The Razorland Series by Ann Aguirre - Reading from 'Horde (Razorland #3)' from May 6th 2019

[Maddie]

Pausing for a few hours. I'll finish this tonight.

[Maddie]

Review: This was an awesome conclusion to this trilogy! :D I know there's a 4th book, so it's not really the end, but the 4th one is from someone else's perspective, so I'm counting it as a separate series kind of.
I have to say, Deuce is my most favourite character from any book. I love her, the way she develops, her personality, her talents, everything about her. I love the way (view spoiler)[she never rebelled that much. She was a slight bit defiant, but it wasn't the whole aspect of the book, and she listened to her elders. She said her piece, and when they told her no, she listened. I love that about her. (hide spoiler)] Also when she let (view spoiler)[Stalker down, and she knew not to hug him or stand too close because that might give him the wrong idea. (hide spoiler)]I swear a normal MC wouldn't have done that, and then would have gotten all confused when (view spoiler)[he tried something again. (hide spoiler)] I love how she's so different. She thinks about everything before she does it, and I love that. I really appreciate how (view spoiler)[she loves her family as much as she loves Fade. I love the attention she gives them, the adoration and the emotion. (hide spoiler)] And the last thing I should say is (view spoiler)[her loyalty. I adore it. The way she sticks by Fade so stubbornly, but yet she still tended to Morrow before going back out into the field to look for Fade. (hide spoiler)] She isn't single-minded. Sorry for this rant, but I just love Deuce.
The plot of this book was so much better than book 2. Book 2 has major 'middle-book syndrome'. It's such a filler. I think I liked this the best out of the trilogy, only because Deuce appealed to me so much. Especially when (view spoiler)[she made the deal with the Uroch! I found that developement really awesome. I loved that idea. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

I'm finishing Memoirs of a Geisha first. So I will be posting soon. That book is long but good. At least my ebook is anyways. Will finish Horde tomorrow and give a lot of updates. Sorry for the delay again.

[Maddie]

It's fine :) I really never get to books early, so super surprised I did this time.

[Gillian]

Maddison wrote: "44%

(view spoiler)[ The tree house setup was brilliant the way they were able to kill off so many without having to get physical right from the get go was excellent. I was surprised that they walked away from it as soon as they made the truce though, it just seemed to fit in a little too snug with winter. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

(view spoiler)[I wish they'd had more of that in later times, like they want back to check on it or something. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

5%: (view spoiler)[ I really like the fact that the book started where the last one ended. Also, I wonder how the Freaks/Muties are able to change. I am really wondering if they made their own clothes as well. So far, a lot is happen. Tegan is a bit stronger in this one, using the rifle. I am enjoying the read so far. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

9%: (view spoiler)[ I really enjoyed that moment between Fade and Deuce. I love that she confessed that she still loves him and repeated his words back to him. Also, when he said that he wanted to hold her but couldn't. I was so sad at that moment because he really wants her but he can't. I like that he is trusting her more than before. These Muties have a strategy, and I wonder what it is. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Yeah I know I really love Deuce and Fade in this one <3 Such a good book.

[Sharon]

17%: (view spoiler)[ I love how determined Fade is. I am glad he is not letting the Freaks get to him. Also, the moment with Deuce when he was sleeping was cute. Salvation is a cult? (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Maddison wrote: "23% done [spoilers removed]"

I love her!

[Maddie]

Yeah I know! I got shocked too. Wait was what cult comment to what I said, or did you realise that on your own?

Are you liking it?

[Sharon]

Maddison wrote: "Yeah I know! I got shocked too. Wait was what cult comment to what I said, or did you realise that on your own?

Are you liking it?"

I'm really liking it. I might give it a 4.5. The cult comment was for what you said. Basically I'm asking you if it is a cult. Because they just seem to be really religious to me.

[Maddie]

Ah right. Well yeah there can be religious cults. Only about living off the land, asking God for everything. It's not such a serious cult, but it appears to be, especially later on.

[Sharon]

Oh okay. That makes sense if it is shown more later on.

[Maddie]

Yeah, trying not to spoil anything here XD

[Sharon]

28%: (view spoiler)[ Awe...they made out! I love them so much! Fade and Deuce forever! I'm in love with their love lol. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Oh my gosh so am I <3 I just love them.

[Maddie]

And the Epilogue is awesome XD You'll love it.

