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The Young World #3
Nova Era
O grupo de Jefferson e Donna está de volta a Nova York, e os planos para distribuir a Cura a todos os adolescentes da ilha não ocorreram como o planejado. Depois de encarar a traição da Resistência, Donna guia a Reconstrução pela ilha, enquanto os meninos, Kath e os gêmeos fogem com a bola de futebol, um aparelho de transmissão que possibilita o lançamento instantâneo de mísseis nucleares em direção a países que costumavam ser inimigos do governo norte-americano antes da Doença.
Mas o grupo está sem os códigos de ativação do aparelho, que ficaram com os novos parceiros da Resistência: a tribo da Uptown. Dessa forma, os amigos vão precisar colaborar com os ingleses da Reconstrução para garantir que o mundo não acabe em uma explosão de mísseis nucleares.
Mas o grupo está sem os códigos de ativação do aparelho, que ficaram com os novos parceiros da Resistência: a tribo da Uptown. Dessa forma, os amigos vão precisar colaborar com os ingleses da Reconstrução para garantir que o mundo não acabe em uma explosão de mísseis nucleares.
216 pages, Paperback
First published July 19, 2016
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Chris Weitz
7 books110 followersChris Weitz is an Oscar-nominated writer and director. His films include The Twilight Saga: New Moon, A Better Life, About a Boy, The Golden Compass, and American Pie.
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January 6, 2017
So bittersweet that this series is over! I loved this conclusion and am very happy with the ending:)
August 31, 2016
The Revival is the finale to the Young World trilogy. If you have not read this series, it’s set in a post-epidemic version of New York City in which only kids and teen survived the plaque. I recommend this to fans of the Gone series by Michael Grant, The 5th Wave, The Hunger Games, Divergent, Maximum Ride, Quarantine by Lex Thomas, Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne, No Easy Way Out by Dayna Lorentz, Inhuman by Kat Fall, The Murder Complex by Lindsey Cummings, Taken by Erin Bowman, and other dystopian book.
Donna is back in New York City and with her comes some of the people she met in Cambridge, including Rab, the guy “seduced” her to get information. There’s Titch who’s a burly guy, there’s Guja, a Nepalese mercenary, and a few other. Jefferson, the leader of the group of kids who lived in Washington Square, was pinning for Donna to come back and Kath says he should get over her. Kath and Jefferson had a thing for a while. Peter is mad that Chapel, a guy who he thought her was in love with, betrayed him, and possibly also just seduced him for information. Evan, Kath’s brother, from Uptown, is a sociopath and has some nefarious plans.
This book series is full of humor and action. This is one of the most fun dystopian book series you will ever read. It’s a little bit like the Gone series at first, minus the super power. I love that we get different first person perspectives. The male POV are in a serif and female in san-serif a typeface. The chapter headers have a weapon silhouette behind the character name. I recall the first book was all Jefferson and Donna, but here we get Peter, Kath, Evan, Imani, Brainbox, and Rab. Some of them only get 1 or 2 chapters.
This book also brings up a lot of social issues like race, gender and sexuality, and it does it with humor. Some of the characters are clearly a bit racist, but most are just trying to survive and don’t care about that stuff. There’s just a extremely diverse cast of characters that the author created, maybe unreality so. I don’t think that it’s a very realist story, even if there was a virus that killed all the adult and kids had to survive. Yes, there would be cliques and gangs, but some of the story does seem silly, but this is fiction and I enjoyed it.
The book ended in an acceptable way. We didn’t get to see what happed 6 months later or whatever future would happen, but the character definitely had some kind of resolution. A climatic scene, and showdown, some sad deaths, some romance. It’s a pretty good finale and I will miss this series, but there’s always more to read.
Cover Art Review: Cool cover, as always with this series. I like that awesome samurai sword that the guy in the middle, who is probably Jefferson, is holding.
