Review: A fitting end to the Vortex series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2014
3.5/5 Stars***NOTE: This review may contain spoilers for the first two books in the series.***Deuce is the final installment of the Vortex trilogy. In this book, Cassie finally gets the life she was hoping for and has had a chance to learn from the mistakes of her first two lives. Of course, it doesn't all go smoothly and Cassie finds a new curve ball thrown at her that she never expected.The negatives:The big event near the end.Something happens toward the end of the book that I had a hard time with. I just couldn't quite wrap my head around it - or Trent's response to it. I'm not exactly sure why, except that what happened didn't feel exactly necessary to me. Because of this, the end of the book was hard for me to connect to (at least until the very end).Jeff.I thought that we were going to finally be rid of Jeff in this third book, but unfortunately that didn't happen. Even though Jeff and Cassie started out as just friends (with no feelings on either side), it didn't stay that way. I was tired of Jeff by this third book and especially tired of Trent's jealousy of him.What I loved:The third life.The third time really was a charm for Cassie and Trent - at least mostly. I really enjoyed seeing this third incarnation of Cassie's life. The one where she got to fix all of the major problems and live her life without regrets. Yes, there were still problems (the biggest one being that Cassie's parents are now super loving, but also slightly overprotective and don't approve of her relationship with Trent), but overall, her life is what she's been hoping for.More time traveling. (MINOR SPOILER)One of the best things about this book was the fact that Cassie becomes a Traveler herself. (This is a slight spoiler, but you find this out early in the book, and most people would probably have guessed it at the end of book #2 - I know I had). I loved seeing Cassie go through the experience of traveling through time and realizing just how crazy Trent's life truly was. Being new at traveling, there were things that she needed to figure out, and it wasn't all easy. Cassie's time traveling experiences and what happened during her trips were definitely my favorite parts of the book!Cassie and Trent.While things were still sometimes rocky for Cassie and Trent throughout book #3, I loved seeing them finally truly together. And the ending to the book was very sweet and gave me a clear vision of what Cassie and Trent's future might look like!Overall, I'd say that Double Fault was a fitting end to the Vortex series. This series was a fun read - great for its intended YA audience. I give it 3.5/5 stars.***Disclosure: This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given. All opinions are my own***