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Truancy City (Truancy #2)

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As a new threat arises from outside the walls of the City, the warring Truants and Educators must join forces or be destroyed. The fate of the City is determined at last in this long-awaited conclusion to the Truancy trilogy.

Hardcover, 384 pages

Published November 13th 2012 by Tor Teen

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Nov 30, 2012 Erin rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. For all of the people who say Fukui can't write... I'm assuming you think Twilight is a literary masterpiece, so I'm just going to ignore you. Fukui managed to take his action film plot and incorporate truths about love, revenge, and the role of government in society. The plot developed well and the ending was bittersweet and reflective. As this is a mostly character-centered book I will say my biggest thoughts on each of the major characters:

Cross: A boy haunted by his past who starts out with...more For all of the people who say Fukui can't write... I'm assuming you think Twilight is a literary masterpiece, so I'm just going to ignore you. Fukui managed to take his action film plot and incorporate truths about love, revenge, and the role of government in society. The plot developed well and the ending was bittersweet and reflective. As this is a mostly character-centered book I will say my biggest thoughts on each of the major characters:

Cross: A boy haunted by his past who starts out with no purpose in life. He attempts to fill this hole with violence and total dedication to his teachers. He develops well and becomes his own person.

Takan: I didn't like him as much as I did in the first book. He seemed very cold, but after the reunion with his father, he started to become better.

Noni: Her insanity was probably the most interesting part of the book. Fukui did a great job of delving into the psyche of a deeply troubled girl and showed the effects of extreme obsession with revenge.

Umasi: He was probably my least favorite character. Although I know he did what he thought was right, I was still mad at him for essentially joining the Government.

Albino: She was the wise one in the novel who in my mind talks like Morgan Freeman. Does anyone else picture her as a God figure? She just seemed that way to me. Her death made me tear up a little. And Zen was SO cute! Although one thing about her pregnancy confused me. In what way did her child help the plot. Zen was a major part, yet the plot would have been fine without him.

Floe: I lied. Floe was the worst character to me. She was kind of a slut and led poor Sepp on. And why did she always wear a skirt to fight? That doesn't even make sense. Ugh. Whatever. I wasn't even that upset when she died.

Iris: One of the more complex characters in the novel. I was often going back and forth between liking her and hating her. Her death was pivotal in the development in the characters and the general message of the book.

It is interesting about the way Fukui switches points of view. It is not obvious enough yet it works because of his ability to describe his characters with indirect characterization. You learn more from what the characters do and think rather than what Fukui directly provides. This leaves characters up to interpretation. This book is the end, and even though the end was sad, it wrapped up nicely.

4.5 stars (-.5 for Floe and Zen's existence)

Cover: I like the colors and the graffiti is cool. Obviously, having a pretty cover is not that important to the story, which is fine by me. (less)

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Feb 26, 2013 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars

An interesting end to the Trance saga. The Trance and the Student Militia find themselves banding together to fight a new enemy, the Government. They've figured out that the city was an experiment that failed and the Government is now ready to demolish it once and for all.

Umasi's sister Iris is the general leading the fight and Umasi now has to decide is he's going to join her or fight against her. All the characters from the previous novels are back, and while they don't all get a happy ending...more

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Jan 27, 2013 Emma rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, adventure, best-deaths, best-dystopias, best-fantasy-land, best-friends, coming-of-age, cool-heroines, crying, death, family, favorite-character, favorites, holocaust, love, organized-crime, politics, read-more-than-once, science-fiction, spying, survival, violence, war

A really excellent conclusion to the Truancy trilogy. Keeps you one the edge of your seat till the very last page. The end is nothing like you'd expect!

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Oct 02, 2012 Micheal Redd rated it 1 of 5 stars

By far the est book iv ever read:) :) :)

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Mar 16, 2013 Tavaris rated it 4 of 5 stars

I Was disappointed in some of the characters deaths and how the story played out.

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Dec 16, 2012 Duncan rated it 5 of 5 stars

CRAP!! They really need to let us give these books more than five stars, and I would have to say that this is the absolute best book I have ever read! I won't do much of a review for spoiler alerts, but you really need to read this!!!!!!!

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Sep 04, 2012 Rachael Woohoo marked it as to-read

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HOLY CRAP THE COVER. O_____O Did not notice it until now. It's so beautiful though :o

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Mar 26, 2013 Katie Ridler rated it 5 of 5 stars

Honestly one of the best books I have ever read!!!

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Jan 24, 2013 Jamie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Such a great trilogy....so sad its ended

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Jan 15, 2013 Helensvale Library rated it 1 of 5 stars

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Too much fight scenes lost my interest

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