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The Dominion Trilogy #3
The First City
In the thrilling conclusion to Joe Hart’s Dominion Trilogy, Zoey discovers who she truly is—and who she must become.
Zoey has only ever known a world with few women and a society capable of unimaginable evil. Now she’s about to learn she may be the only hope it has for salvation.
After she and her companions flee a vicious attack, barely escaping with their lives, Zoey finds herself faced with a new threat: video evidence suggesting she is the mother of an unborn baby girl—and the key to mankind’s survival. Knowing that her former captors will stop at nothing to control the power that lies within her, Zoey sets out on her own for the last American city, Seattle, in search of answers. But a new enemy awaits her there, and the truth she seeks may lead to her destruction as well as that of all humankind.
This stunning finale, hailed by bestselling author Blake Crouch as a “rapturous, thought-provoking, [and] impossible-to-put-down thriller,” begs us all to consider what we would do when asked to choose between humanity’s survival—and our own.
Zoey has only ever known a world with few women and a society capable of unimaginable evil. Now she’s about to learn she may be the only hope it has for salvation.
After she and her companions flee a vicious attack, barely escaping with their lives, Zoey finds herself faced with a new threat: video evidence suggesting she is the mother of an unborn baby girl—and the key to mankind’s survival. Knowing that her former captors will stop at nothing to control the power that lies within her, Zoey sets out on her own for the last American city, Seattle, in search of answers. But a new enemy awaits her there, and the truth she seeks may lead to her destruction as well as that of all humankind.
This stunning finale, hailed by bestselling author Blake Crouch as a “rapturous, thought-provoking, [and] impossible-to-put-down thriller,” begs us all to consider what we would do when asked to choose between humanity’s survival—and our own.
433 pages, Paperback
First published March 28, 2017
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52 books1,376 followersJoe Hart is the Edgar Award-winning and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of seventeen novels including The River Is Dark, Obscura, The Last Girl, and Or Else. His work has been optioned for film and translated into eight languages. He lives with his family in Minnesota.
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March 25, 2021
Final book in the Dominion trilogy which is about a dystopian world were females are rare and the race is on the save the human population.
This book picks up right after book two and there's a lot that goes on in this final book which all leads to a decent tidy ending for the trilogy.
Overall this is a good series, the cast is full of diversity and whilst I felt that the characters were flat the story is action driven so it wasn't really an issue.
I think i'm done now which with the females are becoming extinct trope though, I've read so many variations of this plot line and all of them are full of things that females have to deal with in the real world. Rape, harassment, the pressure to procreate. The dream would be that these things only feature in a dystopian world but unfortunately they don't.
At time of posting this trilogy is available on kindle unlimited.
This book picks up right after book two and there's a lot that goes on in this final book which all leads to a decent tidy ending for the trilogy.
Overall this is a good series, the cast is full of diversity and whilst I felt that the characters were flat the story is action driven so it wasn't really an issue.
I think i'm done now which with the females are becoming extinct trope though, I've read so many variations of this plot line and all of them are full of things that females have to deal with in the real world. Rape, harassment, the pressure to procreate. The dream would be that these things only feature in a dystopian world but unfortunately they don't.
At time of posting this trilogy is available on kindle unlimited.
April 19, 2017
As Zoey is once again faced with lose she is given a video message from the ARC with unbelievable information in it. She doesn't want to believe what she sees in the message but must do what she has to to find out if the information is real. Zoey decides to head to the last known American city Seattle to look for answers. She leaves her friends behind because she doesn't want to be the cause of anymore of them perishing. When she arrives in Seattle she is reunited with Lee but is faced with another opposing force that will challenge her ability to survive. In Seattle, Zoey finds the answers she is looking for & must return to the ARC to confront the evil that still lives there.
The conclusion to The Dominion Trilogy is everything you would expect it to be. It is thought-provoking, intense & imaginative keeping you engrossed from beginning to end. Rooting for Zoey to find the life she imagines living when she can finally settle down & stop running. But Zoey has to decide what is the right thing to do with the knowledge she learns after returning to the ARC. How do you handle knowing that you may be the answer to humanity surviving?
I voluntarily reviewed a Net Galley copy of this book.
The conclusion to The Dominion Trilogy is everything you would expect it to be. It is thought-provoking, intense & imaginative keeping you engrossed from beginning to end. Rooting for Zoey to find the life she imagines living when she can finally settle down & stop running. But Zoey has to decide what is the right thing to do with the knowledge she learns after returning to the ARC. How do you handle knowing that you may be the answer to humanity surviving?
I voluntarily reviewed a Net Galley copy of this book.
June 15, 2019
4 Stars!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟
“There's always hope, but change is the most difficult thing in the world for human beings to do. There is safety in static. Change is the great disrupter, even when it is for the good.”
Zoey has only ever known a world with few women and a society capable of unimaginable evil. Now she’s about to learn she may be the only hope it has for salvation.
After Zoey and her friends flee a vicious attack, barely escaping with their lives, Zoey finds herself faced with a new threat: video evidence claiming she is the mother of an unborn baby girl—and the key to mankind’s survival. Knowing that the ARC will stop at nothing to control the power that lies within her, Zoey sets out on her own for "The Last City" in search of answers. But a new enemy awaits her there, and the truth she seeks may lead to her downfall and humankind.
This was the best book of the series!! So much happening and action with every page turned. I don't want to say too much since this was the last book and anything I say would probably spoil it. I will say that it was a very emotional ride- even with the action. The characters grew on me and I could tell that they had squirmed their way into my hearts by the middle of the book. I love the fact that the author ended it where he did. I wasn't expecting it to go that way- but it was different and I appreciated that!
If you are looking for a good decent paced dystopian series, I would definitely recommend this one!
🌟🌟🌟🌟
“There's always hope, but change is the most difficult thing in the world for human beings to do. There is safety in static. Change is the great disrupter, even when it is for the good.”
Zoey has only ever known a world with few women and a society capable of unimaginable evil. Now she’s about to learn she may be the only hope it has for salvation.
After Zoey and her friends flee a vicious attack, barely escaping with their lives, Zoey finds herself faced with a new threat: video evidence claiming she is the mother of an unborn baby girl—and the key to mankind’s survival. Knowing that the ARC will stop at nothing to control the power that lies within her, Zoey sets out on her own for "The Last City" in search of answers. But a new enemy awaits her there, and the truth she seeks may lead to her downfall and humankind.
This was the best book of the series!! So much happening and action with every page turned. I don't want to say too much since this was the last book and anything I say would probably spoil it. I will say that it was a very emotional ride- even with the action. The characters grew on me and I could tell that they had squirmed their way into my hearts by the middle of the book. I love the fact that the author ended it where he did. I wasn't expecting it to go that way- but it was different and I appreciated that!
