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"Another interesting book to the series. I was getting concerned that it abandoned the original characters, but glad it connected back."

"The last book in a great fictional series. Follows different characters than the first three but still very interesting and eye opening. Makes you think about what the future really could be like. "

"I almosttt gave this book 4 stars because I really liked listening to it and looked forward to when I got to read it next. It was a fun read and I liked how it partnered with the rest of the series. The beginning was very very similar to the plot of the Pretties book, but eventually took a different course. Tally was kind of annoying in this book but maybe it’s because she’s a Special. What really brought this book to 3 stars was the ending. It was like a kid’s book or show.. the story is going along and suddenly you reach the climax, 2 seconds later it’s over and the book just kind of ends. There’s no come down, no real lesson learned… nothing to truly come from this book. It just kind of ends."

"great book for you dystopian junkies "

"You definitely should! It’s an amazing book and I think you will enjoy it! Make sure you read the other books first! "

"I know a lot of people don't really count this book as part of the series (since it's kind of a trilogy with this book as an add-on) but I really love this book :) I might even like it better than Specials, but it's hard for me to pick favorites. I love the way that Aya's city changed after the mind-rain. What if that was our world? Face-ranks and stuff would be pretty interesting. And I really wish I had a pet hovercam. That would be sweet :) I love how this book is written, in a futuristic Japanese culture. It is unlike anything I've read before and gives a very different view on dystopian futures and societies. The way that Scott Westerfeld writes, as if the book is in Japanese, and Aya and her friends struggle for the English words is also pretty cool and creative. The characters in this book are so real yet so different from other characters. Tally and Aya are similar, but different. Both of them when starting out were very selfish, and while Tally took awhile to learn how not to be, I feel like Aya learns much faster and is more mature at her age. Tally too, has grown up a lot and is pretty amazing for rewiring herself so many times (and moving on to David again after Zane). I like the new technological advances introduced I. this book, like hoverball-rigs and mag-lev trains. I love mag-lev trains a lot and I wish I could surf them with hoverboards too :) As for the 'freaks' and their plan to kill to birds with one stone, I find to be a little confusing. I understand the part about lack-of-metal slowing expansion down, but not the other part about launching it into orbit. I really loved this book the first time, even more the second, and I'm glad it's there to tie up loose ends left over from the trilogy :)"

"This trilogy unfolded as a standard dystopian tale in which the masses are kept controlled. But the forth installment parallels many issues up for grabs in contemporary society: fear mongering, the publicization of private life, the nature of truth, celebrity worship.<br/><br/>I recommend this entire series to anyone who loves a good tale told well and especially to those who appreciate taking a look at our society from a different perspective."

"A sort of spin off of the series. The fourth and last book "

"Well written, engaging story, and you really get attached to the characters"

"I've been trying to find some new reads, so not really."