Obsidio by Amie KaufmanJay Kristoff Series: Illuminae Files #3
Published by Random House Children's Books ISBN: 9780553499216
on March 13, 2018
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Survival Stories, Romance
Pages: 624
Read it as: Hardcover
Source: Purchased
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Synopsis
From bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff comes the exciting finale in the trilogy that broke the mold and has been called "stylistically mesmerizing" and "out-of-this-world-awesome."
Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza--but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys--an old flame from Asha's past--reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heros will fall, and hearts will be broken.
It’s some kind of weird phenomenon to come across a series where the books only get better. I seriously detected no weak spot in this one. It had the funny, the drama, and the downright heart-wrenching. Obsidio takes us to the final stretch of the Illuminae Files, telling us about what happens after all the stuff with the Heimdall and their battle to get the truth out there.
Let me a guide you a bit through what you can expect from Obsidio.
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At first we’re introduced to our new heroes, Asha and Rhys. The book wastes no time making us immediately root for them. Rhys is a BeiTech soldier, and even though he has no idea of what he’s doing since he’s actually a techie guy and not a soldier perse, he’s still technically a bad guy. It’s an interesting change from Ezra and Nik, who, while not saints, at least were on the ‘good’ side from the start.
And… from there the book does nothing but RAISE. THE. STAKES.
There are so many things that could go wrong, so many characters to care about. And in spite of all the amazing personalities that interact with each other here, AIDAN definitely deserves some kudos for being well, AIDAN. Our favorite murderous AI is back at it again with existential crisis and being quite concerned with the safety of the survivors.
The thing is everywhere and crawling over every possible space, running the show, even though it’s not ‘what it once was’.
The emotions are real
I can’t stress this enough. There is frustration and rage too at the things that happen. We finally have a glance at the war going on in Kerenza and it’s not pretty. Every step of the way, the book reminds us the BeiTech forces have souls too, they have families and dreams and tell bad jokes and like to play poker and just… are human. Who are the monsters?
That’s why getting a character like Rhys Lindstrom was such a good addition to the story. It added a level of depth that we hadn’t seen until now in the series, even though in Gemina we do get to tag along with the bad guys for a while too.
In the end, if I were to describe this book in one word, I’d go with emotional.
I freaking loved it and I’ll miss the pain it put me through, truly.
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Do you like books that put you through an emotional roller-coaster? -And btw, do give the Illuminae Files series a chance if you haven’t yet because it’s awesome omg
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