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The Broken Trilogy #3
Black Moon
Welcome to New Manhattan, home of Dictator Kay Pierce, and her enemies in the Resistance... Leading them is Amity. Working undercover for them is the man who betrayed her. Because even when her world is broken, Amity will risk her life to fix it. Set in a daring and distorted echo of 1940s America, Black Moon brings this epic series of corruption, romance and intrigue to an explosive finale.
651 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2017
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L.A. Weatherly
36 books1,866 followersLee Weatherly was born in 1967 and grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. She lives with her husband in Hampshire, England, where she writes, goes on walks, tries out new recipes and has a cat named Bernard.
L.A. Weatherly is the pseudonym for Lee Weatherly. You can follow her on Twitter at @LA_Weatherly
L.A. Weatherly is the pseudonym for Lee Weatherly. You can follow her on Twitter at @LA_Weatherly
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October 17, 2018
Is it just me or is it Hunger Games-y? Even the boyfriends got the swap-and-switch.
While the book and the trilogy are good enough on their own, the parallels got me into a sense of a deja lu.
Kay got to be a petty monster, not too logical, really. Initially she was very different which makes this development not altogether believable.
Q:
If she actually believed in astrology, he’d eat his socks. (c)
Q:
Yet I hadn’t been able to find my way out of myself to reach him. I spent entire days curled on an upstairs window seat, my thoughts as grey as the sky. (c)
Q:
“You realize…you realize that we’ve probably both gone insane,” ...
“I can’t think of anyone better to go insane with,” (c)
Q:
“Was the artist insane, do you think? Or just bored?”
“Or both,” Ingo said. “One doesn’t preclude the other.”
“Personal experience?”
“Ho, ho.”
The thought of a bored maniac was amusing… (c)
While the book and the trilogy are good enough on their own, the parallels got me into a sense of a deja lu.
Kay got to be a petty monster, not too logical, really. Initially she was very different which makes this development not altogether believable.
Q:
If she actually believed in astrology, he’d eat his socks. (c)
Q:
Yet I hadn’t been able to find my way out of myself to reach him. I spent entire days curled on an upstairs window seat, my thoughts as grey as the sky. (c)
Q:
“You realize…you realize that we’ve probably both gone insane,” ...
“I can’t think of anyone better to go insane with,” (c)
Q:
“Was the artist insane, do you think? Or just bored?”
“Or both,” Ingo said. “One doesn’t preclude the other.”
“Personal experience?”
“Ho, ho.”
The thought of a bored maniac was amusing… (c)
August 18, 2017
This was the perfect conclusion to a perfect series.
I honestly can't seem to write a decent review about this book without spoiling EVERYTHING. I'm sorry, I just can't.
So... let me just sum up for you why you should read this entire series:
1. The characters are fantastic. The MC, Amity Vancour, is badass, smart, loyal, cares about the people around her, and a real fighter. .
The side-characters are also pretty freaking awesome: Mac; whom is on my official bookboyfriend-list since Darkness Follows, Ingo; whom stole my heart in book 1 and never returned it .
I also loved learning more about Kai; in her chapters we got to see a little more inside her head this time, seeing that there were demons from her (recent) past that made her become such a tirant. I liked learning that Kai only believed in taking care of herself, that surviving was all she was doing. Although this doesn't make up for all the horrible things she has done and does in this book.
And then there's Collie, who gets his own POV in this book. At first I wondered if his POV was really necessary, but I shouldn't have worried! I loved his chapters! Most of his actions were still very shady, leaving you guessing for a long time if Collie is a good guy or a bad guy in the end. I won't spoil the answer for you ;).
2. There's lost of flying. Yes, Black Moon brings back the Peacefighters, Firedoves and introduces us to some brutal air battles! I was so stocked when I finally reached the part where all the flying came back! The best part about this series is the peace fighting (see my review for Broken Sky (book1) if you want to know what this means!) and the flying, and it doesn't disappoint!
3. The plot is great.
4. I absolutely adored the writing. It really made me forget about everything around me. I just got sucked into the world and this story and didn't wanna come out anymore!
5. The world-building is great! It is set in a futuristic world, but at the same time it's like the book is set in the 1940's. The execution of this is done extremely well, from technology to clothing to the general feel of the book, everything felt like an echo of the 1940's!
6. If you like the use of Astrology in books, than look no further. The villians actually use Astrology, casting charts, zodiacsigns etc., to try to become worldleaders.
Just read the damn series, I swear it's awesome!
The Broken Trilogy is one of my all-time favorites, that's for sure.
***
good to know it's finally updated to it's REAL page count😆
***
It's got 651 pages Goodreads, get your facts right damn it
I honestly can't seem to write a decent review about this book without spoiling EVERYTHING. I'm sorry, I just can't.
So... let me just sum up for you why you should read this entire series:
1. The characters are fantastic. The MC, Amity Vancour, is badass, smart, loyal, cares about the people around her, and a real fighter. .
