Well… Chloe’s backbone has morphed into some seriously toxic behaviors. First, the whole thing with Simon and Derek. Teen drama at it’s worst but also, Derek’s behavior is toxic. Chloe says he makes her feel stupid one minute and then the next he’s all concerned… run away from that, girl. Secondly, Chloe’s suddenly reluctant to share her feelings with Tori despite their new found friendship due to the apparently dubious respect she thinks she’s earned with the other girl. Look, I know teenagers are supposedly bags of hormones, but I have never read a teenager who’s as back-and-forth as Chloe. Just… this whole thing has me shaking my head and wanting out. Extremely happy this is the last book in the trilogy.
I really, really dislike Margaret. She does that thing of discounting what a child says because the child can’t possibly be telling the truth about their own abilities… Tori actually gives her a pretty good dressing down about that, but it’s still not okay. Doesn’t help that she immediately freaks out upon finding out what Chloe wasn’t lying. Of course, it turns out I was very right in my dislike of Margaret. Geeeez was I right.
I honestly do not enjoy this type of blow-by-blow writing. If something interesting was going on, sure, give me updates. But honestly, this entire series has been one long bore-fest. Not exactly enough to bore me to sleep, but NOTHING HAPPENS. Even when something interesting does happen, it’s over in a matter of pages and then it’s back to boring.
Also, low and behold, none of the adults in this trilogy think they should, I dunno, just talk to the kids. So of course the kids mistrust them. Of course they do. And then the adults are surprised when the kids first instinct is to run away from the liars. Surprise, surprise. Maybe shouldn’t have lied in the first place. The “kids” are 15-17-ish. Plenty old enough to understand the concepts that would be laid in front of them. Shutting them out at every turn DOES NOT HELP. And it’s super frustrating for the reader.
I really am not sure how I feel about how this trilogy ended, and it ended with a big ol’ bang and a ride off into the sunset. I would like to know more about the demi-demon I never mentioned in the last review. Just because she’s definitely got a story going on. I’m honestly happy to see the back of the rest of the characters. Derek needs to go at least meet the Pack, in my opinion. But yeah… the end seemed really crammed into the end of this book. A mostly boring book with a bam bam bam ending.
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