~Haley G
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Donna is back in New York City and with her comes some of the people she met in Cambridge, including Rab, the guy “seduced” her to get information. There’s Titch who’s a burly guy, there’s Guja, a Nepalese mercenary, and a few other. Jefferson, the leader of the group of kids who lived in Washington Square, was pinning for Donna to come back and Kath says he should get over her. Kath and Jefferson had a thing for a while. Peter is mad that Chapel, a guy who he thought her was in love with, betrayed him, and possibly also just seduced him for information. Evan, Kath’s brother, from Uptown, is a sociopath and has some nefarious plans.
This book series is full of humor and action. This is one of the most fun dystopian book series you will ever read. It’s a little bit like the Gone series at first, minus the super power. I love that we get different first person perspectives. The male POV are in a serif and female in san-serif a typeface. The chapter headers have a weapon silhouette behind the character name. I recall the first book was all Jefferson and Donna, but here we get Peter, Kath, Evan, Imani, Brainbox, and Rab. Some of them only get 1 or 2 chapters.
This book also brings up a lot of social issues like race, gender and sexuality, and it does it with humor. Some of the characters are clearly a bit racist, but most are just trying to survive and don’t care about that stuff. There’s just a extremely diverse cast of characters that the author created, maybe unreality so. I don’t think that it’s a very realist story, even if there was a virus that killed all the adult and kids had to survive. Yes, there would be cliques and gangs, but some of the story does seem silly, but this is fiction and I enjoyed it.
The book ended in an acceptable way. We didn’t get to see what happed 6 months later or whatever future would happen, but the character definitely had some kind of resolution. A climatic scene, and showdown, some sad deaths, some romance. It’s a pretty good finale and I will miss this series, but there’s always more to read.
Cover Art Review: Cool cover, as always with this series. I like that awesome samurai sword that the guy in the middle, who is probably Jefferson, is holding.
~Haley G
My blog:
http://breathlessbookreviews.blogspot...
January 14, 2018
Skuffende tynd afslutning, på ellers god ungdomsdystopi
May 28, 2024
Er was zoveel mis met dit boek..
Ik vond het concept heel leuk, het was een beetje The 100 meets elk-dystopian-boek-dat-er-is. Het had ontzettend veel potential maar de uitvoering was niet goed. personages waren niet goed uitgewerkt, te veel perspectieven, rare uitspraken, en ga zo maar door. Dat je in staat bent om in je boek te zetten ''Mijn vriend Adolf", en "raketten op Syrie want dat boeit niemand" vind ik wel erg. Ook al is het de slechterik die het zegt
Ik vond het concept heel leuk, het was een beetje The 100 meets elk-dystopian-boek-dat-er-is. Het had ontzettend veel potential maar de uitvoering was niet goed. personages waren niet goed uitgewerkt, te veel perspectieven, rare uitspraken, en ga zo maar door. Dat je in staat bent om in je boek te zetten ''Mijn vriend Adolf", en "raketten op Syrie want dat boeit niemand" vind ik wel erg. Ook al is het de slechterik die het zegt
April 24, 2018
Satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, but there are too many voices and many, many plot holes. Maybe Weitz only wanted it to be two books? Or, boredom just set in? It is a good candy read, and great for mental vacationing.
March 17, 2022
Als je de eerste twee boeken niet gelezen heb (waarom niet?), dan geldt deze informatie: In een post-epidemische New York overleven alleen tieners de plaag. De overlevenden leven in groepen/stammen en ieder probeert er het beste van te maken. Jeff wil een geneesmiddel vinden, en reist met zijn vrienden naar een onderzoekslaboratorium op Plume Island. Onderweg beleven zij de meest gevaarlijke avonturen.
Donna is terug in New York, samen met een aantal mensen die zij in Cambridge heeft ontmoet, zoals Rab die haar heeft verleidt om informatie te verkrijgen, Titch, een aantal Ghurka's en nog wat meer.
Intussen probeert Jefferson om met andere groeperingen een samenwerking te bewerkstelligen. Dit mislukt echter en hij en zijn vrienden moeten vluchten voor hun leven.