The side-characters are also pretty freaking awesome: Mac; whom is on my official bookboyfriend-list since Darkness Follows, Ingo; whom stole my heart in book 1 and never returned it .
I also loved learning more about Kai; in her chapters we got to see a little more inside her head this time, seeing that there were demons from her (recent) past that made her become such a tirant. I liked learning that Kai only believed in taking care of herself, that surviving was all she was doing. Although this doesn't make up for all the horrible things she has done and does in this book.
And then there's Collie, who gets his own POV in this book. At first I wondered if his POV was really necessary, but I shouldn't have worried! I loved his chapters! Most of his actions were still very shady, leaving you guessing for a long time if Collie is a good guy or a bad guy in the end. I won't spoil the answer for you ;).
2. There's lost of flying. Yes, Black Moon brings back the Peacefighters, Firedoves and introduces us to some brutal air battles! I was so stocked when I finally reached the part where all the flying came back! The best part about this series is the peace fighting (see my review for Broken Sky (book1) if you want to know what this means!) and the flying, and it doesn't disappoint!
3. The plot is great.
4. I absolutely adored the writing. It really made me forget about everything around me. I just got sucked into the world and this story and didn't wanna come out anymore!
5. The world-building is great! It is set in a futuristic world, but at the same time it's like the book is set in the 1940's. The execution of this is done extremely well, from technology to clothing to the general feel of the book, everything felt like an echo of the 1940's!
6. If you like the use of Astrology in books, than look no further. The villians actually use Astrology, casting charts, zodiacsigns etc., to try to become worldleaders.
Just read the damn series, I swear it's awesome!
The Broken Trilogy is one of my all-time favorites, that's for sure.
***
good to know it's finally updated to it's REAL page count😆
***
It's got 651 pages Goodreads, get your facts right damn it
August 6, 2017
It's been a month and I still haven't been able to form any words for the review. Of course, I have written almost everything down but it's all a jumbled mess. More specifically, A jumbled mess of my emotions.
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June 27, 2017
Please read this trilogy.
July 9, 2017
Black Moon was, by far, the best book in the trilogy, and OH MY GOSH does everyone need to read it!!!
Sure, the plot has been done before; it's a nuclear dystopia, there's a tyrannical leader, slave camps, and romance. And yes, the whole zodiac thing was stupid, and the fact that this series is meant to be 2000 years in the future is laughable.
BUT: The characters were oh so real. They were flawed and deep, they made mistakes, they hurt themselves and each other, and they were far from perfect. But they were real, they were unforgettable, and they made me feel so many things. Weatherly's writing has improved so damn much, especially in comparison to her mediocre Angel series. Honestly, the Broken trilogy is probably one of the best, and one of my favourite, dystopian read ever. Everyone needs to read it!!!
Recommend: HECK YES!
Warning: Sex scenes, but they're not graphic. And of course some violence and mutilation.
Age 14-15+ but this one is definitely geared more for adults than the previous two in the series.
Sure, the plot has been done before; it's a nuclear dystopia, there's a tyrannical leader, slave camps, and romance. And yes, the whole zodiac thing was stupid, and the fact that this series is meant to be 2000 years in the future is laughable.
BUT: The characters were oh so real. They were flawed and deep, they made mistakes, they hurt themselves and each other, and they were far from perfect. But they were real, they were unforgettable, and they made me feel so many things. Weatherly's writing has improved so damn much, especially in comparison to her mediocre Angel series. Honestly, the Broken trilogy is probably one of the best, and one of my favourite, dystopian read ever. Everyone needs to read it!!!
Recommend: HECK YES!
Warning: Sex scenes, but they're not graphic. And of course some violence and mutilation.
Age 14-15+ but this one is definitely geared more for adults than the previous two in the series.
July 4, 2017
A Goodreads Win
(4.5 stars)
Black Moon by L.A.Weatherly is the final book in the Broken trilogy, set in alternative version 1940s America.
I really enjoyed reading this book at lot more than the first two books (Broken sky & Darkness follows) which I also enjoyed.
I like the fast pace of the storyline & all the plot twists & how easy it is to read & connect with & understand the characters. they really come alive & found myself wanting the story to never end. I did like the way it ended & I can see myself reading this Trilogy again.
I will definitely be reading more by L.A.WEATHERLY.
(4.5 stars)
Black Moon by L.A.Weatherly is the final book in the Broken trilogy, set in alternative version 1940s America.
I really enjoyed reading this book at lot more than the first two books (Broken sky & Darkness follows) which I also enjoyed.
I like the fast pace of the storyline & all the plot twists & how easy it is to read & connect with & understand the characters. they really come alive & found myself wanting the story to never end. I did like the way it ended & I can see myself reading this Trilogy again.
I will definitely be reading more by L.A.WEATHERLY.
