Series: The Elysium Chronicles (bk. 3)
Genera: Dystopian Sci-fi/Romance
Subjects: underwater colonies, Florida, love, memory,
brain-washing, psychological, nanotechnology
Setting: Florida and a sea colony called Elysium
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, present tense,
rotating between Evie and Gavin
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 333 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $18.99
Publisher: MacMillan: TorTeen
Summary/ product description: “The thrilling conclusion to
J. A. Souders’s riveting SF psychological thriller series for teens
In this
conclusion to J. A. Souders’s thrilling, twist-filled Elysium Chronicles
series, Evie Winters and Gavin Hunter return to the isolated, dangerous underwater
city that they fought so hard to escape.
Back in
Elysium at last, Evie has finally found her true-self hidden under layers and
layers of false memories implanted by the woman she knew as Mother. Thanks to
the intervention of her father, she knows the horrible truth about Mother and
her insidious plans for her city. With the help of the love of her life, Gavin,
and her best friend, Asher St. James, she’s determined to free her people from
the cruel dictatorship of Mother’s laws. But how do you free people who don’t
know they need rescuing?
Working
with the growing Underground rebellion, Evie tries to remove Mother from her
position by force—with disastrous results. As the body count rises, Evie must
find a way to save Elysium before Mother destroys them all.”
My Review: Rebellion is the finale to the Elysium
trilogy. If you are unfamiliar with the series, it’s set in an under water sea
colony that used to be a resort, but then a woman who calls herself mother
killed her father, the owner and took over. Evie is her daughter, but not by
birth. Evie keeps getting her memories erased. There’s a boy named Gavin who
comes from the surface and romance happens. I recommend it if you like
dystopians or the idea of sea colonies. If you have not read the series, then
spoilers ahead because this is a review of the final book.
This book, like the previous book, is told from 2
point-of views: Evie and Gavin. I don’t recall the first book having Gavin’s
POV. Evie knows that she used to be an Enforcer and she met her birthmother.
She meets a woman named Nadia and discovers the Underground, the people living
in a place called the Caverns in an underdeveloped hidden section of Elysium.
They are planning a rebellion against mother. Also Gavin has to go to the
surface because the other have nanites in them that could wipe their memories
it the leave.
Gavin goes to his mother, who thought he was dead.
Apparently his little brother angered the mayor of their village and now they’re
not allowed to trade or be full citizens. Gavin gets pissed about this and the
mayor tries to bribe Gavin for information on his son Asher and Evie’s whereabouts.
Meanwhile Evie and the Underground come up with a plan that involves wearing
mask with her face on them and gaining the trust of the citizens and help to
take down mother.
I was a bit disappointed with this finale. I loved the
first two books, but this one felt lacking and also the ending left a lot of
questions, as crazy as it was. There was not as much romance or action or
adventure. Having to wait and extra year to read this book that was not worth
the wait. I still like the character and love the setting, but this felt like
it was trying to imitate other dystopian finales at least until the very end. I
just wish things went differently.
Cover Art Review: I like the cover. Evie is wearing an
Enforcer cloak here. I’m not sure if the dress is what they wear too.
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