Perfected

The Elected Series #3

by Rori Shay

Finally, the long-awaited conclusion to Rori Shay's Elected Series is here. Aloy has two futures in front of her: leave East Country behind as Calix's wife or stay and prepare for battle with Mid Country. Which will she choose?

Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy

344 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 22, 2016

About the author

Rori's debut novel, ELECTED, is book one of a young adult sci-fi trilogy, which challenges the notion of duty above desire. She's a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI). Rori lives in Seattle with her family and two proficient hair shedders-Misch the cat and Gerry the laid-back black lab. Rori studied public relations and marketing at the University of Maryland and received an MBA from George Washington University. Besides writing, she likes to travel, run, read (of course), go pumpkin-picking and snow-shoe! You can follow Rori and her writing adventures at www.rorishay.com or @RoriShayWrites.

Reviews

[Rosemary · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the first two books in the Elected Series. I think the build up was wonderful. There is a lot more conflict in the last book, which I understand has to happen but isn't my favorite thing. Minor characters introduced in the second book get a larger role. There are some surprises.

Getting to find out how the world, Aloy, Vienne, and Griffin ended up was satisfying. I think the author did a good job letting us know how all the characters fared, not a single one can I think of major or minor, was left out.

I had introduced several friends and my husband to the series and none could stop at the first book. During our book club (they only had to read the first book but all finished the series) the overall consensus Two Thumbs Up. All of us look forward to what Rori Shay has for us next.

[Todd Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

The final Elected Series novel came out and I excitedly went to amazon and purchased it. This is the first book in the series that I didn't back on Kickstarter. not because I didn't want to, I just don't think it was ever crowdfunded (put on the platform). Maybe it didn't need crowdfunding to get made, which is good to hear. This is definitely a fun YA series to read and I enjoyed it start to finish.

This final book almost feels more like 2 books. The first half is distinctly different than the 2nd half. my only real complaint while reading this is that everything seems to tie up a little too neatly and too quickly at the end of the novel.

[Michelle Huss · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book, I really did. I enjoyed the first books so much, with fresh ideas on distopia, gender roles, and sexuality for the genre. But the final installment just fell flat for me. The new antagonists were over the top, more insane then calculating. They didn't have near the depth of character when compared to Calix (whose storyline in this novel I was seriously disappointed with). Overall the characters felt flat and disingenuous, even when compared with their portrayals in earlier books. I stuck it out till the end, which held out nice hope for the future and wasn't so bad, but the journey was disappointing and a bit difficult to get through.

[CC · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent ending

An excellent ending. The twists and turns were worth finding out how everything turned out. A very satisfying and well written series.

[Tanya Spackman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great conclusion to a well-written series. Recommended!