved the parts that were in the colony’s POV. Those were “nice”.

Overall pretty good.

[Keefie ( Evie + keefe )]

I haven’t even read this book but I can tell that this one is gonna be good .I wonder if they are gonna make a movie? Honestly it would probably be rated PG13 or PG14

[Robert · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was a cosmic letdown. It written in the same style as all of the other Michael vey books but the logic and character interactions are extremely flawed. One of my first large issues was the electroclan acting like they had no idea it was grace messaging them when in the last book it was very clear that she communicated to the group through text. Ostin is not the only one with common sense and having him be the only one who understands what a simultaneous text message to the entire group means is lazy. Plus when Taylor had her vision she kept saying “I saw you die” when no she didn’t, she said she saw a man saying he was going to kill Michael and he’s gotten out of every single situation where Taylor sees him in a dangerous situation. Plus Richard Paul Evans (RPE) loves saying that Michael has a bad feeling about the mission like he won’t come back but when you make your character say that every mission it gets old and creates no suspense. Also when going into the flashback of how Dr. Cook died and the girls selling the gold it was extremely lazy writing to have the girls seem like they have common sense then abandon it the moment they have the gold and money. Having Spinny or whatever her name is give away gold for a can of coke is lazy writing. Acting like she doesn’t know the value of gold when they explicitly talked about how it would make them rich and the fact that they had all looked up the value of gold. And when they got to the city flashing around all that cash is insane. And there is no way they are that naive after the author explicitly had them say that they shouldn’t be naive with the money and gold. Also them being unable to figure out that Jack got attacked and the speedster took their tracking buttons is idiotic and makes me angry beyond words. Another thing is Taylor. She’s aggravated me for the entire series but she somehow reaches new heights in this book. I’m not even at the end of the book yet and am at the part where they are having dinner with the colony and you’re telling me this girl isn’t going to mind read the leader??? Literally we could skip the whole “is he genuine or not” garbage and just have her read him and be done with it and start the fighting because he’s obviously not genuine and is now using Jack as a hostage to make Abby say she wants to stay. The writing of RPE’s books has gotten lazier and lazier as the series goes on and I’m massively disappointed in the characters in this book. I honestly think he backed himself into a corner by giving himself a mindreader character and failing to be able to write conflict around it. Also I just finished the book and it was the laziest ending imaginable. A dues ex machina because the writer backed his characters into a corner and couldn’t figure out how to get them out because they were stupid enough to get backed into the corner in the first place. None of this should have even happened no alarm bells went off when Ian when missing, Taylor couldn’t mind read and their powers were fading, and the fact that Taylor didn’t just mind read a servant is baffling. I hate this book. Also how did Cassie and the group even get close to the colony with their electric sight people and the hearing one? RPE just writes the book to get to a destination and doesn’t care about continuity. I have so many more grievances with this book but that would just make the review too long. I’m only giving it 2 stars because 1 star would still be unfair because I finished it.

Edit:

Nvm I changed it to one star, this book is terrible.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well I think is finally the conclusion of the series. It started years ago and because I was going to have the opportunity to read the manuscript version of book 2 in Italy, I read book 1 first and started the journey. It is technically sci if an YA it you don’t have to like either to enjoy the book and series. Good can prevail. Loved the final conclusion.

[Idle Bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

TL;DR: 3.25/5
Back for my third GR review (EVER) of the last installment of the new MV books! I did not torch my Kindle, and I do have to say… this one was better. Not great, but better. If you like to read long reviews, you are in the right place. I have a lot to say (though less than in previous ones).

What I liked:
- RPE is always at his best when the action is happening. Michael and Co. barely had a moment’s rest in this book, bouncing from one place to another.
- The ending threat was exciting, and (in my opinion) worse than Hatch’s cannibalism fantasy, which is a challenging feat, to be certain.
- This was the most “Michael Vey” of the new MV books. Some of my previous frustrations from the previous books were muted (less outright cruelty and willingness for violence on the part of Michael and the EC, though there were still a few scenes where I was… reminded of the previous two books).