March 16, 2017
Received in exchange for an honest review from Usborne Publishing UK.
Another version of this review can be found here.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well. You can't say I didn't try.
But since just yelling at you to read it won't do it, let me elaborate. Black Moon was adjfklmnqrtyamazing and you should consider picking this trilogy up right now if you haven't already. Okay? Okay. And now that that's out of the way, bear with me as I try to explain just why I think Black Moon is the best series-ender ever.
Loose knots? Nope, never heard of that one.
Writing the last book in a series- especially if it's a trilogy- can be tricky. You have to ensure that you wrap everything up properly, you should be sure you didn't just let a few characters fall off the face of the earth accidentally and you have to make sure you haven't left a few plot holes here and a few there. The author had her work cut out for her and she does a terrific job in tying up all the loose knots in this book. All questions are answered and all the things you'd ever have wondered are clarified. I loved how every little thing mentioned, right from the first book, played a part in the whole story folding out like it did. Everything has been built up to perfectly and that alone, makes this book stand apart from other series-enders. I almost always have a problem with how series are wrapped up because the authors somehow always manage to miss out on something important or falter with the pacing. Here it was all just on point.
Fantastic World-Building be my middle name.
The 1940s vibe is as strong here as in the rest of the trilogy, and the way the author incorporates what actually really truly happpened during that period in the book- nope, not historical fiction, not an alternate universe either- is definitely something to be lauded. The world-building is just fantastic and you'd have no difficulty conjuring things up in your head as you read it all. Throughout these three books, I've come to be so familiar with this world and it's all thanks to just how much thought has been put into building the world.
I might be crazy, but hey I keep things interesting.
The story line and plot would make your head spin- the twists keep coming and every reveal would make you question your judgment over and over. The author doesn't shy away from depicting the ugly and the bad, and horrified as you might be, you'd be even more appalled to know that these things actually happened in the past. It was just unnerving reading about, but to think people actually went through that? Whoa. The other uses the POVs of many characters in this one, and it helped a lot towards the narrative process. I loved being back in Kay's head in this one- that's something that was sorely missed in book two.
Characters, like photographs, develop in darkness.
The characters deserve a special mention and I could write pages and pages and pages about them, but hey- I don't do spoilers, so trust me when I say they are all done so, so well. Amity has grown a lot as a character and even if you may not have exactly warmed up to her in the first book, by the second or at least this book, you'd know her inside out. You know where you stand with her- she's dependable, spunky and just plain awesomeness. And then you have Kay. You think you know her? Haha, joke's on you. You don't. No one does, and that's the best thing about her. She's what you'd call a true enigma wrapped in a mystery, and if you think you knew her you're really in for a surprise. She's positively ruthless, but you also see her other side, and even though you'd not agree with all she does, you still see where she comes from.
The same can be said of Collie- that guy never fails to take me by surprise. I won't say no more about him but his character arc was the bestest. This is probably the only series where I'm unable to choose a favorite froom the main leads- I love Amity, Kay and Collis equally, twisted though it may seem regarding one (or two? You never know *evil laughs*) of them. Ingo, again, was crucial to the story and trust me when I say you'll grow to love him even more in this book. There are a whole lot of other characters, including some that appeared in book one and some new ones and they were all crucial to the story. No one was there just for the sake of it, and I loved how the author dealt with them all. Mac, Sephy, Harlan, Vera, Hal and Dwight were some of my favorites and hey- the cast is diverse too!
We don't do silly romance.
Love triangles? Please. The author deals with what could have been a potential (very messy) love triangle very well indeed and I loved it.. You'll definitely appreciate how things transpired- I don't want to spoil anything but AHHH. It was very satisfying how they were all so mature and the way their relationships grew over time. There were also a couple of M/M relationships and I loved how they were portrayed.
Family is not an important thing; it's everything.
There's much importance given to family here- be it Amity's or Ingo's or why, even Collie's. We see how family matters, be it for the better or for the worse. In fact, familial relationships proved to be a constant all throughout the books. I loved how the author dealt with the relationships and portrayed the family dynamics.
Only boring people get bored.
HAH. That caught your attention, didn't it? *snickers* Well, I take back what I said there, but seriously though- you need this trilogy in your life. This book, in particular, was just so good that it's been a couple of days since I finished it and I'm still hungover. In the best way possible. The characters, the plot, the writing...it's all just fabulous, and this is one truly explosive epic of a finale indeed.
The story idea: 5/5
The realization of the story: 5/5
The characters: 5/5
The cover: 5/5
Enjoy factor: 5/5
Final rating: An extremely well-deserved 5/5
Another version of this review can be found here.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well. You can't say I didn't try.
But since just yelling at you to read it won't do it, let me elaborate. Black Moon was adjfklmnqrtyamazing and you should consider picking this trilogy up right now if you haven't already. Okay? Okay. And now that that's out of the way, bear with me as I try to explain just why I think Black Moon is the best series-ender ever.
