Specials by Scott Westerfeld

Specials by Scott Westerfeld
Rating: 3/5 Stars

Will contain spoilers!!!

It pains me to say that I am extremely disappointed by this book. There was a decent amount of action in it but I was still very bored while reading it. I just wasn’t feeling it and I was just reading it so I can finish it faster. There was barely any romance in this book either, which is what I was expecting considering it’s the last book. There was a big question everyone wanted answered, who would Tally choose? Zane or David? But it doesn’t even get answered. Zane dies and she stays with David and they don’t even kiss once in this book. Zanes death was also so unnecessary and it broke my heart.

I have a love/hate relationship with this series. It got confusing at times and Tally annoyed me but I loved the concept of it and some characters. Overall, there were more things I hated than liked in this book but I still enjoyed it. One thing I hate the most is the ending because it was not satisfying. I don’t like how Tally stayed as a Special Circumstance either but whatever. I’ll probably read “Extras” sometime in the future and I heard that Tally appears in that so hopefully I get a little closure from that book.

UnSouled by Neal Shusterman

UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
Rating: 4/5 stars

I have 3 papers due this week so I'm going to keep this one short and to the point.

This is one of those books where you can put it down for a while and when you pick it up again, you get right back into it. When I started this, I honestly forgot a lot of the characters and their storyline but once I started reading their POV chapters, I remembered right away who they were.

I’m not a fan of changing POV chapters but I’m used to it when it comes to the Unwind series. I think it actually helps you keep track of the characters and their storyline since there is so much going on. If there weren’t different POV chapters for this series, I have no idea how it would turn out.

One thing I loved about this book is how Wil is mentioned a lot even though he is gone. I honestly thought he was just going to be in that novella “UnStrung” but he was a big part in this book. If you did not read “UnStrong” but read this, you might be a little confused so I definitely recommend reading that first.

The whole idea behind this series is so disturbing but it is honestly so much better than it sounds. Not my favorite out the series but it is still worth the read. I was planning on this being the last book but I’m so glad Neal decided to make one more because if he ended with this book, it would have been rushed and there would be a lot of unanswered questions. And now, the wait for Undivided begins…