If you are looking for a good decent paced dystopian series, I would definitely recommend this one!
April 1, 2017
Finished reading: March 24th 2017
“There's always hope, but change is the most difficult thing in the world for human beings to do. There is safety in static. Change is the great disrupter, even when it is for the good.”
*** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ***
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June 22, 2022
This was a great series!
April 1, 2017
Slow start, a lot of POVs and Zoey did drive me mad at some points. But overall once it became fast paced, it was a gripping read! (Main reason why I read about 60% of the book last night and didn't finish until 3am..)
Loved every minute of reading this even with the rollercoaster of emotions! So sad the series is over!
Loved every minute of reading this even with the rollercoaster of emotions! So sad the series is over!
March 26, 2017
REVIEW
I had been looking forward to reading this book from the moment I finished reading the previous one, The Final Trade. It ended on such a cliff hanger in many ways, and left me asking lots of questions. Such as, Will Zoey find out about her birth parents and her heritage? As well as the possible injuries the characters may have incurred during the fight at the end of the book too.
Having said that whilst I was looking forward to reading this book, knowing it is the last book in this brilliant trilogy is a bit of a downer. I'm not sure there can be a happy ending for the books characters but I do hope we get some of our reader questions answered before the end of the trilogy, or at least hinted at.
The cover of this book shows a phoenix rising through flames, so does that suggest that Zoey is going to rise above all her problems, or does the phoenix represent the world within this books series rising above the devastation of the Dearth and wastelands everyone is existing in. Can this world ever recover, can the few women left in the world be coaxed out of hiding, find a man they love and reproduce to repopulate this almost destroyed world.
This review is difficult to write without giving away large spoilers, I always try to give spoiler free reviews. It feels the better the book, and especially if its part of a series the harder the review is to write!
I would say this book, in fact, this whole series takes you on an emotional journey as the way it is written it encourages you to become attached to the characters within it. I was really shocked at the loss of one of what I considered a main character early within the book.
Initially the book begins with a flashback scene of Assistant Carter instructing Cleric Simon to accompany him to the nursery to meet his new ward, which is baby Zoey. Cleric Simon has to take along his own toddler son Lee as there is no one to leave him with. The scene is an emotional "feel good" one of the first meeting between the characters of Cleric Simon, his son Lee and Zoey. The only coldness within the scene comes from the clinical, rather robotic way Assistant Carter "introduces" them to Zoey. I truly loved the interaction between Lee and Zoey in this scene, as well as the proudness of his son and the immediate love Cleric Simon shows. After this flashback scene the The First City book then picks up right where action was left at the end of The Final Trade.
Zoey once again finds herself having to make difficult decisions when someone dies because he was with her, she decides she needs to leave those she loves and has come to think of as her family. Zoey believes the death to be her fault as it was her that the NOA wanted, so she feels her only option is to go off alone so she will not have to face anyone else around her being hurt or killed. Zoey sneaks off when the rest of the group are asleep, deciding to aim for Seattle in the hope of reuniting with Lee. Zoey has decided she must tell Lee about herself being the "key" to the re-population of this world, and more importantly about their daughter too.
I suppose I am revealing a spoiler, which I hate to do but this one is a necessary one. I have to say that Lee is in fact alive, as part of this book is about what he is doing, and what happening to him whilst Zoey is attempting to travel to him in Seattle.
Both Lee and Zoey think about what happened between them before Lee left for Seattle. They both still love each other and are genuinely missing each other. The time scales within the book when they are both thinking about each other at the same time is a really good touch in the book.
Lee is living in Seattle, though he only just made it and was attacked during his journey. A man in Seattle named Ray Ellenbury. Lee has fitted into the way of life there. Helping, working wherever he is needed. In fact that is why he has come to the attention of the Mayor Tyee. When the mayor send for Lee and asks his story of before he came to Seattle, he reels off the made up cover story that he came from Bristol, but is worried when Tyee says he is sending a scouting team to Bristol and if Lee's story is not real he will find out. In the mean time Tyee puts Lee to work with the remaining elderly engineer they have called Loring.
Sadly there is no chance for Lee's cover story to be uncovered as lies as Seattle is attacked from the sea on one side and on the land from another by an army of Chinese men led by Hiraku Hashimoto. Though there are initially many deaths, Hiraku later reveals his own personal story to Lee. Due to a freak accident it seems Hirau can only father female babies so he has literally some over and invaded with the plan to attack and take over the NOA!
I loved the way Joe Hart shows both sides of Hiraku Hashimoto, the tough merciless fighing invader, and then later the man plagued by the nightmare of his own wife aborting their daughter. ? Hiraku replays the way he found his daughter in a crib almost every night.
So I can't really go further into the book plot as then you won't have things unfold and discover them yourselves. I want you to have the parts and the experience of sitting on the edge of your seat, holding your breath and reading way longer than you initially planned because the book is so good and you just have to continue! I'll rather cryptically say that before the end of the book we are introduced to at least two young characters that I immediately fell in love with. There is also a main character we sort of lose but not quite, very near the end of the book. The scenes with this character had my tears rolling down my cheeks. The things done to help this character are so like things suggested for a disease that becomes ever prevalent in our present day. I have an Uncle with this disease and the scenes felt so poignant and probably where they would have more than likely touched my heart, they ended up squeezing it so tightly.
I wanted to mention one certain scene from within the book that I totally loved. It's a scene with just Eli and Zoey. Within the scene Eli finally reveals the details about his tattoo and who the female in his life was. The one that even now still holds his heart. It is a sad story where Eli describes how he lost the love of his life in this mad mad world they are trying to survive in. Both Eli and Zoey are emotional throughout the scene. It is Eli's way of trying to tell Zoey to grab hold of what she wants and hold on tight to it when she has it. It's a piece of advice that comes back to Zoey's mind much later in the book.
So back to other things I can say about the other characters . . . . I've already mentioned the loss of a character I loved that occurs near the start of the book, but I have to mention the loss of a much loved character nearer the end of the book too. Their burial really had me gulping and sniffling. Something Lyle attempts and Zoey says to just leave things alone that maybe its just as its supposed to be really brought forth the tears!
On a brighter note I'll talks about characters that don't necessarily meet their end. . . I loved the tenacity of Merrill, when others reluctantly want to give up, he stands tall and firm and becomes the father figure to Zoey that she hasn't really had. Merrill continues to be the voice of wisdom throughout the book. His partner Chelsea is also a constant in this final book of the series. Chelsea is there when things go bad as she has the most medical experience. Chelsea is pregnant herself but still tries her best, never backs away but pushes on and attempts some risky operations than have varying outcomes. I guess if Merrill is a kind of father figure to Zoey, then Chelsea is the mother figure head.