Het boek zit vol met actie, is vlot geschreven en misschien wel een van de beste dystopische verhalen die je ooit hebt gelezen. Het heeft wat weg van de Gone-serie, maar dan zonder magische krachten.
Persoonlijk vond ik de verschillende lettertypen voor mannen en vrouwen lastig, moest daardoor regelmatig mijn e reader op een andere stand zetten, op papier zal dat waarschijnlijk een minder groot probleem vormen. Hadden we in het eerste boek nog twee gezichtspunten, in deel 2 waren het er al 5 en nu zijn het er 8
Het boek stelt ook een aantal sociale problemen aan de kaak. Rassenhaat, religie, gender en seksuele geaardheid komen allemaal voor in dit boek. Sommige personages in dit boek zijn duidelijk racistisch, maar het merendeel wil enkel overleven.
Zoals eerder al gezegd, zijn de personages realistisch en is de wereldopbouw goed. Ook de mogelijkheid dat er een virus ontsnapt en de mensheid bedreigt is enig zins realistisch (Covid). Of er een virus bestaat dat iedereen vanaf een bepaalde leeftijd treft is een andere vraag.
Het boek eindigde op een realistische manier, niet met een epiloog een x aantal maanden later.
September 4, 2022
Still love the plot and the writing style but absolutely hated how he tried to throw drama and twists into the main couple throughout the book, it was out of character for Jefferson and just seemed forced at times. Also didn't like how rushed the ending felt.
December 16, 2016
***SPOILERS***
3.5 stars
Even though Donna and Jefferson are now back together, things are worse than ever for them. Jefferson's hope of utopia crumbled after Kath (yes, back from the dead) and Theo told everyone that the rest of the world had not been affected by What Happened. To make things worse, Chapel has turned on them, and now the Football (the case containing the codes the the United States' nuclear arsenal) and the Biscuit (the device that can activate the nukes) are in the hands of Evan, the psychopathic ruler of Uptown. Jefferson and crew have to recover the Football and the Biscuit, stop Evan from starting a global nuclear war, save the girls from Washington Square (they were imprisoned by the Uptowners), and somehow manage to stay alive all at the same time.
This book was the best of the three books in the series. If you are looking for a thrilling action packed book, I would definitely recommend this. One thing that I liked about this book was that the author told the story from the perspective of multiple different characters. He also used different methods of talking for each character. For example, when the story was told by Brainbox, there was no punctuation. It felt like a long stream of random thought. I found this to be a very creative approach to writing. You also got to hear some of the story from the perspective of Evan, which helped you to see both sides.
This book, along with the rest in the series, were weakly written. It was an entertaining storyline, but it wasn't a very strong novel. I didn't like how the character Rab was introduced. He got in the way of Jefferson and Donna, and put a bit of a wedge between them. I also didn't like how the story ended. It wasn't anticlimactic, but I wished that it went into what happened after a little more. In the end, everything was resolved, but it left you wanting to hear more, and with this being the last book, that will never happen.
3.5 stars
Even though Donna and Jefferson are now back together, things are worse than ever for them. Jefferson's hope of utopia crumbled after Kath (yes, back from the dead) and Theo told everyone that the rest of the world had not been affected by What Happened. To make things worse, Chapel has turned on them, and now the Football (the case containing the codes the the United States' nuclear arsenal) and the Biscuit (the device that can activate the nukes) are in the hands of Evan, the psychopathic ruler of Uptown. Jefferson and crew have to recover the Football and the Biscuit, stop Evan from starting a global nuclear war, save the girls from Washington Square (they were imprisoned by the Uptowners), and somehow manage to stay alive all at the same time.
This book was the best of the three books in the series. If you are looking for a thrilling action packed book, I would definitely recommend this. One thing that I liked about this book was that the author told the story from the perspective of multiple different characters. He also used different methods of talking for each character. For example, when the story was told by Brainbox, there was no punctuation. It felt like a long stream of random thought. I found this to be a very creative approach to writing. You also got to hear some of the story from the perspective of Evan, which helped you to see both sides.