However, I still think these books were somewhat of a cash-grab, and could have been improved so much more (despite the excellent course correction this book made). This book fell short because of its predecessors (8+9), and that is tragic, especially for a series that, up until recently, was known for upping the ante with each installment.

So, for all the people who care to read a ridiculously long review, here is what a amateur novel critic thinks went wrong:
Overall Issue: Treating MV readers as if we are still middle schoolers. We are not. Most of us are in college/our first careers. I’ve seen book series that grow with their readers (Hunger Games, for example), but the new trilogy of MV is not one of those, whatsoever. Rather, these additions have rehashed, left the characters immature (despite them being my age), and failed to mature the writing style to meet us where we are at. Most of my further complaints stem from this font. If you are going to age up the EC, then by virtue you must also update those things. Now, let me get more specific…
- Telling: there was several bits of information that were told to us over and over and OVER. (Ex: powers of Glow 2.0s). Why tell us? Let us discover these things. My mom (an avid reader in her own right) mentioned a quote from an author she loved a few weeks ago. It went something like this: “YA novelists ‘tell’ a lot because they are training their audience how to interpret things in books. Novelists for older audiences should NOT do this. Their audience has already been trained (and also have developed their brains considerably). Telling for them is not necessary, and is even detrimental.” Now, I know this is/was a YA series. But RPE clearly appealed to his original audience in this series, what with the new ages of the EC, sending them to so many colleges (rather than a few, which would make more sense given their shared history and trauma), and even the mere fact that this new trilogy exists. So respect us and remove some telling. I don’t need Taylor’s dreams to be literal (they used to be somewhat symbolic and vague), nor Grace to cut out the investigatory nature of the original series, or any of the other silliness this book and the others employed. Just let me explore with the characters. I’ll figure it out, I promise!
- Failing Plans and Convenient Plot Devices: A lot of plans were made by the EC, only to be defeated immediately (the invasion, for example). I don’t hate failure on principle, but we’ve seen so much adaptability and intelligence from this crew for so long! Why now is nothing they do sufficient? Failure can be a tool to help them learn and develop throughout, but as you approach the end of the book, you have to let them stand or fall on their own. Don’t dig a hole for them so deep that only a magical (okay, technological) intervention can rescue them. At the end of this book, they are in trouble so deep that they literally are unable to hoist themselves out. Grace the Great and Powerful has to do it for them by magically magicking them a saving force (I saw @masterkarl ask why they didn’t bring RESATs the first time, and honestly, duh. If you are dealing with other electrics, bring what you know works!). Nothing the characters win in this book is won of their own virtue or talents. It’s an accident or gift from above, which, when that is a clear and designated role in the world building is fine, (a la Aslan), but not in a grounded, unmagical world like the MV one, where everything has a somewhat practical explanation (even if it couldn’t really happen in OUR world).
- Rushed Development (and Lack Thereof): Much of the telling and magicky-ness stems from, I believe, the fatal flaw in this sequel series. It is just ALL TOO MUCH. We spent so much time with everyone in the first series. Hatch, Welch, Vey, the rest of the EC… everyone was given the time needed to make them feel real. We understood them. Nothing had to be rushed, because the books were long, and there was plenty of time to just sit with them (rushed and impractical end of 7 notwithstanding). But when you come in with not 1 crazy death-causing, unstoppable villainous force, but two, and then cut the length of the series by over HALF, how in the world are we supposed to keep up? We can’t! The two new Elgen 2.0s were so rich and full, but that richness and fullness could not be explored if they have, in all practicality, less than a fourth of the time to mature into a threat (and have us understand them as well). Yes, we already know the heroes this time around. But then, we don’t, really. They’re college age. For us to truly understand and enjoy the series, we would have needed: updates on the matured characters(that feel real and organic), introduce the threat, learn about the threat, evaluate a plan to deal with the threat, try the plan, fail, and do it again, possibly fail again, raise the stakes, then succeed. That’s a lot to do in a world as vast and full as the MV universe. And trying to hijack the formula and crush it into such a small timeframe (and do it TWICE) is literally impossible.