Two characters I hated in the previous books are looked at in more depth in this book. As readers we finally get to know who the person in charge of what happens at the NOA really is! We also learn about Vivian, and though her story doesn't make you like her, it does strangely make you feel a level of sympathy for her. You get to read why she became the cold hearted, narrow viewed, obsessed scientist she is. I think some of you will be super shocked to read that I also felt a level of sympathy and empathy for the Reaper in this book. By the time you finish the book you will understand what I mean. Neither Vivan nor the Reaper are innocents like the women and children held by the NOA, but I have to say after finishing this book, they are still victims of the NOA system.
A new place, a chance at a better life is shown in this book, but I cannot say more about that without revealing large spoilers but I must add that the revelation of this "place" gives yet another meaning of the phoenix rising from the ashes on the book cover.
I think you will know without my sum up that I adored this boo and am really sad its the last book in the series. In fact I have asked Joe Hart the question that immediately popped into my head upon finishing the book, which was. . . Could there be a spin off series? A novella set a little further on from the ending of this book? . .Or something more? As yet I have received no answer. If/When I do I will add Joe's answer to the bottom of this review. I can truly say I have adored reading the whole of The Dominion Trilogy. What would I compare The Domion Trilogy to in books I have read? If you have read and loved Sophie Littlefield's Aftertime series, then I think you would really enjoy this series.
My "Final Thoughts" that I typed into Goodreads upon finishing the book were as follows. . .
This book takes the characters on yet more dangerous missions, Zoey has to face more people obsessed by what they want from her. We get answers revealed in sad circumstances and quite a few cruel twists for Zoey but those things prove that this world created by Joe Hart is a realistic one not so different to the one we all live in now that contains both good and bad with various shades of white, grey and black within it. The biggest question I hoped Zoey would get answered is answered I did have an inkling as to the identity of Zoeys mother, and I guessed the identity of her father about a page or so before it was revealed.
Brilliantly written, and emotional read, happiness for some, death for more than one of the fantastic main characters. I found myself gulping and tearing up in so many places.
I had been looking forward to reading this book from the moment I finished reading the previous one, The Final Trade. It ended on such a cliff hanger in many ways, and left me asking lots of questions. Such as, Will Zoey find out about her birth parents and her heritage? As well as the possible injuries the characters may have incurred during the fight at the end of the book too.
Having said that whilst I was looking forward to reading this book, knowing it is the last book in this brilliant trilogy is a bit of a downer. I'm not sure there can be a happy ending for the books characters but I do hope we get some of our reader questions answered before the end of the trilogy, or at least hinted at.
The cover of this book shows a phoenix rising through flames, so does that suggest that Zoey is going to rise above all her problems, or does the phoenix represent the world within this books series rising above the devastation of the Dearth and wastelands everyone is existing in. Can this world ever recover, can the few women left in the world be coaxed out of hiding, find a man they love and reproduce to repopulate this almost destroyed world.
This review is difficult to write without giving away large spoilers, I always try to give spoiler free reviews. It feels the better the book, and especially if its part of a series the harder the review is to write!
I would say this book, in fact, this whole series takes you on an emotional journey as the way it is written it encourages you to become attached to the characters within it. I was really shocked at the loss of one of what I considered a main character early within the book.
Initially the book begins with a flashback scene of Assistant Carter instructing Cleric Simon to accompany him to the nursery to meet his new ward, which is baby Zoey. Cleric Simon has to take along his own toddler son Lee as there is no one to leave him with. The scene is an emotional "feel good" one of the first meeting between the characters of Cleric Simon, his son Lee and Zoey. The only coldness within the scene comes from the clinical, rather robotic way Assistant Carter "introduces" them to Zoey. I truly loved the interaction between Lee and Zoey in this scene, as well as the proudness of his son and the immediate love Cleric Simon shows. After this flashback scene the The First City book then picks up right where action was left at the end of The Final Trade.
Zoey once again finds herself having to make difficult decisions when someone dies because he was with her, she decides she needs to leave those she loves and has come to think of as her family. Zoey believes the death to be her fault as it was her that the NOA wanted, so she feels her only option is to go off alone so she will not have to face anyone else around her being hurt or killed. Zoey sneaks off when the rest of the group are asleep, deciding to aim for Seattle in the hope of reuniting with Lee. Zoey has decided she must tell Lee about herself being the "key" to the re-population of this world, and more importantly about their daughter too.
I suppose I am revealing a spoiler, which I hate to do but this one is a necessary one. I have to say that Lee is in fact alive, as part of this book is about what he is doing, and what happening to him whilst Zoey is attempting to travel to him in Seattle.
Both Lee and Zoey think about what happened between them before Lee left for Seattle. They both still love each other and are genuinely missing each other. The time scales within the book when they are both thinking about each other at the same time is a really good touch in the book.
Lee is living in Seattle, though he only just made it and was attacked during his journey. A man in Seattle named Ray Ellenbury. Lee has fitted into the way of life there. Helping, working wherever he is needed. In fact that is why he has come to the attention of the Mayor Tyee. When the mayor send for Lee and asks his story of before he came to Seattle, he reels off the made up cover story that he came from Bristol, but is worried when Tyee says he is sending a scouting team to Bristol and if Lee's story is not real he will find out. In the mean time Tyee puts Lee to work with the remaining elderly engineer they have called Loring.
Sadly there is no chance for Lee's cover story to be uncovered as lies as Seattle is attacked from the sea on one side and on the land from another by an army of Chinese men led by Hiraku Hashimoto. Though there are initially many deaths, Hiraku later reveals his own personal story to Lee. Due to a freak accident it seems Hirau can only father female babies so he has literally some over and invaded with the plan to attack and take over the NOA!
I loved the way Joe Hart shows both sides of Hiraku Hashimoto, the tough merciless fighing invader, and then later the man plagued by the nightmare of his own wife aborting their daughter. ? Hiraku replays the way he found his daughter in a crib almost every night.
So I can't really go further into the book plot as then you won't have things unfold and discover them yourselves. I want you to have the parts and the experience of sitting on the edge of your seat, holding your breath and reading way longer than you initially planned because the book is so good and you just have to continue! I'll rather cryptically say that before the end of the book we are introduced to at least two young characters that I immediately fell in love with. There is also a main character we sort of lose but not quite, very near the end of the book. The scenes with this character had my tears rolling down my cheeks. The things done to help this character are so like things suggested for a disease that becomes ever prevalent in our present day. I have an Uncle with this disease and the scenes felt so poignant and probably where they would have more than likely touched my heart, they ended up squeezing it so tightly.