This book, along with the rest in the series, were weakly written. It was an entertaining storyline, but it wasn't a very strong novel. I didn't like how the character Rab was introduced. He got in the way of Jefferson and Donna, and put a bit of a wedge between them. I also didn't like how the story ended. It wasn't anticlimactic, but I wished that it went into what happened after a little more. In the end, everything was resolved, but it left you wanting to hear more, and with this being the last book, that will never happen.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 27, 2019
The premise of the world Mr. Weitz created in the first book made it seem like it was going to be a long haul for the characters. Jefferson, Donna, Peter, and the others had accomplished much in the last two books, and the way this one started, it seemed like it would be a couple more until the hope for peace could begin. Instead, this book is the final one. Ending on a quick and unresolved note.
The story continues after Jefferson failed to unite the tribes of New York. The city is in chaos now that the cure is known, and to make matters worse the Reconstruction organization is now hunting for the codes to the former United States Nuclear arsenal. While Jefferson try's to hold his friends together, Donna is brought back to New York by the Reconstruction joined by Rab. While they search for the codes, Donna hopes to find Jefferson before things escalate to far.
The story is told by multiple angles from Jefferson to Donna and even Evan. Each does offer a interesting stand point to the situations, but due to the books length it feels overcrowded. A longer book would have, in my option, offered more time for each character to express and describe things while keeping the story interesting. With the story itself, it had its good points. The overall plot felt like a conclusion, but the middle and end of the book felt more like the story was another entry instead of a big ending. Which was also rushed as it gives the characters hope, but with little detail.
Jefferson and the others do get to grow as people, but it felt like there was still so much to do. By shorting the book and making it a final entry, parts were rushed. There is only so much you can do in a post-apocalyptic adventure, but if one more book had been written, it would have given one last boast of development as well as an opportunity to create a more epic final story.
The story continues after Jefferson failed to unite the tribes of New York. The city is in chaos now that the cure is known, and to make matters worse the Reconstruction organization is now hunting for the codes to the former United States Nuclear arsenal. While Jefferson try's to hold his friends together, Donna is brought back to New York by the Reconstruction joined by Rab. While they search for the codes, Donna hopes to find Jefferson before things escalate to far.
The story is told by multiple angles from Jefferson to Donna and even Evan. Each does offer a interesting stand point to the situations, but due to the books length it feels overcrowded. A longer book would have, in my option, offered more time for each character to express and describe things while keeping the story interesting. With the story itself, it had its good points. The overall plot felt like a conclusion, but the middle and end of the book felt more like the story was another entry instead of a big ending. Which was also rushed as it gives the characters hope, but with little detail.
Jefferson and the others do get to grow as people, but it felt like there was still so much to do. By shorting the book and making it a final entry, parts were rushed. There is only so much you can do in a post-apocalyptic adventure, but if one more book had been written, it would have given one last boast of development as well as an opportunity to create a more epic final story.
April 1, 2019
This book was not good. After completing the entire series I can say that it's not that great of a series. It has it's moments, but overall it's nothing that great. I didn't care for any of the characters after Book 1. They just seemed to all collectively annoy me. They were bland and didn't really have anything to them. There was really no personality traits that strongly came through.
With this book I hated Rab, I think what he did to Donna is ugly and disgusting. I don't care if he was "following orders." That's crap. You don't manipulate someone like that and make them think you care for them. Of course he had his "but I ended up liking you" arc and Donna was not having it. I hated when Donna mentioned about their intimate time spent together and all he replies to that is to the effect of well that was all me and I couldn't help myself. Are you for real? He just seems really selfish and he only was around for Donna. When she blew him off he bailed.... for the moment.
The plot seemed to be all over the place at times with the multiple POVs, but as long as you follow along you're ok. The ending felt very anti-climatic. It all happened really fast. One minute Jefferson and crew is making their way to Evan and then next thing is Evan is falling out the window with Rab. Oh yes, he had his change of heart redemption arc. The ending I hoped would've been more action pack because there was plenty of room for it. Like Evan has the nuclear weapons for the United States and something like that you figure would stress you out while reading. It didn't. I think there was a lot more that could've been done for that plot. Even the plot in general if I'm honest.
