
But, all in all, it was too little too late and I couldn’t give a five or even a solid four like I do with other series I have supported since the early books (Example: Lux #5). The writing was, as always, vivid, imaginative, and out of this world.

It’s because despite everything, I still loved the super amazing perilistic ending. It’s because I loved the first two so damn much.

Why the 3.5/4 star rating? I’ll be frank-it’s nostalgia. I stared straight ahead at the road, the way the dust blowing in from the desert covered it with a faint golden sheen even as gray clouds began to gather over us.īecause dreamers always wake up and leave their monsters behind. (for me) “Are you sure this isn’t a nightmare?” he asked quietly. I have always been on the author’s side of things, ie Veronica Roth, and I’ve always supported (almost) every decision they choose to make- but for some reason, I didn’t feel it with this one. It’s not my story to write and it’s not my creation. It was SO not what I imagined and pined and fangirled and waited for. This hurts me so so much but…this was SO not what I expected. The color of Chubs’s hair, Liam’s bruises, Zu’s eyes.īlack is a promise of tomorrow, bled dry from lies and hate.Īgh. It is the barrel of a new gun, leveled at your heart.

A forgotten night sky broken up by faded stars. In The Afterlight ( The Darkest Minds #3)īlack is the color that is no color at all.
