I have to say I had mixed feelings about this book, especially after sitting on my thoughts for a few days and my 5 stars is for the series as a whole, not for this book alone, honestly I'm not sure how I would rate this book alone.
While I was sad to see their story come to an end, I still loved this dynamic group of unique characters. Their loyalty and bonds within the group are breathtaking. I was glad we got closure on all of the bigger issues. My favorite part that had me absolutely glued to my kindle was graduation day, those scenes had me holding my breath more than once (and it is also when Stunich's amazing writing style really shined because it focused on the actual story and characters).
I have to say I had mixed feelings about this book. I did love the actual story, but there were some issues that were hard to overlook. The actual story unfortunately gets lost among the unnecessary political/social commentary in this book. This is in no way bashing the author, it is just my thoughts on how I felt while reading and some insight to help other readers be prepared.
I am not affiliated with either political party and think that everyone is entitled to their opinions as long as they can still be respectful to those with differing opinions.
Unfortunately some of the statements made in this book seemed to encourage the hate/disrespect that is plaguing the USA and that definitely affected my enjoyment while reading.
Yes these things popped up in the previous books, but they didn't feel so "in your face" and flowed with the story. They actually added depth to the story in previous books. This time it felt like most of these things were just thrown in to make her political views known. I actually agree with most of these things, but it just seemed to have no real purpose by bringing them up in the book and took away from the actual storyline and characters.
I also understand Bernie's thoughts on classism, but she repetitively talked about it and I started getting irritated with her for constantly bringing up the same thing so often.
The repetitive focus on classism, political agendas, etc. really took away from the story/characters and did not actually add anything to the story. I did find myself skimming more of this book than the previous ones because of the repetitive parts that slowed the story down for me. When the story was actually moving forward and things weren't so focused on making political or social statements it was an amazing read.
There was also a huge letdown with the big deaths in the book.... so much buildup through out the series only to have their final ends to be glossed over quickly. The epilogue typically adds a new dimension to a story, but the multiple epilogues in this one really did not add to the story (the characters just got older).
I do recommend this series, but just be aware that this last book has a heavy focus on political/social views and so go in aware of this.
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