The writing style is written like it's supposed to be through the eyes of teenagers, but it read like how adults thinks teenagers talk. It was terrible. It was really hard to get through especially in this last book. There's a lot of controversial or downright disrespectful things said, by characters, about other people or groups of people. With this it felt as though some of these characters were written with those exaggerated stereotypes in full play. It wasn't entertaining.
Overall, the first book is the only one worth a read. I really did enjoy it and had excitement going into Book 2, but by the end of it I was glad Book 3 was the shortest. At that point I just really wanted to get the series done and over with. This story and the characters could've turned out so much better. It had a lot of potential after Book 1.
With this book I hated Rab, I think what he did to Donna is ugly and disgusting. I don't care if he was "following orders." That's crap. You don't manipulate someone like that and make them think you care for them. Of course he had his "but I ended up liking you" arc and Donna was not having it. I hated when Donna mentioned about their intimate time spent together and all he replies to that is to the effect of well that was all me and I couldn't help myself. Are you for real? He just seems really selfish and he only was around for Donna. When she blew him off he bailed.... for the moment.
The plot seemed to be all over the place at times with the multiple POVs, but as long as you follow along you're ok. The ending felt very anti-climatic. It all happened really fast. One minute Jefferson and crew is making their way to Evan and then next thing is Evan is falling out the window with Rab. Oh yes, he had his change of heart redemption arc. The ending I hoped would've been more action pack because there was plenty of room for it. Like Evan has the nuclear weapons for the United States and something like that you figure would stress you out while reading. It didn't. I think there was a lot more that could've been done for that plot. Even the plot in general if I'm honest.
The writing style is written like it's supposed to be through the eyes of teenagers, but it read like how adults thinks teenagers talk. It was terrible. It was really hard to get through especially in this last book. There's a lot of controversial or downright disrespectful things said, by characters, about other people or groups of people. With this it felt as though some of these characters were written with those exaggerated stereotypes in full play. It wasn't entertaining.
Overall, the first book is the only one worth a read. I really did enjoy it and had excitement going into Book 2, but by the end of it I was glad Book 3 was the shortest. At that point I just really wanted to get the series done and over with. This story and the characters could've turned out so much better. It had a lot of potential after Book 1.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 30, 2018
Donna and Jefferson and the rest of their friends finally have go together and now they are trying to find a way to survive in this new world that could end all the tribes and all the separation that’s happening now in the world that has been devastated by the sickness. Donna was seperated because she was on the boat and she and others that was with her was killed and now she was put in the Cambridge University all the way in England and she is trying to find her friends actually make sure they aren’t actually dead and that’s what she was told and she is not trying to believe the people who told her that Jefferson her lover is not dead. Jefferson is trying to find Donna and trying to save the whole world from the sickness that has killed everyone over the age of 18 but in Europe there are people over the age of 18 and he doesn’t know that and Donna knows that there are people over the age of 18 in Europe and they reunite and save the world from the sickness and they stay together to lead all the kids who was in the United States and they become the leaders of those kids and all the tribes come together and form one powerful tribe. Donna had an affair with someone else because she thought Jefferson was dead and she finds out that he is alive and she feels horrible that she slept with someone else and now she has to tell Jefferson about it and she is very nervous to do it because she loves Jefferson so much that she doesn’t want to hurt his feelings for her.
April 2, 2018
This was tough. I couldn't get myself that into the conclusion. The first book was really good, exciting, page turning. The second one through in some interesting plot twists and continued with the action but then this third one seemed to hit a wall.
I think the hardest part was the adding of more characters in the POV chapter style. It got a bit much. It also seemed to drag the dialogue and love triangle a bit much.
Seriously the third book is so short, they could have added it to the second one. But then again you don't get a cash-flow trilogy that way.
