I'm going to start off with my one huge rant about this series, not that there weren't other things that bothered me to lesser degrees, but I was for the most part able to overlook those things. So here goes.

The back and forth and going around in circles with the relationship between Kami and Jared in this trilogy drove me completely crazy, and not necessarily in a good way. There were things that should have been obvious to them about each other that weren't. I realize it was probably done this way to show the stark contrast between when they were linked and knew each other's every thought and feeling, and when they weren't and had to guess. But seriously after having been linked to each other their whole lives, I thought they should have known each other better.

Ok that's it for the rant. For the most part I enjoyed The Lynburn Legacy trilogy so much that I stayed up into the wee hours of the night reading. I think mainly because I enjoyed the characters so much. Also when you are reading books that end in huge cliffhangers there is no way you can wait to start on the next one if it is available. I am very happy I was able to breeze through these and enjoy them. Now on to something else.

I'm going to start off with my one huge rant about this series, not that there weren't other things that bothered me to lesser degrees, but I was for the most part able to overlook those things. So here goes.

The back and forth and going around in circles with the relationship between Kami and Jared in this trilogy drove me completely crazy, and not necessarily in a good way. There were things that should have been obvious to them about each other that weren't. I realize it was probably done this way to show the stark contrast between when they were linked and knew each other's every thought and feeling, and when they weren't and had to guess. But seriously after having been linked to each other their whole lives, I thought they should have known each other better.

Ok that's it for the rant. For the most part I enjoyed The Lynburn Legacy trilogy so much that I stayed up into the wee hours of the night reading. I think mainly because I enjoyed the characters so much. Also when you are reading books that end in huge cliffhangers there is no way you can wait to start on the next one if it is available. I am very happy I was able to breeze through these and enjoy them. Now on to something else.

4.5 for the whole series

{September 29th, 2014} THE REVIEW

“You existing in the world is all I need.”

2.5 stars.

Seeing the page, I think out of everyone I know and am following, I'm the first to actually review this. no pressure lol It's an odd sensation for me. But anyways to my thoughts on this ending to this series.

Going into this I was kind of hoping this would break the whole "the last book wasn't what I expected and hoped for and felt meh". It doesn't break it completely. Had a moment that it could have but just fell flat to me. I'm rather conflicted, seeing that I was fiddling with my rating for a while and settled on that rating. I can't go higher because it didn't...exceed my expectations, I also can't lower it because I'd read worse endings to series than this. Not that it was worse or bad, because it came up as a "...huh?" for me. Mostly because it fell flat and made me almost go meh.

And I was seriously hoping I wouldn't have to be groaning and feeling so conflicted about this as I write this review, but ugh I have to sadly.



When I began reading this, I kind of had a different picture how this would end. Somehow I thnik I felt more robbed of the creepy dark ending I had imagine, especially from the blurb. Yes there were a few moments where I was like "okay, my heart is seriously breaking" but for most part I just shrugged and moved on. Maybe my heart has hardened a bit. Maybe I am being more critical or whatnot. But I do know I was expecting more, especially from how the first two book set it up.

Okay, seriously I have spoilers in this for a REASON.

READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.



There's several things why I felt rather robbed and conflicted about this book. I seriously expected more. I felt like I got a mediocre ending where surprise! happy ending for nearly everyone. For most part the whole gamble didn't feel as life-threatening as it should have, in fact I pretty much expected x characters to survive, and they did..

And the jokes, I felt they were trying REALLY hard to be funny more so this time than the other books. Sometimes it felt unnecessary. But other times, it did save me. I swear Kami's father's jokes were probably the best ones.

And the relationships, oh my goodness... I was kind of like cringing for a good part of the book as it just flickered back and forth, back and forth and was headdesking a fair bit. I was happy with some, but the main romance department just had me rolling my eyes. Just not what I expected. And Kami, staph with the weird pet names, they just rubbed me the wrong way, like wowza.

BUT THE ONE THING THAT REALLY MADE ME GO NOOOOOOOOO WAS THIS:
seriously I am warning you, these are MAJOR spoilers aheadlast chance to turn backokay if you click again, please don't regret this and blame me, I gave you plenty of chances to turn backHenry Thornton and Rusty, I mean gah it gutted me but I expected more for them. FYI: I did cry for them, Rusty more than Thornton unfortunately...

All and all, for a 'final' battle type of book, it felt a bit lacklustre and totally different from what I was expecting...kind of like as I neared, I was getting my hopes up only to get this response instead:



Quite frankly, I'm a bit sad and slightly disappointed okay maybe more disappointed than sad but still... ^^;

“You are the greatest achievement of your own life.”

The book starts a bit slow, kind of MEH, then it gets interesting, then it ends again MEH. I have to thank that it is not written in first-person at least, as so many YA books are. There are some things that I liked and more than I did not like.

 

What I really liked:

- The setting. It takes place in a little town in England, so there is a lot of green as well as dark places. The atmosphere is a bit Gothic, it rains or it is always dark.

 

What I liked:

 

- When there is a battle, it is not teenagers only. There are adults too. I think that is an improvement in a YA book, where only teenagers fight, where adults are almost non-existent.

 

- Not only Kami has Jared, but she also has Angela and Holly. I liked that it was a team, not a duet only. She may doubt them in a moment, but they are there to support her in her investigations and they also know her secret.

 

- Kami being half English, half Japanese. It looks like Japanese is very in in YA books, but I can't complain, being a fan myself of everything Japanese-related.

 

- The mind-reading: when I read the summary, I had a total different idea of what it really is about. I like that Kami and Jared have talked to each other mentally since they were born, that it is natural for them to have the other in his/her mind, but at the same time, that they are able to build walls when it is necessary.

 

- Angela's sexual orientation: it was kind of obvious really. But I liked it because it adds a different aspect to a YA book.

 

What I did not like:

 

- The love-triangle: luckily it is not important, or that Kami is not undecided with whom she is in love with, but to have 2 cousins interested on the same girl is tiresome. And both look alike. And both are good looking. And new in town. And powerful. I think it was totally unnecessary to have Ash liking Kami; it does not add anything (at least, not yet) to the story, and it seems like it was kind of forced for him to like her; it did not feel natural.

 

- Jared: he is too emo, too dependent of Kami. It was like he was the girl in the relationship. He did not want to even listen to the idea of them without that link, or of Kami with Ash. But when he had the chance, he would not even touch her. His attitude of "hot and cold" was tiresome. And I would not even go to his looks (bad-boy looks) or his tempestuous relationship with his mother or his past.

 

- The last 50 pages or so. It was getting kind of boring, and I only wished to end it.

 

- The end: I hate this kind of end, the cliffhanger, the "what will happen now" kind of feeling. I hate when writers decide to end like this so readers will be forced to read the next one. In my case, when I reached the last word, I was with a "whatever" attitude.