A review by mxpringle
The Midnight Star by Marie Lu

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Why did they put 3 books worth of (attempted) world-building into the last third of the final book in the series? Random info about gods that were very central to the plot being suddenly explained as they make crazy deus ex machina scenarios. This seemed like they wanted to change the ending of the book to make it seem like the main character was a good person the whole time when she was actually evil, which was the whole point of the book. Absolutely horrible character development that was unrealistic and made no sense. Horribly written series with many plot holes. In the second half of the novel, Adelina's choices made absolutely zero sense with her previous characterization, and it was a complete nonsensical mess.