I wanted to mention one certain scene from within the book that I totally loved. It's a scene with just Eli and Zoey. Within the scene Eli finally reveals the details about his tattoo and who the female in his life was. The one that even now still holds his heart. It is a sad story where Eli describes how he lost the love of his life in this mad mad world they are trying to survive in. Both Eli and Zoey are emotional throughout the scene. It is Eli's way of trying to tell Zoey to grab hold of what she wants and hold on tight to it when she has it. It's a piece of advice that comes back to Zoey's mind much later in the book.
So back to other things I can say about the other characters . . . . I've already mentioned the loss of a character I loved that occurs near the start of the book, but I have to mention the loss of a much loved character nearer the end of the book too. Their burial really had me gulping and sniffling. Something Lyle attempts and Zoey says to just leave things alone that maybe its just as its supposed to be really brought forth the tears!
On a brighter note I'll talks about characters that don't necessarily meet their end. . . I loved the tenacity of Merrill, when others reluctantly want to give up, he stands tall and firm and becomes the father figure to Zoey that she hasn't really had. Merrill continues to be the voice of wisdom throughout the book. His partner Chelsea is also a constant in this final book of the series. Chelsea is there when things go bad as she has the most medical experience. Chelsea is pregnant herself but still tries her best, never backs away but pushes on and attempts some risky operations than have varying outcomes. I guess if Merrill is a kind of father figure to Zoey, then Chelsea is the mother figure head.
Two characters I hated in the previous books are looked at in more depth in this book. As readers we finally get to know who the person in charge of what happens at the NOA really is! We also learn about Vivian, and though her story doesn't make you like her, it does strangely make you feel a level of sympathy for her. You get to read why she became the cold hearted, narrow viewed, obsessed scientist she is. I think some of you will be super shocked to read that I also felt a level of sympathy and empathy for the Reaper in this book. By the time you finish the book you will understand what I mean. Neither Vivan nor the Reaper are innocents like the women and children held by the NOA, but I have to say after finishing this book, they are still victims of the NOA system.
A new place, a chance at a better life is shown in this book, but I cannot say more about that without revealing large spoilers but I must add that the revelation of this "place" gives yet another meaning of the phoenix rising from the ashes on the book cover.
I think you will know without my sum up that I adored this boo and am really sad its the last book in the series. In fact I have asked Joe Hart the question that immediately popped into my head upon finishing the book, which was. . . Could there be a spin off series? A novella set a little further on from the ending of this book? . .Or something more? As yet I have received no answer. If/When I do I will add Joe's answer to the bottom of this review. I can truly say I have adored reading the whole of The Dominion Trilogy. What would I compare The Domion Trilogy to in books I have read? If you have read and loved Sophie Littlefield's Aftertime series, then I think you would really enjoy this series.
My "Final Thoughts" that I typed into Goodreads upon finishing the book were as follows. . .
This book takes the characters on yet more dangerous missions, Zoey has to face more people obsessed by what they want from her. We get answers revealed in sad circumstances and quite a few cruel twists for Zoey but those things prove that this world created by Joe Hart is a realistic one not so different to the one we all live in now that contains both good and bad with various shades of white, grey and black within it. The biggest question I hoped Zoey would get answered is answered I did have an inkling as to the identity of Zoeys mother, and I guessed the identity of her father about a page or so before it was revealed.
Brilliantly written, and emotional read, happiness for some, death for more than one of the fantastic main characters. I found myself gulping and tearing up in so many places.
May 6, 2017
*Source* Publisher
*Genre* Science Fiction, Dystopia
*Rating* 3.0
*My Thoughts*
The First City is the third and final installment in author Joe Hart' The Dominion Trilogy. The story begins pretty much right where The Final Trade left off. Zoey has been on one emotional rollercoaster ride after the other since escaping from from a government (NOA) run camp for women. None as emotional as what happened at the end of the last book. Now, Zoey must once again put herself on the road to discovering whether or not that information is real, or just another way for Vivian to grab Zoey and keep her under her thumb.
*Full Review @ Gizmos Reviews*
http://gizmosreviews.blogspot.com/201...
*Genre* Science Fiction, Dystopia
*Rating* 3.0
*My Thoughts*
The First City is the third and final installment in author Joe Hart' The Dominion Trilogy. The story begins pretty much right where The Final Trade left off. Zoey has been on one emotional rollercoaster ride after the other since escaping from from a government (NOA) run camp for women. None as emotional as what happened at the end of the last book. Now, Zoey must once again put herself on the road to discovering whether or not that information is real, or just another way for Vivian to grab Zoey and keep her under her thumb.
*Full Review @ Gizmos Reviews*
http://gizmosreviews.blogspot.com/201...
April 15, 2017
Excellent
Loved it all. I wish I could meet the characters in person! Brought me to tears as well. Well done.
Loved it all. I wish I could meet the characters in person! Brought me to tears as well. Well done.
February 8, 2019
E così, anche la serie di The last girl giunge al termine.
In un mondo distrutto in cui non nascono più donne, Zoey continua a battersi per la libertà, l'indipendenza e un futuro migliore, affiancata da un gruppo che ormai è diventato la sua famiglia.
Anche questo libro, di cui non vi dico nulla sulla trama per evitare spoiler, ha tutto ciò che si può desiderare da una distopia: una protagonista forte, che non ha bisogno di nessun altro per accrescere la propria determinazione perchè già da sola sa cosa sia giusto e sbagliato; un gruppo che la supporta, gruppo variegato, in cui ogni personaggio è caratterizzato al massimo (se chiedete a me, Merrill rimane il mio pupillo, con la sua scorza dura e cuore tenero) ed ha la sua particolarità, tanto che anche se non si sapesse chi sta parlando, il lettore capirebbe comunque di chi si tratta; un world-building che porta i personaggi a non fermarsi mai, ad esser sempre al centro di un'avventura piena di azione, con momenti topici e sviluppi di trama interessanti; e infine, i nemici... nemici come si deve, cattivi per davvero, con motivazioni differenti ma che proprio per questo rappresentano bene le sfaccettature dell'animo umano.
L'avevo detto all'inizio della trilogia e lo ripeto adesso, questa è una serie riuscitissima, una distopia come se ne vedono poche, che non ha bisogno di nient'altro se non dell'azione e dell'introspezione dei personaggi per andare avanti.
In questo ultimo libro, a differenza degli altri due, c'è del romance ma non è il focus della storia ed è questo che mi ha fatto amare questa serie ancora di più.
