Requiem

This was...fine? The series as a whole was not my favorite, but it was interesting enough that I wanted to finish it.

I really, really, really hate love triangles, so that definitely made reading this a chore at times. There were some parts that were good- I actually found the alternating POV to be refreshing, because there would have been no way I could have handled everything from Lena's perspective, considering how much focus was put on the “Alex or Julian??” aspect, and Hana's view as she dealt with being cured and being forced to marry Fred was pretty interesting - but ultimately, I feel like this will be a forgettable trilogy to me.

It felt like, to me, that there were many plot points that could have been elaborated on or expanded that would have made it more interesting: Lena getting to know her mother could have been fleshed out, rather than being skimmed over, or there could have been more mystery to Fred being evil rather than making it the most obvious thing in the world, to name a few examples.

Also, it got my hopes up when Hana stated that she loved Lena, only to be struck down a sentence later when she elaborates that she loved her only as a friend. I think a book where the protag decides to run off with her best ladyfriend and ditches her two dudely love interests would be much better.

Overall, it falls into the trap that many YA dystopian trilogies fall into, a trap made up of weak resolutions and love triangles. Still, I'm not sorry I read it, so that's something.