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Light by Michael Grant

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Endgame. The barrier goes transparent, and then Gaia makes its final play. Pete doesn't realize it yet, but he will too.

Category
YA Fiction

Why I chose this book
Next in series

My personal opinion (the review)
This one stunk. It seemed to trip toward the finish line, jumping ahead to finish things off, and then slowing back down to keep interest. Sex was on just about everyone's mind, that or murder- sometimes both. The final chapters tied things up in nice bows, but at what cost? The writing was great, the story line was engaging, the characters were vivid, but this just left me with a bad, filmy taste in my mouth. I'm sure it'll be made into a huge summer blockbuster, like Maze Runner. But unlike that one, I'll skip this one.

Warnings
Language: none
Violence: yes, frequent peril, not very graphic
"Adult" situations: several, none graphic
Death: yes, not graphic

Movie rating equivalent
PG-16

Protagonist description
Sam is ever the hero and soldier. Caine is the "bad guy" turned hero

Point of view of story
Third person omniscient, point of view varies

Book length
Medium, to long

Story flow
Excellent, no lag

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
Lots of awesome characters, but I didn't connect with any this time.

For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Integral

Series review as a whole
Skip this one. It started out cool, but then just went weird and then moved sideways into depraved (sex sells, right?). If you really want to make it work, read the first 2 and then skip to the end of the 5th one, starting with the aftermath chapters. They tie up the loose ends and you get to skip the worthless parts.

If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Start at the beginning: Gone

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