Zoey non ha bisogno di un partner per sentirsi completa, lo è già. È già completamente formata come personaggio e donna, il romance è solo un'aggiunta ma non la porta mai a snaturarsi, cosa che ho apprezzato tanto!
Ci sono momenti teneri, certo, ma non soverchiano mai la trama principale; è piena di bei momenti ma anche di momenti dolorosi e crudi, necessari a mio parere in una distopia in cui la violenza è ormai diventata il centro di tutto.
Joe Hart non narra con leggerezza ed è conscio che nel suo mondo ci sono delle affinità con il nostro, affinità che mostra fra le righe in modo davvero chiaro, mantenendo sempre il suo stile.
Il libro, e la serie in generale, si legge velocissimo, non è mai lento, il POV è in terza persona ma tutto focalizzato sull'introspezione di Zoey, le descrizioni sono lucide e definite. Un colpo di scena l'avevo intuito, ma questo non mi ha rovinato la lettura, ed anzi, ho trovato tutto molto coerente all'ambientazione creata!
Insomma, The last girl scala la vetta dei miei distopici preferiti e meriterebbe molto molto più successo!
In un mondo distrutto in cui non nascono più donne, Zoey continua a battersi per la libertà, l'indipendenza e un futuro migliore, affiancata da un gruppo che ormai è diventato la sua famiglia.
Anche questo libro, di cui non vi dico nulla sulla trama per evitare spoiler, ha tutto ciò che si può desiderare da una distopia: una protagonista forte, che non ha bisogno di nessun altro per accrescere la propria determinazione perchè già da sola sa cosa sia giusto e sbagliato; un gruppo che la supporta, gruppo variegato, in cui ogni personaggio è caratterizzato al massimo (se chiedete a me, Merrill rimane il mio pupillo, con la sua scorza dura e cuore tenero) ed ha la sua particolarità, tanto che anche se non si sapesse chi sta parlando, il lettore capirebbe comunque di chi si tratta; un world-building che porta i personaggi a non fermarsi mai, ad esser sempre al centro di un'avventura piena di azione, con momenti topici e sviluppi di trama interessanti; e infine, i nemici... nemici come si deve, cattivi per davvero, con motivazioni differenti ma che proprio per questo rappresentano bene le sfaccettature dell'animo umano.
L'avevo detto all'inizio della trilogia e lo ripeto adesso, questa è una serie riuscitissima, una distopia come se ne vedono poche, che non ha bisogno di nient'altro se non dell'azione e dell'introspezione dei personaggi per andare avanti.
In questo ultimo libro, a differenza degli altri due, c'è del romance ma non è il focus della storia ed è questo che mi ha fatto amare questa serie ancora di più.
Zoey non ha bisogno di un partner per sentirsi completa, lo è già. È già completamente formata come personaggio e donna, il romance è solo un'aggiunta ma non la porta mai a snaturarsi, cosa che ho apprezzato tanto!
Ci sono momenti teneri, certo, ma non soverchiano mai la trama principale; è piena di bei momenti ma anche di momenti dolorosi e crudi, necessari a mio parere in una distopia in cui la violenza è ormai diventata il centro di tutto.
Joe Hart non narra con leggerezza ed è conscio che nel suo mondo ci sono delle affinità con il nostro, affinità che mostra fra le righe in modo davvero chiaro, mantenendo sempre il suo stile.
Il libro, e la serie in generale, si legge velocissimo, non è mai lento, il POV è in terza persona ma tutto focalizzato sull'introspezione di Zoey, le descrizioni sono lucide e definite. Un colpo di scena l'avevo intuito, ma questo non mi ha rovinato la lettura, ed anzi, ho trovato tutto molto coerente all'ambientazione creata!
Insomma, The last girl scala la vetta dei miei distopici preferiti e meriterebbe molto molto più successo!
April 19, 2018
Let's be frank.
I bought this book because it was a Kindle special that cropped up because Amazon marketing is amazing, and Amazon knew I'd read Books 1 and 2, and so bingo!! When Book 3 came on special Amazon told me about it.
I was invested enough in Zoey's story that I had to buy Book 3 to see how everything ended, but I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't on special. At $1.49, I couldn't go wrong.
So much goes wrong for characters in The Dominion Trilogy. Joe Hart paints such a bleak picture of people and the world after the Dearth... just when you think someone is likely to all be okay, well, they go and break an arm, or get water-boarded, or get captured, or get shot in the foot. These books are a hold on to your seat read.
I admit to skipping and skimming, but I did get to The End. This series offers no-holds-barred action from go to whoa. My favourite remains Book 1.
I bought this book because it was a Kindle special that cropped up because Amazon marketing is amazing, and Amazon knew I'd read Books 1 and 2, and so bingo!! When Book 3 came on special Amazon told me about it.
I was invested enough in Zoey's story that I had to buy Book 3 to see how everything ended, but I wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't on special. At $1.49, I couldn't go wrong.
So much goes wrong for characters in The Dominion Trilogy. Joe Hart paints such a bleak picture of people and the world after the Dearth... just when you think someone is likely to all be okay, well, they go and break an arm, or get water-boarded, or get captured, or get shot in the foot. These books are a hold on to your seat read.
I admit to skipping and skimming, but I did get to The End. This series offers no-holds-barred action from go to whoa. My favourite remains Book 1.
January 21, 2019
A great conclusion to an excellent trilogy. My review will is here ---> https://wp.me/p5t5Tf-1La
July 4, 2017
NB: If you haven't read the first two books in this series, please be aware this review will contain spoilers for those books.
In The First City, the third and final book in The Dominion Series, we come to the end of Zoey's story.
This is a fantastically satisfying wrap-up to the trilogy, and I enjoyed it immensely. There were no loose ends left dangling, and the resolution of each character's journey always seemed fitting.
I've read several books in this genre, and this trilogy ranks highly as one of the best of them. I thought the basis of the trilogy—female births almost nonexistent, and the resulting consequences of that—to be a unique take on a dystopian society; an approach that (as far as I know) had not been done before. It created an even more frantic sense of impending doom, with the very real possibility that the human race could eventually die out. The way people reacted to this catastrophe—bringing out the worst, rather than the best in them—also felt like something that could easily happen in such a world.
If you're a fan of this genre, you should give this trilogy a read. I think you'll enjoy it, as a whole, as much as I did.
I received an advance review copy of this book courtesy of Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer.
In The First City, the third and final book in The Dominion Series, we come to the end of Zoey's story.
This is a fantastically satisfying wrap-up to the trilogy, and I enjoyed it immensely. There were no loose ends left dangling, and the resolution of each character's journey always seemed fitting.
