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Obsidio
by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman
From the beginning of Obsidio to approximately 100 pages from the ending, this was a five star read...and then the ending happened and I became extremely disappointed. Of course 5/6 of the book being great meant it would still get rated around 4 stars, but keep in mind, the last bit was really, really disappointing to me. For the end of a spectacular trilogy, I was expecting a more drastic ending. I don't want to go in too much because of spoilers, but it wasn't to the caliber I expected. I'm not actually a sucker for happy endings. Sure, I want the characters to be happy, but...after three books, you're expecting a fair amount of casualties. Needless to say, I can't go into who didn't die and who did; however, I was disappointed with the way it ended too "nicely." And if there's one thing I hate, it's pretending your characters are dead and then bringing them back. Keep. Them. Buried.
Off of that, I think my final complaint is that there was too much surveillance footage and not enough of the other epistolary forms. I didn't think I'd hate the form that's most like an actual book when I started this series, but I like the other pieces much better, such as the group chats (hilarious) or the monologues from AIDAN (dramatic).
Speaking of which, the great moral dilemma with AIDAN was much appreciated. I love my morally grey characters! And I still stand by him not being a villain. That would be BeiTech. Not to mention, I HATE BeiTech with a fiery passion.
Anyway, I loved the characters of this one, especially how it followed our old favorites and two new ones, Asha and Rhys. I didn't think I'd fall for Asha and Rhys's love story either, but I stand corrected. Sure, it follows a lot of old tropes, but Rhys never once came across as an unhealthy person for Asha. For a series that pointedly doesn't follow a lot of tropes, I think I'll give it this one.
The plot continued to surprise me, with morally grey characters on either side of the fighting, and a dilemma between who was good and bad. I love these kind of topics! Is saving one person better than saving a million? Does it matter the person? (I think this came up a little, but it's also been a few months so...)
If you haven't tried this series, I highly recommend it. It wasn't the perfect conclusion, but I did love it anyway.
-Book Hugger
http://bookhuggerreviews.com
Off of that, I think my final complaint is that there was too much surveillance footage and not enough of the other epistolary forms. I didn't think I'd hate the form that's most like an actual book when I started this series, but I like the other pieces much better, such as the group chats (hilarious) or the monologues from AIDAN (dramatic).
Speaking of which, the great moral dilemma with AIDAN was much appreciated. I love my morally grey characters! And I still stand by him not being a villain. That would be BeiTech. Not to mention, I HATE BeiTech with a fiery passion.
Anyway, I loved the characters of this one, especially how it followed our old favorites and two new ones, Asha and Rhys. I didn't think I'd fall for Asha and Rhys's love story either, but I stand corrected. Sure, it follows a lot of old tropes, but Rhys never once came across as an unhealthy person for Asha. For a series that pointedly doesn't follow a lot of tropes, I think I'll give it this one.
The plot continued to surprise me, with morally grey characters on either side of the fighting, and a dilemma between who was good and bad. I love these kind of topics! Is saving one person better than saving a million? Does it matter the person? (I think this came up a little, but it's also been a few months so...)
If you haven't tried this series, I highly recommend it. It wasn't the perfect conclusion, but I did love it anyway.
-Book Hugger
http://bookhuggerreviews.com