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OtherRyn rated Fourth Wing: 4 stars

No cover — Rebecca Yarros: Fourth Wing (AudiobookFormat, Recorded Books Inc.)

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the …

OtherRyn rated 2 B R 0 2 B: 4 stars

2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut

"2 B R 0 2 B" is a science fiction short story by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in the digest …

OtherRyn rated The Long Earth: 3 stars

Stephen Baxter, Terry Pratchett, Michael Fenton Stevens: The Long Earth (EBook, 2012, Sound Library)

The Long Earth by Stephen Baxter, Terry Pratchett, Michael Fenton Stevens

Terry Pratchett, other than lending his name to this book, wasn't a part of it. No humor and dark reading. …

OtherRyn rated The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: 3 stars

Rick Riordan: The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians (AudiobookFormat, 2005, Listening Library (Audio))

The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is on the most dangerous quest of his life. With the help of a satyr and a …

OtherRyn rated Edge of Tomorrow: 4 stars

Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Mike Martindale: Edge of Tomorrow (AudiobookFormat, Simon & Schuster Audio)

Edge of Tomorrow by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Mike Martindale

OtherRyn reviewed Leviathan Falls by James S.A. Corey (The Expanse, #9)

James S.A. Corey: Leviathan Falls (Paperback, 2021, Orbit)

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5 stars

It's impossible to review this book on its own as it is the culmination of all the novels and novellas before it.

It's also a very rare thing, to have a series end and end well. No, all the loose ends aren't tied up, but they aren't in life, either. It's all a little messy but in a way that is very human. People make choices that you want to shake them for, and others make you sigh and shrug your shoulders, but nothing feels out of character. Nothing is swerving into the realm of "who is this person?"

Sure, a few complaints. I would have liked to have seen some previous characters get some time in this book, as they were important before, but again, as I said before, what you get from life is messy and imperfect and it's my curiousity that's driving that more than feeling that …

It's impossible to review this book on its own as it is the culmination of all the novels and novellas before it.

It's also a very rare thing, to have a series end and end well. No, all the loose ends aren't tied up, but they aren't in life, either. It's all a little messy but in a way that is very human. People make choices that you want to shake them for, and others make you sigh and shrug your shoulders, but nothing feels out of character. Nothing is swerving into the realm of "who is this person?"

Sure, a few complaints. I would have liked to have seen some previous characters get some time in this book, as they were important before, but again, as I said before, what you get from life is messy and imperfect and it's my curiousity that's driving that more than feeling that the book was lacking something.

I will miss the world and the characters very much. They have been my friends for many years and I can always visit them again, but I know I don't get any new adventures with them. And that's okay.