Loose knots? Nope, never heard of that one.
Writing the last book in a series- especially if it's a trilogy- can be tricky. You have to ensure that you wrap everything up properly, you should be sure you didn't just let a few characters fall off the face of the earth accidentally and you have to make sure you haven't left a few plot holes here and a few there. The author had her work cut out for her and she does a terrific job in tying up all the loose knots in this book. All questions are answered and all the things you'd ever have wondered are clarified. I loved how every little thing mentioned, right from the first book, played a part in the whole story folding out like it did. Everything has been built up to perfectly and that alone, makes this book stand apart from other series-enders. I almost always have a problem with how series are wrapped up because the authors somehow always manage to miss out on something important or falter with the pacing. Here it was all just on point.
Fantastic World-Building be my middle name.
The 1940s vibe is as strong here as in the rest of the trilogy, and the way the author incorporates what actually really truly happpened during that period in the book- nope, not historical fiction, not an alternate universe either- is definitely something to be lauded. The world-building is just fantastic and you'd have no difficulty conjuring things up in your head as you read it all. Throughout these three books, I've come to be so familiar with this world and it's all thanks to just how much thought has been put into building the world.
I might be crazy, but hey I keep things interesting.
The story line and plot would make your head spin- the twists keep coming and every reveal would make you question your judgment over and over. The author doesn't shy away from depicting the ugly and the bad, and horrified as you might be, you'd be even more appalled to know that these things actually happened in the past. It was just unnerving reading about, but to think people actually went through that? Whoa. The other uses the POVs of many characters in this one, and it helped a lot towards the narrative process. I loved being back in Kay's head in this one- that's something that was sorely missed in book two.
Characters, like photographs, develop in darkness.
The characters deserve a special mention and I could write pages and pages and pages about them, but hey- I don't do spoilers, so trust me when I say they are all done so, so well. Amity has grown a lot as a character and even if you may not have exactly warmed up to her in the first book, by the second or at least this book, you'd know her inside out. You know where you stand with her- she's dependable, spunky and just plain awesomeness. And then you have Kay. You think you know her? Haha, joke's on you. You don't. No one does, and that's the best thing about her. She's what you'd call a true enigma wrapped in a mystery, and if you think you knew her you're really in for a surprise. She's positively ruthless, but you also see her other side, and even though you'd not agree with all she does, you still see where she comes from.
The same can be said of Collie- that guy never fails to take me by surprise. I won't say no more about him but his character arc was the bestest. This is probably the only series where I'm unable to choose a favorite froom the main leads- I love Amity, Kay and Collis equally, twisted though it may seem regarding one (or two? You never know *evil laughs*) of them. Ingo, again, was crucial to the story and trust me when I say you'll grow to love him even more in this book. There are a whole lot of other characters, including some that appeared in book one and some new ones and they were all crucial to the story. No one was there just for the sake of it, and I loved how the author dealt with them all. Mac, Sephy, Harlan, Vera, Hal and Dwight were some of my favorites and hey- the cast is diverse too!
We don't do silly romance.
Love triangles? Please. The author deals with what could have been a potential (very messy) love triangle very well indeed and I loved it.. You'll definitely appreciate how things transpired- I don't want to spoil anything but AHHH. It was very satisfying how they were all so mature and the way their relationships grew over time. There were also a couple of M/M relationships and I loved how they were portrayed.
Family is not an important thing; it's everything.
There's much importance given to family here- be it Amity's or Ingo's or why, even Collie's. We see how family matters, be it for the better or for the worse. In fact, familial relationships proved to be a constant all throughout the books. I loved how the author dealt with the relationships and portrayed the family dynamics.
Only boring people get bored.
HAH. That caught your attention, didn't it? *snickers* Well, I take back what I said there, but seriously though- you need this trilogy in your life. This book, in particular, was just so good that it's been a couple of days since I finished it and I'm still hungover. In the best way possible. The characters, the plot, the writing...it's all just fabulous, and this is one truly explosive epic of a finale indeed.
The story idea: 5/5
The realization of the story: 5/5
The characters: 5/5
The cover: 5/5
Enjoy factor: 5/5
Final rating: An extremely well-deserved 5/5
May 19, 2017
Well. There's not much to say really. Except that It was an amazing read and I'm still trying to get over it. How can so many twists be in one book!?
Nonetheless, read this book for a read you'll never forget.
Nonetheless, read this book for a read you'll never forget.
October 29, 2016
Can't wait for this to come out!!!!!!
September 16, 2017
*screams like a fan girl excitedly*
This book was such a beautiful ending to this series and the ending of this book was beautiful and perfect and She could not have made it better even if she tried.
I have sooo much to sayyy about this book but it will have to wait because i need time to process my feelings 😂😂😂
100% recommended this book. It had me screaming at the book, it had me crying like a baby, it had me rolling my eyes in exasperation, it had me getting all hot and fangirly. This series was soooo good and exciting and if you are thinking of reading it just do it !! U wont regret it.