So what, then, is my belated proposed solution to all of this? I talked with my brother (who read this book before me), and we agreed that this book’s plot should have been the plot of this entire trilogy. Then, we would have had time. I didn’t care about Amash and the pseudo-Elgen (and, in all honesty, I doubt many other fans did either). What many of us initially thought the new series would be about was THIS book. The Glows that had surely been created besides these ones. The MEI was not a one-time invention. And the Elgen were scientists. So give me Chispa. Give me the Glows 2.0. Give me a different way of being electric, different weaknesses (and a better, more logical explanation of some of their powers).


There is not an original Michael Vey fan who came into this sequel series wanting to hate them. But if you are going to go through all the effort to make these new novels, to bring back our beloved characters, do it right. And this book was so, so very close. If only it had been the plot of all three books.

[*_*Angie*_* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks for an awesome 10 books

[Krystian Davis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Most insane letdown of the whole series. No powers were explored, no action the whole book, and the ending was nothing but a disappointment. I was actually so disappointed with this book that I think it ruined the whole series.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great ending to the series! I just have a few small things to say about it.
Pros:
The cover is really cool and it really draws the reader in (even though you can't judge a book by its cover).
There was a lot more characterization in this book than in all of the other ones. The reader got to know Abigail more because the book was in her perspective for a time.
I loved how this book resolved a lot of plot holes. There were some things from the other books that weren't answered before, then they were answered in this book, which was great.
It finally happened. Michael and Taylor got engaged. I knew it would happen at some point. Not in the way I expected though.
I thought it was kind of cool how Cassy and Torstyn came in to save the day in the end. I knew The Colony wouldn't have won. Good always prevails. It was also kind of ironic how Cassy stabbed Chispa with his own human sacrifice knife.
Finally, Zara was mentioned. She wasn't forgotten, even though nobody liked her.
I feel like this was classic Michael Vey in the sense that it was written in the same style as the other books and there was a villain who wanted to take over the world.
The scene with the silversmith was really cool, I think. It finally gave Michael some hope. Though it was kind of weird how he just appeared out of nowhere, knowing who Michael was and why he was there.
I loved how there were times when the reader was drawn back to things that happened in the earlier books. Nostalgia was prominent.
Cons:
I feel like there was too much time spent in the Colony perspective. Don't get me wrong, I think it was helpful to understand where Chispa was coming from, but maybe he could've cut it down a bit?
I also think it was too repetitive when the Electroclan got to the colony. It was "What's going on here?" to "We are eating dinner" to "Don't drink the juice" to "I'm losing my powers." I knew that something wasn't right there. Chispa could not have been that nice.
Speaking of Chispa, having complete control over a girl is not the way to get her to like you. If you want her to like you, be nice to her and don't abuse her. It's just common sense.
What in tarnation is the name Arcadia?? If you were going to start your own colony, at least name it something cool!
I feel like the climax was a little underwhelming. There wasn't a huge power moment where Michael overtakes his oppressors, which is what I love about Michael Vey. I feel like things were resolved rather quickly.
*Sigh* Seriously? Man-hugged? STILL? I'm glad it was only used once but I think once is too much. Get rid of this cringy term!
What kind of name is Lux? And Sidis? RPE really could've done better in the naming department this time around.
Questions:
Will everyone get their powers back since they stopped drinking the water? McKenna could barely light herself up, will she be able to go back to how bright she was before?
How old are they now? They have to be at least 21 because they were drinking wine.
How old are the Colony members? It said the girls were about 18 before Dr. Sam was killed and Chispa said that was about 6 years ago. That makes it seem like they're older than the Electroclan, but they're actually younger.
What happened to Mia? I know she was a very minor character, but she was never heard from again after the whole Shining Path vs Dr. Sam mix-up.
This is kind of random, but does Michael have grandparents?
Comments:
I need a prequel about Dr. Hatch. Or Dr. Sam.
Please let Lux be electric. There needs to be a spin-off series. Maybe I'll write a short story about the kids.
RPE please take a national book tour! All of the book signings are in Utah or Idaho and I am far away from those states and I will most definitely not be allowed to go there to get my book signed.
I need a new dossier of electric youths with all the colony people in it.

