Review: Great wrap up to a fantastic series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 15, 2012
I received a complimentary copy of Revolution through a read2review on Goodreads, this in no way affected my review.I have wanted to read Ms. Crane's books for a while now; I would see reviews and comments regarding how incredible her books; in fact my own daughter for her 14th birthday in June received a Kindle, and what did she want?(This was after previously reading one of Ms. Crane's other novels...) Yes, you guessed it, she wanted all of Ms Cranes novels! So she did receive them and loved them! I would see her staying up late(it was Summer); wrapped around her Kindle reading; so yes, I was looking forward to the adventure myself.Revolution is a great ending to an edge of the seat ride with the Collide series! Now, a reader can pick up Revolution and receive a recap briefly of the events that led to Sherry and Merrick's current predicament, but I fully suggest going back and reading all of them!Revolution(without giving away too many spoiler deets.) chronicles the events of Sherry, Merrick,Lilly; those who make up the "army of resistance" as Sherry, the main character, refers to her group; They are fighting against the Lighters, beings from another dimension who have the ability to basically "hijack" the body of a human who had recently died; The Taker is a leader; an almost unstoppable being, whose plan was to  take over Earth.Keepers are those sent to protect "Specials" Humans with powers  great destinies; they are a threat to Lighters. Keepers and humans not affected "marked" by Lighters are fighting to stop the Dark Ones.In Revolution, the stakes are raised as the rebels come against an even more formidable enemy, a Graphter; this is a being who has the Taker's power, human intelligence and Lighter abilities. The rebels also have  new weapons for their enemies,;they now allow the "Specials" to fulfill their destinies and so the war commences. Interwoven in the adventure, Ms. Crane builds a world that chronicles the lives of these characters, that even in the mix of despair, they experience, love, passion and yes, there is loss and heartache; but through it all the group has a sense of family; it was this storytelling that adds a in-depth dimension to Revolution, that has this book standing out from others. It's not just about the fighting, and the blowing up of things; but about the people, who against the odds stay intact and together.I do not wish to spoil the ending, but it was fantastic how Ms. Crane  brought the Collide series to an end;I will just say great and surprising things come in small packages:)A must read!