If you are reading this review, then you have either: a)
read the first two and are checking to make sure this last installment doesn’t
have a terrible ending before deciding whether or not to finish, or b) haven’t
started and want to make sure the last book has good reviews before committing
to reading the whole thing (props to you for your forward thinking).
A’s:
The Last Star is
worth reading if you’ve already read the first two. There were some plot points I wasn’t fond of
(not because of poor writing but because I didn’t like where Yancey took the
plot) but, all in all, I’m glad I saw where the book went and how everything
was tied together. I definitely got
emotional during a few parts, sometimes tears and sometimes internally screaming at the characters (in a good
way).
B’s:
The whole series was entertaining. I wouldn’t put The 5th Wave in my top five favorite series in this
genre, nor would I put it in the worst.
If you have another series you are really excited to read, pick that one
up first. But if you are just looking
for a decent trilogy to read, pick this one up.
Please stop reading
here if you do not want to be spoiled!
This book had so much
potential but only realized about 50% of it.
I really wish the last book hadn’t been another “kidnap and rescue”
book; I feel like that plot had already been used enough in this series. But my real issue with the plot stems from
the aliens’ plan. They want to save the earth
by killing most of the humans and ruining humanity’s ability to trust in order to
prevent civilizations from ever being rebuilt.
Really? Then Yancey says the
aliens value life so much that they
have to destroy most of it to protect some of it. That isn't valuing
life. And maybe that's part of the point
but it still grated on me.
My criticisms may lead you to believe that I didn’t enjoy
reading the book but that's not true.
It’s a weird dichotomy. When
Vosch had Evan’s memories erased, I knew Cassie was going to die (I thought
Evan would kill her. Only wrong on one
of those things.). I had to close the
book for a few minutes to let the tears subside. Then when Evan’s POV is titled “Silencer” and
he is referred to as “it”? Beautifully
done. It was painful, after reading
three books and growing to love him, reading about Evan as an “it” again. And when Cassie thought she killed Evan? My heart.
Conclusion? I did
like the book; it just wasn’t everything it could have been.
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