Finally! The story gets back to the momentum and style I came to LOVE in the sister Country series! Questions were answered, more were raised, plot lines were built upon, characters had more depth! I am glad I continued to read this series, even after losing much steam in the second book.

Adele is as strong as ever, but I really really liked how Tawni finally became more than just a happy sidekick. She showed some of the strength and depth that I saw in the first book but hadn't seen again. Even though she can love pretty shoes, she can still be the strongest of them all when her time arises. Tristan and Roc also seemed to finally grow up a bit. Not so much constant wrestling and immature antics.

My biggest criticism of this series, and I admit I don't know if it's fair one, is that they only replay the perspectives of Tristan and Adele. I love how in the Country Series, each book introduced us to an entirely new set of people and plot and circumstance, but then the previous books were brought into the mix in such a seamless and beautiful way. I found myself thinking that the same could have been done here, and it would have been so much more enriching, and probably avoided the boring second book issue. I know that this may not be fair, as the second series was written after, so perhaps the idea came with writing, and that is probably the problem reading things out of sequence.

In most of the books so far there are underlying, and some not so underlying discussions on real social issues. The patriarchal domination of a culture; the idea of power, who has it, who should have it, even within a family structure; the role of men and women in both family and society; war; peace; and social hierarchy. In this book, I thought it was interesting particularly in these strong women and how Tristan and Roc compared them with Sun Realm women. Adele and Tawni are strong, capable, independent, compared to how rich women are portrayed today - frivolous, bored, silly and helpless. "Girls are supposed to like shopping" made me laugh, especially after reading the reaction to that. There is also an interesting commentary on social class structure. These tones were touched upon in the previous two dweller books, but not as much as in this book and the Country Series. I am glad it's back and leading me toward a more developed story. I felt the injustice and horror at the disparity between the realms. The previous books vaguely brushed on these topics. You knew it was unfair, and horrible but felt shallow in the descriptions thus far. This book finally addressed this inequality with the appropriate tone.

I just started the final book in both series. I hope that it doesn't feel rushed as we are merging so much into one book! I am interested to see how all these characters and worlds merge. I really enjoy post-apocalyptic and dystopian novels for the ideas and themes that they inherently raise that cause me to think about them long after I've read the past page. Again, I am glad that these are back and am very excited to find out what happens next! ( )

Very exciting and action packed story. What a conclusion to this trilogy. David pulls the reader right into the story so that you are part of it. You lose track of where you actually are because he does such a great job with description and flow that you are no longer on your couch, you are right there in the action with Adele, Tristan, Roc, Tawni and Trevor. I would get all three books and read them back-to-back as they flow seamlessly from one right into the other. David is a fantastic writer. I can't wait to read more of his books. ( )

Very exciting and action packed story. What a conclusion to this trilogy. David pulls the reader right into the story so that you are part of it. You lose track of where you actually are because he does such a great job with description and flow that you are no longer on your couch, you are right there in the action with Adele, Tristan, Roc, Tawni and Trevor. I would get all three books and read them back-to-back as they flow seamlessly from one right into the other. David is a fantastic writer. I can't wait to read more of his books. ( )

I'm so glad I'm finally reading these books. I'm enjoying them immensely! This volume had some more loss that was difficult to cope with, not quite so much as in the last book though. Also, revelations are made which will astound some characters and possibly the reader. Adele and Tristan will finally learn why they were so drawn to each other when they hadn't yet met and will have to come to terms with that. And big decisions will have to be made. I found myself eager to continue reading, well past the time I should have turned off my Nook and went to sleep. I read until my eyes refused to stay open some nights. I love books like that, the books that just beg you to keep reading, the books that are impossible to put down. So far, every Estes book I've read is like that. ( )