Lovedddf it 👍🏼👍🏼(Will make a detailed review soon just give me time okay !! 😂)
This book was such a beautiful ending to this series and the ending of this book was beautiful and perfect and She could not have made it better even if she tried.
I have sooo much to sayyy about this book but it will have to wait because i need time to process my feelings 😂😂😂
100% recommended this book. It had me screaming at the book, it had me crying like a baby, it had me rolling my eyes in exasperation, it had me getting all hot and fangirly. This series was soooo good and exciting and if you are thinking of reading it just do it !! U wont regret it.
Lovedddf it 👍🏼👍🏼(Will make a detailed review soon just give me time okay !! 😂)
July 9, 2024
hey lol best ya book i’ve read in a while (since like the raven boys!!!) it was worth reading all three books: the world building was done very comprehensively (other than can-amer for america girl do better🙏), the premise felt very fresh and i loved the host of morally grey characters, the general flow of events was very easy to grasp despite the constant time jumps, the author had you rooting for and hating somebody constantly, plus cute ending teehee !
December 27, 2017
Loved this series!! It got better with each book, and apart from a couple unnecessary deaths (in my broken hearted state) it had a great ending that tied up all the ends and gave us a conclusion.
April 22, 2017
Many, many thanks Usborne Publishing for giving me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
Black Moon is the wonderful, and I do mean wonderful, conclusion to The Broken Trilogy, aka the series that I've been foaming at the mouth over for being one of the freshest things I've read in a while.
I'm glad to say that this book did much better things for me than it's predecessor. No withholding-of-information as a plot device, no jerky pacing, better sense of character. It was a dream!
Black Moon opens right in the thick of things - with Amity and Ingo working of the resistance, and with Collie working as an inside man in the enemy camp. It was the first and only book in the series to give me flashbacks to another very popular book - Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay, in this case. But here's where it gets interesting: Black Moon does so much better than Mockingjay, especially in terms of being a war novel. It was very well paced, fantasically well-woven, and the main character didn't sit around completely useless for half the book.*
But I digress. The point is that, in Black Moon, the ball was always rolling. There was always something going on, and each narrator had an active role in how the story progressed. I literally read 95% of this mammoth book in one sitting, and only had to stop because I had a load of assignments randomly dumped into my lap. It was that engrossing.
I also love, love, loved the characters in this one. They all disappointed me a little in Darkness Following, but man, their development was solid. Collis Reed, in particular, just kind of blew me away with his developmental arc. Like, listen. I know he isn't everyone's favorite character. As a person, he's kind of messed up. I get it. But as a character? He was the best thing in Weatherly's arsenal.
Collis Reed was the grey character of my dreams. He was wonderfully complex and flawed. A character whose hubris turned out to be his determination to be better, all because he didn't really understand what it meant to be a better person - not really. It was brilliant. I adored where he left him in the second book; at a cross-roads where his character could either step over fully to the dark side, crawl back to the light, or waffle about in the grey zones. His arc in this book was probably my favorite thing about this series. His journey was wonderful.**
Really, I could go on and on about how much I loved this book. But in the interest of remaining mostly spoiler-free (turns out there is no real way to review a sequel/series conclusion without spoiling the other books) I'm not going to.
I will however tell you about the three tiny things that made me dock a star from this otherwise fabulous read.
1) It could get a little predictable
Not in a way that had me calling every single plot line, mind. But just... You know how you can tell how certain things are going to go, just because you've read enough books in the same genre to have an idea about their patterns? Yeah. That. But listen, like I said with the first book, Weatherly still manages to make even the most predictable twists come with a surprise.
2) I didn't like the way Collis and Amity SUDDENLY didn't have as much in common as we all thought.
I can understand WHY it was done? The author probably wanted to make it clear that there was absolutely no love triangle in the book, just a woman who rightfully had a change of heart. I understand. And I'm beyond thankful that Amity never got back together with Collis. But here's the thing. These incompatibilities in their relationship that just randomly sprung up? They sorta... cheapen the relationship. No matter what Collis did, he and Amity did love each other. So making Collis and Amity's relationship suddenly mean less that it originally did takes away from the emotion of it all. Amity moving on from Collis meant more when they were they were compatible and real. SPOILER: . You take away the foundation of Collis and Amity, and you make everything else sort of paler than it could have been. Shame.
3) The building of relationship feelings was kinda... eh.
I'm starting to think that the author does better with established relationships than she just with building relationships from the ground up? Mac and Sephy were always the pairing to beat. Ingo and Amity were kinda... boring when they first started falling for each other. But when they got together? Good shit, man. Shippable shit.
Those were my issues. As I said, tiny in the grand scheme of things. This book was an honest delight to read. Riveting from beginning to end. And I recommend it to EVERYONE who loves YA Dystopia.