It got really predictable at the end to where I literally just skipped 40+ pages and read the last few 10 and wasn't lost or surprised by how it was ending.
I was hoping it kept the same tempo/pace as the first two but, again considering the size of the third book, it was like the author was told by his publishers to stretch it out.
Not bad for a Hollywood writer/director going to long form and writing a novel. I hope if he plans on making this a movie he does some tweaking for the trilogy (if audiences will let him go that far.)
I think the hardest part was the adding of more characters in the POV chapter style. It got a bit much. It also seemed to drag the dialogue and love triangle a bit much.
Seriously the third book is so short, they could have added it to the second one. But then again you don't get a cash-flow trilogy that way.
It got really predictable at the end to where I literally just skipped 40+ pages and read the last few 10 and wasn't lost or surprised by how it was ending.
I was hoping it kept the same tempo/pace as the first two but, again considering the size of the third book, it was like the author was told by his publishers to stretch it out.
Not bad for a Hollywood writer/director going to long form and writing a novel. I hope if he plans on making this a movie he does some tweaking for the trilogy (if audiences will let him go that far.)
August 18, 2019
Fast paced and loads of fun. Definitely a binge-worthy trilogy!
I love this series so much! It's not perfect (there are moments of confusion where I think things could've been explained better) but the dry, sarcastic humor is amazing (I feel like people will think that it tries too hard to sound teenagery?? But as a teenager myself I think it's absolutely accurate and satirical and hysterical and realistic. Anyone can fight me on this.) I loved the adolescent philosophical aspects and getting to see the mental tolls Population faced after the destruction of society.
If I hadn't waited so long to read this after reading the New Order, I'd probably even venture to give it 4.5/5 stars but alas, life got me, and I forgot older points of the previous 2 books. Other than that I think it was a lot of fun, and a great take on the regular apocalyptic scene.
I love this series so much! It's not perfect (there are moments of confusion where I think things could've been explained better) but the dry, sarcastic humor is amazing (I feel like people will think that it tries too hard to sound teenagery?? But as a teenager myself I think it's absolutely accurate and satirical and hysterical and realistic. Anyone can fight me on this.) I loved the adolescent philosophical aspects and getting to see the mental tolls Population faced after the destruction of society.
If I hadn't waited so long to read this after reading the New Order, I'd probably even venture to give it 4.5/5 stars but alas, life got me, and I forgot older points of the previous 2 books. Other than that I think it was a lot of fun, and a great take on the regular apocalyptic scene.
August 5, 2017
A somewhat disappointing end to an overall decent trilogy. I say this due to the fact that the author includes a love themed thread in the book where one of the characters let's his lover (who recently jilted him) get away with a device of staggering power (the nuclear football that controls the US arsenal) because he was conflicted as to how he felt about the guy after seeing him shoot and kill one of his friends. Not being in an apocalypse I cannot 100 percent relate but I would hope that most people would not let the guy go due to 1. He just killed his friend in cold blood and 2. He was stealing the most powerful device from you with the help of a group of psychotic teens. Poor story setup for what was a decent premise.
November 7, 2016
I was expecting better for this conclusion to the Young World trilogy, but I confess myself a bit disappointed with the final result. It's shorter than I expected, which isn't really to the book's benefit. There are simply too many POV's to keep track of, which makes the story feel pretty disjointed, and there isn't much of a resolution. But at the very least, Weitz keeps things interesting with an always-moving plot, and at least we get to see more of the characters we know and love - Jefferson, Donna, Peter, etc.
If only Weitz could have had the chance to write maybe 100 more pages to settle the most annoying lingering details.
If only Weitz could have had the chance to write maybe 100 more pages to settle the most annoying lingering details.
April 5, 2018
A satisfying ending to this well-written trilogy. All characters are seeking out the football and the biscuit, which are the launch codes for the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Donna leaves the comfort of the UK to reunite with Jefferson. Peter's heart is ripped out by Chapel and is torn between revenge and love. Brain Box makes major sacrifices to help his friend. Cath and Evan meet again, and Evan might finally get what he deserves.