That's about it of the small things I needed to say about this book. Overall it was a great book with lots of characterization. It was a great (and a little underwhelming) way to end the series. I will be sad to see it go. Please make a spin-off series about the kids!

[Hundley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Characters 3/5
Writing 2/5
Story 3/5
World 3/5
Emotion 3/5

The same as the last two books. Repeating what books 1-3 did, with new characters to try and make it seem original.

[Audrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This book concludes the story arc that also comprises books 8 and 9. The focus is on rescuing Abigail, and we get the full backstory of the Peruvian electrics. It’s a slow buildup with a pretty exciting climax that gets rather dark. The ending is kind of Deus ex machina, with them getting rescued at the last possible second.. The denouement is pretty quick, followed by a short epilogue.

Language: Clean
Sexual Content: vaguely implied
Violence/Gore: Torture, murder; not very graphic but somewhat disturbing
Harm to Animals: A pet dog is murdered
Harm to Children: abuse, neglect in backstory
Other (Triggers): kidnapping, terrorism/lawlessness/gangs/cartels, loss of autonomy, drugging of victims, cancer, chronic pain

[Damon Curtis]

All in all, I thought this was a pretty good book. Not my preferred ending to the series. And honestly, I was expecting a big fight between the Electroclan and the Colony, but all we got was a near sacrifice and the death of a leader and the rest of them locked up in... stables, I think...

[Emily Barnett · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m sad to see the series end, but Michael Vey will always be my favorite book series 🥲 although I wish we got an explanation for what happened to Mia and Franklin. Mia was just never heard of again and Franklin was banished. I wish we heard what happened to him or something. I also would have liked to see a fuller wrap up at the end. Like, what is Zeus doing or Michael, Taylor, and Ostin’s parents. It also would’ve been nice to have had more interaction with the Electroclan in the Colony. It was just Michael and Taylor talking with Chispa and Abigail, and I forgot that the rest of the group was even there.

Although overall, it was a very interesting last book. It was totally different than any of the others, since there was no combat at all. I also really liked the call to action at the end. It made me feel empowered and was something I needed to read.

[Mala Ashok · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ninth book in the Michael Vey series ended as a cliffhanger This is the tenth book and I would say by far the best. The electroclan are once more in the Peruvian jungles but this time the enemy is someone just like them - with powers even stronger than theirs. Michael and Co attempt to release their friend Abigail from the Colony - the home of Chispa and his troops of electrics. They are received warmly and treated with immense kindness much to their surprise till they figure out what is happening. Towards the end of the book the truth surfaces and there is a gripping finale Is this also a cliffhanger or is this the end of the the series? You need to read the book to find out.

[Suzanne Rogers · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 12 year old mentioned that she didn’t really like this book so I went in with low expectations, but I actually enjoyed it. A lot of the book is sad, which is why she didn’t like it, but I was happy with how it resolved, and it felt like a good end to the series. I thought the red electric group story was pretty interesting. Thanks for another fast and good read, Richard Paul Evans!

[Lillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t believe that this is the last book to the series!! But I’m glad that it ended satisfactory! I loved that Michael and Taylor finally got engaged!! That was totally my favorite chapter! The epilogue was great, but kinda wanted a Lord of the Rings wrap up were it’s around 100 or so pages of ending instead of 2. Anyways, it will be a joy to come back and re read these books!

[Britt Van De Woestyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

zooo slecht…. 5 sterren!!

Ik kan echt uren praten over hoe random alles in deze reeks is. Dit boek was echt weer een chaos, want wat bedoel je in de laatste 50 pagina’s wordt michael bijna geofferd in de jungle, zijn er blauwe mensen, trouwt IEDEREEN met elkaar (ik haat hoe heteronormatief dit boek is.) like hoezo gebeurd alles zo snel opeens. Anyway shock on ofzo ik ga je missen michael, mijn favoriete one dimensional mc.

[Antonio Jimenez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was so excited for this book but it really didn’t come through like I expected. I won’t give anything away, but this is not on the level of #6. And the writing seemed to be lower quality than the other. All in all, a little disappointing. But it’s still Michael Vey.

[kaycee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes I’m aware these books are bad/cringe but idc I’ll always love them. 💀

[Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was so good it ended perfectly. My favorite part is probably the epilogue it was good 😊. I was kinda sad that the series was over but it ended good.