READ IT!!!!!!!!
*Okay, okay. In all fairness to Katniss, she was suffering from severe PTSD. I get it. Her grief was believable. But while she was laying about useless, we never got to see action happening outside of her bubble of misery, which is where I think Mockingjay went wrong.
**
Black Moon is the wonderful, and I do mean wonderful, conclusion to The Broken Trilogy, aka the series that I've been foaming at the mouth over for being one of the freshest things I've read in a while.
I'm glad to say that this book did much better things for me than it's predecessor. No withholding-of-information as a plot device, no jerky pacing, better sense of character. It was a dream!
Black Moon opens right in the thick of things - with Amity and Ingo working of the resistance, and with Collie working as an inside man in the enemy camp. It was the first and only book in the series to give me flashbacks to another very popular book - Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay, in this case. But here's where it gets interesting: Black Moon does so much better than Mockingjay, especially in terms of being a war novel. It was very well paced, fantasically well-woven, and the main character didn't sit around completely useless for half the book.*
But I digress. The point is that, in Black Moon, the ball was always rolling. There was always something going on, and each narrator had an active role in how the story progressed. I literally read 95% of this mammoth book in one sitting, and only had to stop because I had a load of assignments randomly dumped into my lap. It was that engrossing.
I also love, love, loved the characters in this one. They all disappointed me a little in Darkness Following, but man, their development was solid. Collis Reed, in particular, just kind of blew me away with his developmental arc. Like, listen. I know he isn't everyone's favorite character. As a person, he's kind of messed up. I get it. But as a character? He was the best thing in Weatherly's arsenal.
Collis Reed was the grey character of my dreams. He was wonderfully complex and flawed. A character whose hubris turned out to be his determination to be better, all because he didn't really understand what it meant to be a better person - not really. It was brilliant. I adored where he left him in the second book; at a cross-roads where his character could either step over fully to the dark side, crawl back to the light, or waffle about in the grey zones. His arc in this book was probably my favorite thing about this series. His journey was wonderful.**
Really, I could go on and on about how much I loved this book. But in the interest of remaining mostly spoiler-free (turns out there is no real way to review a sequel/series conclusion without spoiling the other books) I'm not going to.
I will however tell you about the three tiny things that made me dock a star from this otherwise fabulous read.
1) It could get a little predictable
Not in a way that had me calling every single plot line, mind. But just... You know how you can tell how certain things are going to go, just because you've read enough books in the same genre to have an idea about their patterns? Yeah. That. But listen, like I said with the first book, Weatherly still manages to make even the most predictable twists come with a surprise.
2) I didn't like the way Collis and Amity SUDDENLY didn't have as much in common as we all thought.
I can understand WHY it was done? The author probably wanted to make it clear that there was absolutely no love triangle in the book, just a woman who rightfully had a change of heart. I understand. And I'm beyond thankful that Amity never got back together with Collis. But here's the thing. These incompatibilities in their relationship that just randomly sprung up? They sorta... cheapen the relationship. No matter what Collis did, he and Amity did love each other. So making Collis and Amity's relationship suddenly mean less that it originally did takes away from the emotion of it all. Amity moving on from Collis meant more when they were they were compatible and real. SPOILER: . You take away the foundation of Collis and Amity, and you make everything else sort of paler than it could have been. Shame.
3) The building of relationship feelings was kinda... eh.
I'm starting to think that the author does better with established relationships than she just with building relationships from the ground up? Mac and Sephy were always the pairing to beat. Ingo and Amity were kinda... boring when they first started falling for each other. But when they got together? Good shit, man. Shippable shit.
Those were my issues. As I said, tiny in the grand scheme of things. This book was an honest delight to read. Riveting from beginning to end. And I recommend it to EVERYONE who loves YA Dystopia.
READ IT!!!!!!!!
*Okay, okay. In all fairness to Katniss, she was suffering from severe PTSD. I get it. Her grief was believable. But while she was laying about useless, we never got to see action happening outside of her bubble of misery, which is where I think Mockingjay went wrong.
**
May 16, 2017
After exactly TWO MONTHS I have finally finished Broken Moon and, if you have a look at my average reading time, you'll see that that's ridiculous. That just says a lot about the book right there. It took 480 pages to get me interested and the only reason I read that far was because I felt like I HAD to after reading the first two books. I can honestly say that I have no idea what happened to Weatherly between Darkness Follows and Black Moon but whatever happened left her story telling...to be desired. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't all bad otherwise I would have given up but, everything and everyone became very annoying.
