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I pretty much can't review this one without spoiling one or all of the books in the series so you have been warned.
This was my least favorite book of the series. I think it has a lot to do with that it is easy in dystopian series to get almost too big or too grand. (I felt the same way with Reached). The book and characters become part of this huge revolution but never addresses why Portland, Maine seems to be the hub of the entire country as opposed to like, a capital or larger place? And why Hana and Fred are so important when it seemed like the DFA in Manhattan was bigger in book 2. I really disliked the behavior between Alex, Lena, and Julian throughout the book. If Alex and Lena have this big love then why are they so hateful to each other? Why don't Julian and Lena talk like, ever? I think it bothered me (again, like the Matched series) that the first books focused so much on Lena and her relationships and then in the last book they had to take a backseat to this grand revolution.
I liked getting to know post-operation Hana, but then I was really disappointed by Hana and Lena's confrontation at the end. It seemed like a huge letdown considering they were the protagonists of the whole book. I don't want to make suggestions and pretend I would be a better author than Lauren Oliver but I really disliked how little they had to say to each other and I especially disliked Hana's ending.
There were a couple specific places where I really felt like the ending was a cop-out. First, when Hana was just wandering away in her wedding dress and she decides her future is unsure but that's just ok. The end. Um....
Second, Lena decides that she loves Alex after all and they have their little moment before they go to the wall, but then we never have to address how Lena is going to handle confronting Julian about it. Julian left for Lena, not so he could be free. I don't know, I just felt like there really wasn't much closure with any of the characters. And we don't get to talk to Tack about Raven at the end? Just so many unclosed doors.
This was my least favorite book of the series. I think it has a lot to do with that it is easy in dystopian series to get almost too big or too grand. (I felt the same way with Reached). The book and characters become part of this huge revolution but never addresses why Portland, Maine seems to be the hub of the entire country as opposed to like, a capital or larger place? And why Hana and Fred are so important when it seemed like the DFA in Manhattan was bigger in book 2. I really disliked the behavior between Alex, Lena, and Julian throughout the book. If Alex and Lena have this big love then why are they so hateful to each other? Why don't Julian and Lena talk like, ever? I think it bothered me (again, like the Matched series) that the first books focused so much on Lena and her relationships and then in the last book they had to take a backseat to this grand revolution.
I liked getting to know post-operation Hana, but then I was really disappointed by Hana and Lena's confrontation at the end. It seemed like a huge letdown considering they were the protagonists of the whole book. I don't want to make suggestions and pretend I would be a better author than Lauren Oliver but I really disliked how little they had to say to each other and I especially disliked Hana's ending.
There were a couple specific places where I really felt like the ending was a cop-out. First, when Hana was just wandering away in her wedding dress and she decides her future is unsure but that's just ok. The end. Um....
Second, Lena decides that she loves Alex after all and they have their little moment before they go to the wall, but then we never have to address how Lena is going to handle confronting Julian about it. Julian left for Lena, not so he could be free. I don't know, I just felt like there really wasn't much closure with any of the characters. And we don't get to talk to Tack about Raven at the end? Just so many unclosed doors.