Shutdown by Heather Anastasiu
Glitch #3
320 pages- Fiction,
Young Adult, Scifi/Fantasy/post-apocalyptic
July 2,2013
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Source: Netgalley,
and Itching For Books
Purpose: Review, Blog
Tour
Disclaimer: I was given a copy of this digital galley, free, in
exchange for my honest opinion.
From Goodreads: The battle is all but over, and hope seems to be lost. Zoe and her fellow Resistance fighters are on the run, having lost their home, their protection, and their leader. They are outnumbered and outmatched by the powerful corporation that controls the world, and the cruel Chancellor is inches away from completing a scheme that would kill most of humanity. Zoe's only remaining option is to chase the impossible dream of upending the Link system, freeing the world from the hardware that controls their thoughts and emotions, and hope it will trigger a revolution. The plot requires a nearly impossible mission to infiltrate the dangerous Community, and it is a task that Zoe must unfortunately complete alone. With challenges and surprises at every turn, nothing goes according to plan. Adrien's visions of the future now show two possible outcomes: one in which they succeed, and one in which humanity falls. It all lies in Zoe's hands.
My Thoughts:
Have you
been following my reviews? Have you been listening to my thoughts about this
series so far? In case you haven’t, or if you want a refresher, here it goes. Glitch didn’t do it for me. I was
excited about the series, but in the end was completely disappointed. In fact,
I even considered giving up on the series altogether. Override was a lot better. Though it didn’t make me want to go out
and purchase a copy, it did make me very grateful that I chose to continue the
series. But then . . .but then I read Shutdown.
I am a fan! Finally. Okay, yes I
still had my doubts. Yes I was still hypercritical and hyperaware of the
pitfalls. Yes there were moments that I groaned because I felt that Zoe was
regressing into her whiny naïve self. And perhaps she was, but she didn’t stay there! She grew and
blossomed into a very flawed, a very human hero. I couldn’t say for sure whether or not she
would survive ‘til the end, but I was right there with her.
I don’t
want to make this super long, and go overboard with my happiness, but I will
say this. I am even more grateful that I was convinced that I needed to
continue the series. Let’s rewind a bit,
and cover the cons of this story. Honestly, they are minor and I can’t say that
they lie in Anastasiu’s control. First, I am not sure if it was just the galley
or if it effects the print edition, but there were quite a few areas where
words were misspelled, words were left out or extra words were left in. It was
distracting, but not too detrimental. Zoe was whiny, to the point that it got a
little annoying.
But
here is the good. There was action, there was danger and doubt. There was hope,
there was strength, acceptance and humanity. There was redemption, beauty and
redefining. Zoe turned out to be an
awesome hero, one who carried the guilt and truth of things but also the hope
and strength to push on. The things that didn’t make sense seemed believable.
The romance… Finally it was believable and it didn’t read as being too much. The
end came and it didn’t turn out the way that anyone expeted it to. I really
liked the conclusion to this series; it may not be a favorite of 2013. But it
does get the title of the most improved and I plan on buying this series-all
because of Shutdown – the best in the
trilogy.
4.5 Stars ***
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