Allison

interesting, but definitely not my favorite christie.

The ending... Eh. Was okay. Overall this book is not good. Will probably finish the series anyway, just for the political side of things, though i think they could've ended the series here and it would've been fine.

Wow.

Kind of ew lol. Enjoyed it for a mindless read, but the Tropes are overdone. “The walking dead” is a term Emerson Watts uses to describe the otherwise known as ‘Cool Kids' and the cool kids? are extremely awful. Emerson is overly critical of cheerleaders and way too “Feminist” (she's not really, she's more for ‘women should wear sweatpants and stop wearing makeup' rather than ‘women should have a choice to be how they want') and her little sister Frida (an up and coming member of “The Walking Dead”) is way too critical of girls who wear sweats and play video games. Also, the straight up violations of bodily autonomy is wild. Nikki Whatever Her Name Is had no say in giving her body away to Emerson... I just can't get passed that. It's kind of gross :/ If Nikki was a “give my body to science” person i'd be chill with it but its never stated that she is, so I dunno. Anyway. Good book if you dont think too deeply about it and dont care that everyone is disrespectful of other people's values and passions. Ha.

Not to be dramatic but HOLY SHIT. I saw a lot of disappointment surrounding this trilogy, that the first book is the best book and what not. but this book is SO GOOD. First five star of the year Woo Hoo. When I tell you Leigh Bardugo never misses, she NEVER misses. Love her pacing, love the realness of the characters, the way that even though characters are overwhelmed by duty or power or whatever else, they never lose the romance or the fear. The characters always have every aspect of themselves, and as someone who can never get a break from her own trauma or emotions, I appreciate that. Nevermind that bad ass scene, you know, that one at the end there >.> Never thought I'd get excited over something like that!!!
Ugh. I have so many thoughts. I love this book so much. And since its only midnight, I daresay it's a perfect time to read the third and final novel in this trilogy.