I've read several books in this genre, and this trilogy ranks highly as one of the best of them. I thought the basis of the trilogy—female births almost nonexistent, and the resulting consequences of that—to be a unique take on a dystopian society; an approach that (as far as I know) had not been done before. It created an even more frantic sense of impending doom, with the very real possibility that the human race could eventually die out. The way people reacted to this catastrophe—bringing out the worst, rather than the best in them—also felt like something that could easily happen in such a world.
If you're a fan of this genre, you should give this trilogy a read. I think you'll enjoy it, as a whole, as much as I did.
I received an advance review copy of this book courtesy of Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer.
May 26, 2017
Glad I kept reading. Almost didn't, after the second volume in this trilogy, but the book redeems itself with a very satisfying ending. We meet Zoey's mother, no big surprise, he telegraphed this twist early in the series, and Zoey re-unites with her childhood sweetheart. They make a great team as they battle a new enemy, as well as the remnants of the ARC. Some small niggling annoyances - is Zoey the only one thinking and strategizing? From where does she get her super-strength and endurance? She once again has some escapes which are challenging, not just in the strategizing, strength and just plain luck, but to the reader; in most situations luck runs out at some point.
And luck does run out. It's why I am glad I continued reading. The end of the book is very positive and satisfying, but not without an element of sadness that gives it a reality punch.
And luck does run out. It's why I am glad I continued reading. The end of the book is very positive and satisfying, but not without an element of sadness that gives it a reality punch.
November 20, 2018
Dopo un crescendo di tensione provocato dai primi due romanzi di questa serie, con il terzo e ultimo volume “La prima città” il ritmo si fa ancora più serrato.
Gli avvenimenti si susseguono senza sosta costringendo il lettore a leggere voracemente una pagina dopo l’altra. Stiamo parlando di un libro di 450 pagine, ma vi posso assicurare che le divorerete in pochissimo tempo.
Se c’è una cosa che amo nei libri è l’imprevedibilità della storia e il caro Joe Hart, che un giorno spero di poter incontrare, mi ha resa una lettrice molto, molto felice.
Colpi di scena, amore, adrenalina, dolore e speranza sono gli ingredienti di questa gustosissima storia molto ben riuscita e che, da amante del cinema, mi auguro di poter ammirare anche sul grande schermo. Sarebbe davvero un film bellissimo!
Personaggi ben caratterizzati, dove alla fine anche al personaggio peggiore viene data la possibilità di sembrare umano, nelle sue difficoltà e con i propri difetti.
E un applauso, anzi, una standing ovation è d’obbligo per la protagonista! Questa ragazza è un portento in grado di superare tutte le difficoltà (enormi ve lo posso assicurare) con un atteggiamento eroico, ma al tempo stesso credibile.
Una lettura che consiglio vivamente! Non resterete affatto delusi.
Gli avvenimenti si susseguono senza sosta costringendo il lettore a leggere voracemente una pagina dopo l’altra. Stiamo parlando di un libro di 450 pagine, ma vi posso assicurare che le divorerete in pochissimo tempo.
Se c’è una cosa che amo nei libri è l’imprevedibilità della storia e il caro Joe Hart, che un giorno spero di poter incontrare, mi ha resa una lettrice molto, molto felice.
Colpi di scena, amore, adrenalina, dolore e speranza sono gli ingredienti di questa gustosissima storia molto ben riuscita e che, da amante del cinema, mi auguro di poter ammirare anche sul grande schermo. Sarebbe davvero un film bellissimo!
Personaggi ben caratterizzati, dove alla fine anche al personaggio peggiore viene data la possibilità di sembrare umano, nelle sue difficoltà e con i propri difetti.
E un applauso, anzi, una standing ovation è d’obbligo per la protagonista! Questa ragazza è un portento in grado di superare tutte le difficoltà (enormi ve lo posso assicurare) con un atteggiamento eroico, ma al tempo stesso credibile.
Una lettura che consiglio vivamente! Non resterete affatto delusi.
March 24, 2017
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through Wicked Reads.
I couldn't wait for this book to come out and I was not disappointed! Zoey's story continues and we finally get the answers we seek!
Just when I thought things couldn't get more bizarre, they do! I don't like to give away much of the plot in my reviews, but I definitely enjoyed this book. It was full of twist after twist and was definitely had my emotions running high.
Joe Hart's mind has definitely impressed me with this one! I felt that it was not only exciting, entertaining, and thought provoking, but also well thought out and included many relate-able and conceivable human reactions that greatly affected the plot. I didn't feel like I was being told the story, but felt that I was right alongside experiencing it. That is a great gift for a reader.
I am somewhat sad now that it is over, but I am not left disappointed and I would greatly recommend this series to an dystopian fans or anyone looking for something new and out of the box.
*Wicked Reads Review Team*
I couldn't wait for this book to come out and I was not disappointed! Zoey's story continues and we finally get the answers we seek!
Just when I thought things couldn't get more bizarre, they do! I don't like to give away much of the plot in my reviews, but I definitely enjoyed this book. It was full of twist after twist and was definitely had my emotions running high.
Joe Hart's mind has definitely impressed me with this one! I felt that it was not only exciting, entertaining, and thought provoking, but also well thought out and included many relate-able and conceivable human reactions that greatly affected the plot. I didn't feel like I was being told the story, but felt that I was right alongside experiencing it. That is a great gift for a reader.
I am somewhat sad now that it is over, but I am not left disappointed and I would greatly recommend this series to an dystopian fans or anyone looking for something new and out of the box.
*Wicked Reads Review Team*
December 1, 2018
Summary:
Though perhaps not as breathlessly tense and/or as gut-wrenchingly emotional as the 2nd book of the series - the 1st setting then the table for what is to come - Joe Hart's 'The First City' concludes the trilogy in fine form. A bit uneven in pacing - not so much in the style of prose used (which remains exquisite) but essentially the genre of the action. Still, any reader should be more than satisfied with this outcome. As I've said before with other multiple book series: the sum of the parts of this trilogy are great than the whole!
Review:
I'm going to quote Winston Churchill for my review, which may or may not be the dumbest thing I've ever done here on Goodreads: "(this story) is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key." Or a keystone if you will. Or if you'd prefer a oft-employed Owen Wilson line: 'Wow!'
While I must admit the 2nd book blew me away - emotionally unlike almost no other book has done since either 'The Passage' series from Cronin or even Guillermo del Toro's co-written 'The Shape of Water' for 2018 - the 3rd book in this epic dystopian tale left me with very mixed feelings. I am struggling to write a review because to be frank (or steve, your call) - I find that everything that 'irritated' me in any of Hart's 3 books here was still quite necessary. Like disciplining your kids: you know its for their own good but damn you feel like a jerk for doing so.