The first thing that annoyed me was the fact that she seemed obsessed with leaving every chapter on a cliff hanger. The chapters would so often end with something like "and then she told him her plan" or some other meaningless sentence that meant that you knew you'd have to wait another 5 chapters to find out whatever "she" had told him. At first, it was kind of cool to have an aspect of the book you knew nothing about but after a while it felt like Weatherly was just jumping all over her timeline, filling in gaps that you didn't even remember. Another thing that annoyed me was Amity. At first, she was great - strong, independent, naive in the best way possible - but afterwards she became a very annoying wet sponge. It felt as if Weatherly was trying to avoid every cliche and YA trope but in doing so, she created an emotionless and bland character. I hate to say it but authors use tropes for a reason!
But, alas, I have given this book 3 stars, simply because those last 170 pages were really good and, if the rest of the book had been similar I would I absolutely loved the book. I loved some of the complexity of the characters - especially Ingo - and the relationships between them. Obviously love and a relationship would not be easy in that time (because when is it ever?) and that was perfectly encapsulated in the book towars the end but...I still don't know if it was worth it.
The first thing that annoyed me was the fact that she seemed obsessed with leaving every chapter on a cliff hanger. The chapters would so often end with something like "and then she told him her plan" or some other meaningless sentence that meant that you knew you'd have to wait another 5 chapters to find out whatever "she" had told him. At first, it was kind of cool to have an aspect of the book you knew nothing about but after a while it felt like Weatherly was just jumping all over her timeline, filling in gaps that you didn't even remember. Another thing that annoyed me was Amity. At first, she was great - strong, independent, naive in the best way possible - but afterwards she became a very annoying wet sponge. It felt as if Weatherly was trying to avoid every cliche and YA trope but in doing so, she created an emotionless and bland character. I hate to say it but authors use tropes for a reason!
But, alas, I have given this book 3 stars, simply because those last 170 pages were really good and, if the rest of the book had been similar I would I absolutely loved the book. I loved some of the complexity of the characters - especially Ingo - and the relationships between them. Obviously love and a relationship would not be easy in that time (because when is it ever?) and that was perfectly encapsulated in the book towars the end but...I still don't know if it was worth it.
August 1, 2018
Black Moon was the BEST book in the trilogy.
This last book however, was everything. There was not a dull moment in the story and every single chapter is carefully drafted into what will be an amazing story full of plot twists. What I loved most, not just about this book but also the previous ones, is that the characters are normal people who react the same way any other human would if confronted with the same situation, yet they still get things done. They plan slowly, they hurt each other (like a lot) they fall in and out of love, they question themselves…
I originally wasn’t a big fan of the second book especially because I found myself falling out of love with Collie and thus, the whole romance part of the story. But with this third book I realized that everything you feel on the second book was exactly what was intended by the author, which makes the story (and the author!) all the more amazing as, towards the end, you are living the ups more intensely along with Amity Vancour.
This book was completely exhilarating and it could not have had a better ending.
This last book however, was everything. There was not a dull moment in the story and every single chapter is carefully drafted into what will be an amazing story full of plot twists. What I loved most, not just about this book but also the previous ones, is that the characters are normal people who react the same way any other human would if confronted with the same situation, yet they still get things done. They plan slowly, they hurt each other (like a lot) they fall in and out of love, they question themselves…
I originally wasn’t a big fan of the second book especially because I found myself falling out of love with Collie and thus, the whole romance part of the story. But with this third book I realized that everything you feel on the second book was exactly what was intended by the author, which makes the story (and the author!) all the more amazing as, towards the end, you are living the ups more intensely along with Amity Vancour.
This book was completely exhilarating and it could not have had a better ending.
January 18, 2018
I LOVED THIS BOOK AND THIS TRILOGY!!!
For the first few pages I was a little confused because I had forgotten what happened in the two earlier novels and Black Moon is one of the few books I've read that hasn't had 10 pages dedicated to recapping the series (WHICH I LOVE BTW DON'T GET ME WRONG I HATE THE RECAPS).
But after that, I could not put the book down. I read it in less than 10 days, which is saying something considering I work, play sport and have a social life to attend to. This book was seriously amazing, with no parts that made me bored; I was constantly on my toes. The final battle towards the end was amazing and heartbreaking all at once. Once again, I loved Black Moon, and would highly recommend the Broken trilogy to anyone who loves a little mixture of apocalypse, future and past.
For the first few pages I was a little confused because I had forgotten what happened in the two earlier novels and Black Moon is one of the few books I've read that hasn't had 10 pages dedicated to recapping the series (WHICH I LOVE BTW DON'T GET ME WRONG I HATE THE RECAPS).
But after that, I could not put the book down. I read it in less than 10 days, which is saying something considering I work, play sport and have a social life to attend to. This book was seriously amazing, with no parts that made me bored; I was constantly on my toes. The final battle towards the end was amazing and heartbreaking all at once. Once again, I loved Black Moon, and would highly recommend the Broken trilogy to anyone who loves a little mixture of apocalypse, future and past.
January 5, 2018
What I loved
- This book
What I hated
- This book
*Screams and cries and cries and cries*
What an emotional rollercoaster this series has been. Three years ago I picked up the first book on a complete whim and fell head over heels in love with it and now it's all over. WHYYYYYYY?
