A review by toggle_fow
Defiant by Brandon Sanderson

3.0

Saving the galaxy through friendship and the healing power of slove*!

* (slug love)

Look. This was a good finale and a fun ride.

The simple truth is that Spensa's POV doesn't work for me. I caught a second wind with the Skyward Flight novellas because, frankly, Spensa wasn't there. Now she's back, and I'm afraid she remains annoying. I also just don't vibe with her cast of increasingly quirky friends. It's beginning to give an XD Rawr Means I luv u in Dinosaur! vibe. The beginning was worse for this, but once we got past the halfway point and started hitting the action cascade, I enjoyed it more.

Unfortunately, I think I'm just too old. I accidentally got a 14-year-old into this series and everything here works for him PERFECTLY, which is as it should be. Nothing to be done about it, sadly, and I wish all of you still having fun here a wonderful experience.