Cytonic

Cytonic is the third book in the Skyward Series, and so far I have absolutely LOVED the series. I admit though, that this one fell a bit short overall. Don't get me wrong, there is still a lot to enjoy about it and there was nothing that made me want to stop reading or feel disappointed in the series, it just wasn't the strongest installment. I felt it started strong and I enjoyed the humour, the creative bizarreness of the Nowhere, the ode to classic adventure stories, and the odd bits of lore that revealed more about Spensa's universe and storyline. However, it also felt a bit hollow. Aside from Chet, there were too many new characters that we don't have a chance to get to know and love like we did in Starsight, I didn't feel connected to any of them, and they felt very one-dimensional. I missed the characters from the first book, especially since I'd just finished reading the short stories Sunreach and ReDawn which I loved, and now to have Spensa spend yet another entire book away from them and an entirely new set of characters felt removed from the main story. Overall there wasn't a lot of meat to it, more like a side quest which would have felt more appropriate as a short story than a full book of the series. But it was still enjoyable for the most part and I still have special fondness for Spensa, Doomslug, and M-Bot, so while it wasn't quite as good overall, it was still fun.