Review: Not as fulfilling as I had hoped yet excellent book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2013
The writing is gripping, elegant and entertaining. I responded to the characters while reading the story and I definitely felt the need to shower at several points in the book. There are some very dark parts to this story and I echo K Sozaeva's warning about the trigger points for people reading this book. The editing is superbly done. I noticed very few errors in the copy. Any others that may exist, weren't enough to suspend my disbelief.Because of my false expectation that this would finish a trilogy, I found myself less than satisfied with the ending. Even upon more reasoned review, I still am not in agreement with some aspects of the final resolution. For that reason, I can only grant this book four stars instead of five. Overall, this is an excellent purchase for anyone who likes sci-fi coming of age (species wide) stories. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone who has already finished reading any of the rest of this series. Mr. Rhine is truly an exceptional author.