I really liked the series up until the end of the 3rd book. I really hate it when an author screws over his characters in the end and that's what I felt happened with this book. ( )

Now here is a man who knows how to end a series with a bang, quite literally. While some of the incessant recapping gets to be incredibly annoying, the plot is moved along really well. You know the characters now, so the things they do make more sense, although Rex & Melissa, v. 2.0's characters are still gradually being advanced. Much like Breaking Dawn, I love how the focus is on logic vs. 'let's go kill things!' Things are thought out, plans are made, and it all involves actually thought and regard for history instead of running into battle, killing things left and right with no clear cut plans whatsoever. Those books just annoy me. Way to bring thinkers into your books, Westerfeld! Loose ends are tied up, and the story is brought to a bittersweet, open-ended close, bringing things full circle. I found myself thinking multiple times of the series as a whole. What if it had been five books, one per character, instead of just the trilogy? Will we ever get a short story or another book even for what happens afterward? My only complaint, in the end, is that we never got to learn much about Jonathan's life, why he thinks the way he thinks, what his home life is like. Not much at all. Nevertheless, it is a mostly satisfying conclusion that I think everyone was happy with.

Rating: 5/5 ( )

Rather satisfying end to the trilogy. As I often find in young adult fantasies, some of the plot started to become a little too convenient, but not so much that I was overwhelmingly bothered. I thought the whole concept behind this book was far superior to the other two books. I can see how other people would be disappointed in the ending, but I definitely felt it suited the spirit of this trilogy. Overall, I enjoyed this and am glad I finished it out. ( )

The third in the excellent Midnighters series finds our group of five faced with the battle of their lives. The darklings have found a way to make midnight last forever so that they can feed on humans at will. As in the other novels, the five main characters are clearly distinct from each other as are their powers. More is revealed about some people's pasts, and all have to struggle with new and scary changes. ( )

A disappointing end to the series. It was unexpected, and didn't make much sense to the book. ( )