Helpful Score: 3
While I was reluctant to read the first novel in this series because of my aversion to what I felt was a sensational kids killing kids plot, as soon I started it I overcame that initial prejudice. I was skeptical about the second volume but soon found that one engrossing as well. Then the third installment... I was once again skeptical, feeling that the author had written herself into a corner but was soon just as surprised as before.
I expected this one to be bleak. How could it not be after the ending of the second book. But it once again surprised me. And the third installment does bring a sort of closure even if its only in the closing chapters. The final chapter of this reminded me a bit of How Tolkien ended his opus with the cleansing of the shire and the departures across the sea. Some people are too wounded by what they experience in their lives to ever return to "normal" and in this trilogy, where the folks started was hardly "normal."
I thought that the prose was riveting and the story flowed well. The characters came off as truthful and with the exception of one unexpected death, this one played out pretty much the way it had to.
In retrospect, this story told a fascinating tale, presented some moral issues to consider and even suggested aspects of mercy, duty and love that often go overlooked. I judge it a success and well worth the reading time. I fully anticipate revisiting this trilogy again sometime.
I expected this one to be bleak. How could it not be after the ending of the second book. But it once again surprised me. And the third installment does bring a sort of closure even if its only in the closing chapters. The final chapter of this reminded me a bit of How Tolkien ended his opus with the cleansing of the shire and the departures across the sea. Some people are too wounded by what they experience in their lives to ever return to "normal" and in this trilogy, where the folks started was hardly "normal."
I thought that the prose was riveting and the story flowed well. The characters came off as truthful and with the exception of one unexpected death, this one played out pretty much the way it had to.
In retrospect, this story told a fascinating tale, presented some moral issues to consider and even suggested aspects of mercy, duty and love that often go overlooked. I judge it a success and well worth the reading time. I fully anticipate revisiting this trilogy again sometime.
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