val
There's a difference between an open-ended ending and an unresolved ending. This book was ruined by its failure to tie up the loose ends.
Didn't really engage me, but I think it may be my fault for placing too high hopes in it.
Mary needs to resolve her issues instead of projecting all her blame on Reeve. I feel zero sympathy for her at this point, because she so clearly deflects any help that isn't directed on her ~vengeance~ and giving Reeve any happiness at all just won't satisfy her wow.
Might have flailed a bit and squealed while rolling around my bed when I finished.
Um.
No. I don't have problems.
This whole series was a bundle of questionable logic, but Veronica Roth's talent is still in crafting action scenes that actually feel tense.
One flaw with the YA trend of trilogies is the pacing of their release dates, and yeah, it was really hard to feel emotion for the deaths in the book because I don't even remember what role they played in the previous one despite the book's constant reminders.
In general, the Divergent series has always been one that leaves me hot and cold regarding the books, with their uneven plotting but swooping endings. This book was no different, but major, major props to Veronica Roth for doing something most young adult authors don't dare to.