So many things about this series will be missed. Wildcat will forever be a part of my heart, a piece that will never go missing. A second home for myself has been found with you.
October 11, 2024
I'd been waiting to read Black Moon for a few months and I wasn't disappointed!! Fantastic ending to a fantastic trilogy!! Easily one of my favourites!! I kind of wish there was more!! I loved the whole 1940's vibe and the whole trilogy is just so fabulously written! I can't wait to see what L.A Weatherly comes up with next!!
August 26, 2017
L.A. Weatherly has achieved what few authors can, she has maintained standards, interest and creativity through an entire trilogy.
Sure, like many readers, I sort of assume the key players will survive but with Weatherly you can never be sure and time and time again my heart headed south and my eyes moistened.
Sure, like many readers, I sort of assume the key players will survive but with Weatherly you can never be sure and time and time again my heart headed south and my eyes moistened.
October 31, 2018
This book was really good. It was nicely structured (weird time jumps aside) and I felt it did a good job of portraying the atrocities of war. The series took a little while to get its feet under it, but I really enjoyed reading it in the end. I loved the flying focus. I loved the character development. All in all, would recommend.
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October 8, 2017This trilogy was so fucking good. Such a good end. Fuck.
February 8, 2022
4.5
Wow that was Wow wow wow! Best conclusion I could have hoped for!
Wow that was Wow wow wow! Best conclusion I could have hoped for!
August 8, 2018
4.5 stars
I guess Ingo and Amity as a couple is just too weird for me. i don't mean that Collie and Amity should get back together, it's just that i was hoping that Ingo and Amity stay friends...
I guess Ingo and Amity as a couple is just too weird for me. i don't mean that Collie and Amity should get back together, it's just that i was hoping that Ingo and Amity stay friends...
September 10, 2018
A dark and amazing ending of an amazing trilogie. Heartbreaking and hopful.
January 30, 2019
This series was downright A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. All caps.
Im at a loss of words ppl.
RIP my heart
Im at a loss of words ppl.
RIP my heart
December 15, 2020
Save the best til last! What an exciting, explosive ending to the trilogy! So many twists and turns. I devoured this 600+ page book in 2 days! What a cracking read.
May 26, 2020
4.5 stars. This series is criminally underrated.
October 28, 2020
Probably my least favourite of the three but wrapped up the series nicely, even if it was a little drawn out.
2.5 stars
2.5 stars
December 13, 2018
A great pity and disappointment to a very different series. I loved the other two and eagerly bought this with expectations it would be more of the same. Much as I hate to say it, it was not a fraction of a book the other two are.
Problems:
It's at least 100 pages too long.
The series should ideally have been a duology rather than and trilogy.
It was SLOW! Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind a sedate pace if it's laying scene and character, but we've already had two books of a similar length which did this, so there was no need for all the extra waffle.
It was boring! I am so so sorry for saying that because LA Weatherly has obviously spent a good amount of time writing it, but it's telling for a book which takes me 2 whole months to get through. At times it was like wading through treacle.
Within about 6 chapters, I simply stopped caring for the characters, which isn't good when you have another 400 pages to get to the end. In fact, I started to hope that something catastrophic was going to happen so that they (the characters) and I could be happily put out of our collective misery. Oh wait...it almost happened (excitement!)...then back to being disappointed.
I've said all these horrible things and I am genuinely sorry about that. I love LA Weatherly as a writer. She's talented and I enjoyed her Angel series and then also the first two of this series, and I've given those books precious shelf space. But this one was a complete misfire for me.
Problems:
It's at least 100 pages too long.
The series should ideally have been a duology rather than and trilogy.
It was SLOW! Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind a sedate pace if it's laying scene and character, but we've already had two books of a similar length which did this, so there was no need for all the extra waffle.
It was boring! I am so so sorry for saying that because LA Weatherly has obviously spent a good amount of time writing it, but it's telling for a book which takes me 2 whole months to get through. At times it was like wading through treacle.
Within about 6 chapters, I simply stopped caring for the characters, which isn't good when you have another 400 pages to get to the end. In fact, I started to hope that something catastrophic was going to happen so that they (the characters) and I could be happily put out of our collective misery. Oh wait...it almost happened (excitement!)...then back to being disappointed.
I've said all these horrible things and I am genuinely sorry about that. I love LA Weatherly as a writer. She's talented and I enjoyed her Angel series and then also the first two of this series, and I've given those books precious shelf space. But this one was a complete misfire for me.
August 3, 2017
It has been a while since I read such an exhilarating and enthralling finish to a series of books. I read this in a day because I just could not stop until I had gotten to the last page. There were some emotionally shocking and suspenseful parts to this and some wonderful and heart-warming scenes as well. I love Amity and wanted her to have a good life after everything she had gone through. Such a great trilogy, I would highly recommend it!
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