Each character's plot line comes full circle, for better or worse.
Each character's plot line comes full circle, for better or worse.
November 26, 2024
(Sem spoiler)
O último livro da trilogia Mundo Novo continua nos trazendo capítulos curtos narrados por diferentes personagens, cada um com seu tipo de escrita, o que faz com que a leitura voe. Assim como os outros dois, a história vem carregada de ação e plot twists que fazem você não conseguir largar o livro e até ficar com raiva por não saber o que realmente está acontecendo.
Achei a conclusão ok, mas o mais interessante pra mim foi o caminho para se chegar nela e não ela em si.
Uma ótima trilogia pra quem gosta de distopias caóticas e com muitas mudanças ao longo das páginas! Recomendo!
O último livro da trilogia Mundo Novo continua nos trazendo capítulos curtos narrados por diferentes personagens, cada um com seu tipo de escrita, o que faz com que a leitura voe. Assim como os outros dois, a história vem carregada de ação e plot twists que fazem você não conseguir largar o livro e até ficar com raiva por não saber o que realmente está acontecendo.
Achei a conclusão ok, mas o mais interessante pra mim foi o caminho para se chegar nela e não ela em si.
Uma ótima trilogia pra quem gosta de distopias caóticas e com muitas mudanças ao longo das páginas! Recomendo!
September 24, 2018
This was a great series and the final book, "Revival," lived up to the reputation of the first two books in the series. The protagonists' personalities were consistent in all books and I will miss Jefferson and Donna. This book, more than the others, explored many other characters, especially Evan. I felt his character was a bit "over the top," but it worked within the story.
I wish there were a fourth book; I'd like to learn about the reconstruction.
I wish there were a fourth book; I'd like to learn about the reconstruction.
October 11, 2017
I really enjoyed the first book of the series and the second book was a very fast read that was very enjoyable as well. However, I did not like this one much. It gave an ending to some characters, however, it seemed rushed and was 100 pages less than the previous book. If you liked the first two stop there, this will not make the series better.
November 29, 2019
Het tweede deel heb ik al lopen afkraken, maar dit is net zo erg. Zoveel politiek gebeuren wat ingewikkeld wordt uitgelegd. Ook wordt het verhaal vanuit verschrikkelijk veel personage’s verteld, dit maakt het verwarrend en je krijgt gewoon geen band met de echte hoofd- en bijpersonen.
Ik vond deel 1, op het einde na, echt leuk om te lezen. Jammer dat het dan zo is uitgewerkt...
Ik vond deel 1, op het einde na, echt leuk om te lezen. Jammer dat het dan zo is uitgewerkt...
August 7, 2017
Fucking good series. That's why I read it so fast. Took me some place else and I admire the way the author, Chris Weitz, was able to change the way he wrote for the first person narration, due to the special context and current change of narrator. Congrats to Chris for that!
August 14, 2017
The 3rd book was not much better than the 2nd, mostly descriptive narration with very little action. Ending was good but quite short. I can't believe I read books 2 & 3. Such a great premise that could go so many places, and started to, then stalled... forever.
August 4, 2017
Creative conclusion to the series. Even more character viewpoints were added from book 2. Pace of the book was nice.
September 20, 2017
Somehow, this book didn't propel me through the story quite as fast as the first two. I didn't feel the same sort of urgency.
And the end? What the heck? How is that an end?
And the end? What the heck? How is that an end?
July 10, 2018
Meh ending to a meh series. It was nice to have a little change of pace with Evans POV though.
December 5, 2018
The best one in the series for the scene in the Natural History Museum alone.
March 24, 2019
Relatively satisfying ending to the series. It seemed to lack some depth I've found in other people, but it was a fast and easy read.
January 5, 2021
My least favorite of the series...
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January 26, 2022Absolutely insane, but it ended far too abruptly.
February 25, 2024
race theory done well in ya dystopia is crazy. unfortunately the sexist elephant in the room prevents me from giving this more than three stars. low B-tier dystopia trilogy.
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