[Jolene · Rating 3 out of 5]

My family loves these books, but I’m not a big fan of the series. There’s a little too much evil and a little too much detail of the evil for my taste.

[Izzy Kohlschmidt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very eventful and the most unexpected stuff happens

[Whitney DuBois · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it’s my favorite one. So good. Such a better series end.

[Destinie Blankenship · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dang the ending was wild

[Kirk Edwards · Rating 2 out of 5]

What was that? I’ve been a fan of the Michael Vey series and even really enjoyed books eight and nine, but this one has so many problems. It would have been rough, but forgivable as a middle book in the series. An okay throw away episode. But the finale?! WOMP WOMP.

Here are some of my problems

1- He introduces a whole new villain who is easily the worst of the series. He also dedicate about 90 pages in the middle of the story to HIS backstory. No electroclan, no adventure, nada. It also seems like you are supposed to see where he’s coming from, but then in the end when he dies, the good guys kick him twice in his crippled leg and then mock his dead body. Seriously?

2-The whole premise of the first 2/3 of the book is that there is no way to sneak up on these guys. Their electrics are too good, too fast and can sense electrics from miles and miles away. Until the end when Cassie just shows up and uses her powers. They really didn’t think anyone would come for MICHAEL VEY? The Veytric wouldn’t send everything they had to him? Nope, it was the perfect time to lax your security. Really, it just made the whole first half so pointless.

3-By making the electroclan powerless by having them drink silver (which they should have been suspicious of the food and drink right away. They’ve been through enough to not fall for it) I was worried that we wouldn’t get any good action scenes. Well guess what? They didn’t come back for the rest of the book? What a way to go out on an absolute whimper.

There are so many more issues. What happened with Grace, Cassie’s miraculous cure which took the emotion from her story (and her kiss with Michael and Taylor reading his mind about it was…gross?)

I love these characters too much and am grateful for the ride we had with them to give this book the dreaded one star, but this is one of the most disappointing series finales I can remember.

[Dan O’Sullivan · Rating 1 out of 5]

WOW was the climax of this such a cheap way to get the characters out of the danger they were in. The story didn’t set things up for the way everything played out so it just felt like the characters were put in an impossible situation that was built up really well and then they’re just saved so easily it’s like they were never in any real danger at all. It was lazy and anticlimactic. It also didn’t even really make any sense either since the colony should have been able to sense Cassie and Torstyn before they got there. I mean, wasn’t that the whole point? And also why did Grace give cassie and torstyn the idea of using RESATs but NOT michael and everyone else. It such a glaring plothole the more you think about it. Also the fact that it’s glossed over in one line that Grace quite literally CURED CANCER was absurd.

So yeah, this ten book series built up to some super dangerous moment and I’m not kidding it was immediately wrapped up in ten PAGES.

Also, thinking back on the rest of the book, not even really much happened. There was literally no action whatsoever. None of the characters even used their powers which is such a WILD direction to take things for the final entry. There was actually a point where I was thinking there is no way this is the last book because again, really not much happened at all, except for when the characters were put in such danger only for them to be saved in a few sentences that didn’t even fit what was previously set up.

There are also just so many variables (Kylee and Bryan especially) that are put in the story only for there to be no payoff or showdown or anything really. And how do you create a whole colony of other electrics as the antagonists and not have our main characters battle them even once? It’s just such a waste.

[Nicole K · Rating 4 out of 5]

the end of an era. ❤️

[Matthew Hatfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disappointing

This book is not very good compared to the rest of the series.
The rescue mission dosen't work at all and it was not even entertaining. (They’re dumb about it) They completely failed and at the last minute Cassie and Torsten pop up and save the electroclan. Michael Vey barely uses his power in the book, and the electroclan does not use smart teamwork like in books 1-7. They just attempt a rescue without a good plan, get stuck in a tough spot, and then get saved very quickly without a fight.
The book does have a lot of buildup but they make dumb decisions and the end is just disappointing.

[emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

can’t believe this series that i’ve been reading since i was 11 is done🙁