Book: Terminal (Virals book 5) by Kathy and Brendan Reichs
ISBN 13: 978-1595145284
Average Goodreads Rating: 4.41 Stars
My Rating: 5 out of 5 popsicle sticks
I've been reading this series for years now... (waiting a year in between each when it came out) So that's why I don't have posts for the rest of the series. When I heard this was the last one in the series my heart broke a little. These characters will be missed more than certain dead relatives of mine. Just sayin.
One of the coolest things about this series was that Tory, our protagonist is the niece of Temperance Brennan! For those who don't know, Temperance Brennan is the main character on the TV show Bones. That's loosely based off a book series. Which is one the only 5 shows that I really watch. I've thought of reading it, but I hear it's extremely different from the show and I would be constantly comparing the two. Anyway! End of tangent, back to Tory. She's a smart, sarcastic fifteen year old that's ten times more mature that most 17 or 18 year old main characters in YA. So I like her very much for that. I think thats mostly because Kathy Reichs is used to writing adult books so her teenage characters are a lot more adult-like than usual.
Aaaand the love triangle I've been dealing with for the past three to four years has finally been resolved! I wasn't surprised with who it was... (not saying his name in case yall don't want spoilers) But I mean... They've been dropping hints since day one! Moments where his eyes linger a little too long or they're hands touch and it feels all electric...and stuff. I know, I know, I am very romantic. But you get the point! Little things where it's still considered tasteful and at the same time you know what's going on. There's some sort of romantic tension between her and the other guy but it never really felt right.
All of the books had really solid and thought out plots. When an author does their research the reader can tell. So the science behind the transmission of the virus, and lab testing and the evidence procedures was all really accurate. (Then again, Kathy Reichs is a real forensic anthropologist who would know all of these things. So maybe it wasn't 'research') My point is that there was a really good balance in the story. There was science, action, humor, and romance and it all came together really well. Something for everyone.
Spoiler alert But! I must acknowledge this! All of the loose ends of the story are tied and it's perfect and cool and no more mutant teenagers and everything is normal. But then there's the epilogue!
"I caught my eyes in the mirror. They were green. Always would be now." ... Next Page.
"The sadness morphed into anger. I didn't WANT to change"..."My fingers began to tingle. An electric jolt traveled up my spine. Outside, Cooper howled. I looked up at the mirror. A confident girl stared back. Her eyes glowed with pale blue flame..." THE END
WHAT? What just happened? This is YA! We don't do open ended ambiguity! Is she really human again and that was just some kind of metaphor or... did something else happen? I don't know. And there are no more books to clear it up! Erghhh. I guess i'll have to just soothe my sense of incompletion with a whole bunch of fanfiction. lol
Thanks For Reading!
-R
No comments:
Post a Comment