Case in point: we start off book 2 with the reprecussions of shutting down the Trade as it were still reverberating among our extended family. Yay! There's lots of gooey bits and all and its well served in not only its character building - where Hart is at his best - as well as its set up for the next steps, noting many of these wind up striking not only the reader but also the fellow players as bordering on idiotic and ridiculuous instead of conveniently 'brave'. Along the way, Zoey's actions become more than just brash, even emotionally suspect as we're driven to new and explosive reveals. She becomes to the untrained eye about as absolutely insane as she is an inspiration. Go figure.
It was about this point in the book that Hart lost my interest if not a little of my respect. There is a STRONG young adult genre slant to the middle of this book, even disgustingly 'Divergent' like in its structure and outcome. My initial reaction was that it was very unwelcome, overly coincidental and come on, these are 21-year adults (oh my but isn't sex just the greatest thing ever?)! But again, you have to wonder: what choice did the author have to bring us forward like we had to do? OK, dammit, I get it, it doesn't mean I have to like it!
Beyond this though, the action turns once again to the breathless excitement that I have experienced in my brief but exciting run through Hart's ENTIRE catalogue. If anything, I wish that in some cases he would slow down and let things build a bit more before ultimately detonating, but then again, would the heart-wrenching emotion of scene after scene be so effective? I don't know... but godsdammit, the SOB had me crying again in portions of this book and I can't keep hiding that.
Folks, it's a bumpy ride and may not end up where you think this world could ever end up or even deserve to. But this was a fun read and I'll be damned if you're going to discourage me from reading the rest of what Joe Hart has to offer, now or in the coming years. If anything, he seems to be an all-too-relatable author and if I had one compliment left to give, it would be that I'd love to buy him a drink or 7 some day. Good stuff, not just that moonshine crap you could use to shine your guns with you know! Pull up a chair and join us if you'd like.
Enjoy!
Though perhaps not as breathlessly tense and/or as gut-wrenchingly emotional as the 2nd book of the series - the 1st setting then the table for what is to come - Joe Hart's 'The First City' concludes the trilogy in fine form. A bit uneven in pacing - not so much in the style of prose used (which remains exquisite) but essentially the genre of the action. Still, any reader should be more than satisfied with this outcome. As I've said before with other multiple book series: the sum of the parts of this trilogy are great than the whole!
Review:
I'm going to quote Winston Churchill for my review, which may or may not be the dumbest thing I've ever done here on Goodreads: "(this story) is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key." Or a keystone if you will. Or if you'd prefer a oft-employed Owen Wilson line: 'Wow!'
While I must admit the 2nd book blew me away - emotionally unlike almost no other book has done since either 'The Passage' series from Cronin or even Guillermo del Toro's co-written 'The Shape of Water' for 2018 - the 3rd book in this epic dystopian tale left me with very mixed feelings. I am struggling to write a review because to be frank (or steve, your call) - I find that everything that 'irritated' me in any of Hart's 3 books here was still quite necessary. Like disciplining your kids: you know its for their own good but damn you feel like a jerk for doing so.
Case in point: we start off book 2 with the reprecussions of shutting down the Trade as it were still reverberating among our extended family. Yay! There's lots of gooey bits and all and its well served in not only its character building - where Hart is at his best - as well as its set up for the next steps, noting many of these wind up striking not only the reader but also the fellow players as bordering on idiotic and ridiculuous instead of conveniently 'brave'. Along the way, Zoey's actions become more than just brash, even emotionally suspect as we're driven to new and explosive reveals. She becomes to the untrained eye about as absolutely insane as she is an inspiration. Go figure.
It was about this point in the book that Hart lost my interest if not a little of my respect. There is a STRONG young adult genre slant to the middle of this book, even disgustingly 'Divergent' like in its structure and outcome. My initial reaction was that it was very unwelcome, overly coincidental and come on, these are 21-year adults (oh my but isn't sex just the greatest thing ever?)! But again, you have to wonder: what choice did the author have to bring us forward like we had to do? OK, dammit, I get it, it doesn't mean I have to like it!
Beyond this though, the action turns once again to the breathless excitement that I have experienced in my brief but exciting run through Hart's ENTIRE catalogue. If anything, I wish that in some cases he would slow down and let things build a bit more before ultimately detonating, but then again, would the heart-wrenching emotion of scene after scene be so effective? I don't know... but godsdammit, the SOB had me crying again in portions of this book and I can't keep hiding that.
Folks, it's a bumpy ride and may not end up where you think this world could ever end up or even deserve to. But this was a fun read and I'll be damned if you're going to discourage me from reading the rest of what Joe Hart has to offer, now or in the coming years. If anything, he seems to be an all-too-relatable author and if I had one compliment left to give, it would be that I'd love to buy him a drink or 7 some day. Good stuff, not just that moonshine crap you could use to shine your guns with you know! Pull up a chair and join us if you'd like.
Enjoy!
July 14, 2019
2.5 stars
Before we get into this, I need to express my profound hatred for an epilogue at the end of a series. I understand that there are people who want to know the general welfare of the characters beyond the scope of the series; I am not one of those people.
Just as before, the writing at the sentence level is beautiful. It's charged and precise and propels the story forward with clear direction and a lot of care taken to the characters' emotions, thoughts, and circumstances. (There's some really nitpicky grammar stuff I could get into, but I won't because as much as that bothers me, it doesn't overshadow the good prose.)
However, this book gets mired in tropes in a way that the other books (The Final Trade in particular) completely defied. Zoey isn't angry and clever and righteous, she's small and defeated and guilt-ridden. She's also no longer our sole focus, which drove me bonkers (yes, we had another perspective character in The Final Trade, but it's different when it's a new character). The villains were comically stereotypical, and a lot of the big, shocking moments were neither big nor shocking (they were either very convenient or totally predictable). Plus, the big climax of the story happened about 60 pages before the end, leaving me a little impatient to get to that final page - not least because the tension was already spent in the immediate aftermath of the climax. When we then fast forward large chunks of time and our characters age seemingly decades (actually only a year) in the turn of a page, it doesn't sit right.
Because I like the way Joe Hart writes but I don't want this weird tropey nonsense, I think I'll give some of his horror books a shot instead.
Before we get into this, I need to express my profound hatred for an epilogue at the end of a series. I understand that there are people who want to know the general welfare of the characters beyond the scope of the series; I am not one of those people.
Just as before, the writing at the sentence level is beautiful. It's charged and precise and propels the story forward with clear direction and a lot of care taken to the characters' emotions, thoughts, and circumstances. (There's some really nitpicky grammar stuff I could get into, but I won't because as much as that bothers me, it doesn't overshadow the good prose.)