[Sharon]

Maddison wrote: "And the Epilogue is awesome XD You'll love it."

Omg! Can't wait.

[Sharon]

32%: (view spoiler)[ Omg! Biochemistry stuff! I love Biology. Very interesting to see how the Muties were created due to a virulent substance that altered some of the DNA sequences after the war. I am loving this book. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

End of Part 1: (view spoiler)[ Wow...this first part was filled with a lot of interesting facts and it was nice to see Fade and Deuce's romance flourish. I really do love them. I also feel like Tegan has really grown as a character. I think this is because the next book will follow her story and love life...haha. I am happy that Stalker is a good guy at least for right now. He is more likeable in this book. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Oh is the next one about Tegan??

[Sharon]

Maddison wrote: "Oh is the next one about Tegan??"

Yep

[Maddie]

Oh awesome! I was about to look it up, but wasn't sure if I wanted to know XD

[Sharon]

40%: (view spoiler)[ Haha...nice! Morrow mentioned Harry Potter. Guess literature always remains. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

44%: (view spoiler)[ I love how confident Fade is in Deuce's abilities. I wish she could realize how much strength she has. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Maddison wrote: "44% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I love the tree setup as well. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

48%: (view spoiler)[ OMG...a rogue Freak. There are different factions of Freaks? Omg! So the one they encounter at the being is probably one of the more resourceful ones. This is getting interesting. I also liked learning about how great of a fighter Morrow is. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

The more I read your comments the more it reminds me of the book and more I like it XD Might even need to up this one to 5 stars. There actually isn't anything in I hated. It just wasn't that exciting XD

[Sharon]

65%: (view spoiler)[ I am sad that Stalker has gone. He was a great character in this book. I was sad when he said that he could've made Deuce happy. I wonder why Ann Aguirre decided to this exit for his character. Maybe to end the love triangle? (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

End of Part 2: (view spoiler)[ I thought this part was even better than part 1. There was a lot more action and less information. The death of Stalker was sad. I am still wondering why he had to die instead of leaving on his own time. I thought he was a great character in this book. He really grew on me. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Maddison wrote: "78% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I do not think anything will happen between Morrow and Tegan. However, I might be wrong. I just think they will be good friends when the war is over. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

82%: (view spoiler)[ Never thought that there were Freaks who refused to kill humans. Also, never thought an alliance would be formed between the humans and Freaks. This is going to be interesting. I am loving this read right now. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

87%: (view spoiler)[ I love Fade and Deuce. They have an innocence to them. I thought it was cute that they finally slept together. It was nice to know Stone and Thimble are fine and asleep. I liked their story as well. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Epilogue: (view spoiler)[ Loved the epilogue! Now I know why the fourth book is Tegan's story, it is because Deuce gave up fighting to live in peace. I think she left Tegan in charge because Deuce knew that she and Fade were just going to live with her foster family. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Yeah, and maybe the fourth book will be more about (view spoiler)[the way the Freaks were made, what with her going to Winterville? (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Maddison wrote: "Yeah, and maybe the fourth book will be more about [spoilers removed]"

Maybe.

[Maddie]

Hopefully. But then that could also get boring, with not enough action.

[Gillian]

Maddison wrote: "78%
(view spoiler)[ There were so many hints that it was not news that Tegan and Morrow would become a couple.

I'm glad they tied off Thimble's and stone's story by showing us where they ended up. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Maddison wrote: "81%
(view spoiler)[ Now that was unexpected the freaks turning on their elders and asking for help to eliminate them wow (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

About Tegan, yeah I know. I didn't go along with it because I knew (view spoiler)[Stalker was still around and I kind of shipped them, and for some reason I never pin love triangles on a secondary character. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Maddison wrote: "About Tegan, yeah I know. I didn't go along with it because I knew [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ It felt like they were trying to make a love triangle there but Tegan was never going to be able to feel that way no matter how much we all wanted it to work that way :( (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Yeah I know :/

[Abi]

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Reading from the 3rd of July 2017

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[Gillian]

Are we reading Vanguard when it comes out on the 25th?

[Sharon]

I'm in for Vanguard when it comes out.

[Gillian]

great :)

[Gillian]

I just pre ordered my book :)

[Sharon]

I just waitlisted early for the ebook on my library app - Overdrive.