However, this book gets mired in tropes in a way that the other books (The Final Trade in particular) completely defied. Zoey isn't angry and clever and righteous, she's small and defeated and guilt-ridden. She's also no longer our sole focus, which drove me bonkers (yes, we had another perspective character in The Final Trade, but it's different when it's a new character). The villains were comically stereotypical, and a lot of the big, shocking moments were neither big nor shocking (they were either very convenient or totally predictable). Plus, the big climax of the story happened about 60 pages before the end, leaving me a little impatient to get to that final page - not least because the tension was already spent in the immediate aftermath of the climax. When we then fast forward large chunks of time and our characters age seemingly decades (actually only a year) in the turn of a page, it doesn't sit right.
Because I like the way Joe Hart writes but I don't want this weird tropey nonsense, I think I'll give some of his horror books a shot instead.
March 20, 2018
I found this book to be quite enjoyable, even if it took me a bit longer to read it on my phone. I love not having to carry a book when I am traveling or waiting at the dr's office but it does take me a bit longer to get through them that way. This book is full of emotion and trials that make it an exciting and emotional read. The best part is how Joe Hart is able to convey so many sides to 1 situation. It really gives you an understanding of what is going through everyone's head during an apocalyptic situation. You see how fear and desperation fuel cruelty and love. How love can cause fear and desperation. I really did love this book and all the ups and downs that came with it.
August 3, 2017
Excellent trilogy! I couldn't put it down till I finished all three!
Joe Hart is truly a master of the English language. I've read books in different genres that have the same skill and this is certainly at the top of the game. Zoey, Lee, Merrill, Ian and all the rest of the cast of characters have become beloved family. I'd love to see the family go on and and on. I've read many of Hart's books and have to search through to see which ones I have yet to read. I'm definitely not tired of them yet. Thanks Mr Hart for your writing proclivity! 💟💟💟
Joe Hart is truly a master of the English language. I've read books in different genres that have the same skill and this is certainly at the top of the game. Zoey, Lee, Merrill, Ian and all the rest of the cast of characters have become beloved family. I'd love to see the family go on and and on. I've read many of Hart's books and have to search through to see which ones I have yet to read. I'm definitely not tired of them yet. Thanks Mr Hart for your writing proclivity! 💟💟💟
November 5, 2019
Speechless
I was hooked from the beginning. So many emotions. I don't know whether to be happy or angry at how it ended. Highly recommend!
I was hooked from the beginning. So many emotions. I don't know whether to be happy or angry at how it ended. Highly recommend!
January 13, 2022
Questo terzo libro è stato davvero inaspettato tra colpi di scena e finale che forse non mi aspettavo davvero. Bello, consiglio molto.
March 31, 2025
Absolutely Amazing! One of the best trilogies I have read! A cannot put down series!! A definite must read! Highly recommend!
June 16, 2017
Hart's final book in the Dominion Trilogy answers questions and provides some conclusions for Zoey and her tribe. It also paves the way for the world beginning to rebound from the Dearth - the supposed plague that wiped out the majority of the female population of the world. Zoey, in an attempt to keep her tribe safe, keeps leaving them behind as she presses forward to try and take down the NOA. They keep finding her, however, because there's not many places she can go. Zoey is finally learning that this is what families do, they stick together and help each other out. In her travels she runs into another person intent on taking down NOA, except he doesn't want her help - in fact, he'd like to take her captive as well. He claims to have a mutated version of the sperm needed to help revive the female population and Zoey seems to have the right kind of incubator. She isn't having it. When Zoey learns she has a daughter, grown from her egg and Lee's sperm in some tube, she goes after NOA to get her daughter and end this all for good. But the lead scientist isn't having it. She's got some conditions and secrets of her own to share with Zoey. What Zoey discovers changes a lot of things, but the one thing it doesn't change is her determination to take down NOA and begin to make a normal life for she and her tribe.
I am always appreciative when an author ends a series well and in a timely manner. Some authors drag out their series because they can't let go when the readers were ready to let them go a long time ago. But Hart wrapped everything up in a way that leaves the reader, at least this one, satisfied with the conclusions.
I am always appreciative when an author ends a series well and in a timely manner. Some authors drag out their series because they can't let go when the readers were ready to let them go a long time ago. But Hart wrapped everything up in a way that leaves the reader, at least this one, satisfied with the conclusions.
June 25, 2017
Loved it!
Somewhere in the middle it felt as though the quality of writing dropped a bit, but then it picked up. With that said, it was equally as exciting as the first two. Though, I wish we could've had more time with Zoey's parents, loved following this group through the entire trilogy, and the ending of this final book was raw, realistic, and complete.
Somewhere in the middle it felt as though the quality of writing dropped a bit, but then it picked up. With that said, it was equally as exciting as the first two. Though, I wish we could've had more time with Zoey's parents, loved following this group through the entire trilogy, and the ending of this final book was raw, realistic, and complete.
June 25, 2017
What a thrilling conclusion to this series! It was edge of your seat action and suspense and I couldn't put it down once I reached the last 20%. I'm generally pretty stoic, and even these events had my eyes welling up. Fantastic.
May 13, 2018
Rushed ending
I really liked the first 2 books in the trilogy but this one seems like he just wrote some stuff to finish off the series. The first city is not developed at all. I'm still not even sure why they went there just because coordinates were written on the note? Zoeys father and mother surprise was never discussed again. And the most annoying part was when they leave the dog that everyone had bonded with to fend for himself because he had before ian took him in.
I really liked the first 2 books in the trilogy but this one seems like he just wrote some stuff to finish off the series. The first city is not developed at all. I'm still not even sure why they went there just because coordinates were written on the note? Zoeys father and mother surprise was never discussed again. And the most annoying part was when they leave the dog that everyone had bonded with to fend for himself because he had before ian took him in.
June 23, 2017
Great trilogy!
Joe Hart is becoming one of my favorite authors. This trilogy rivals the hunger games and would make a great movie.
Joe Hart is becoming one of my favorite authors. This trilogy rivals the hunger games and would make a great movie.
June 21, 2017
Excellent read
Just like book one and two, this book is so captivating, don't want to put it down until your finish
Just like book one and two, this book is so captivating, don't want to put it down until your finish
June 16, 2017
Love this series!!!!
These books are full of excitement and emotion. They are some what realistic in that everything isn't rainbows at the end. I love it and hope there are more to come like it
These books are full of excitement and emotion. They are some what realistic in that everything isn't rainbows at the end. I love it and hope there are more to come like it
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