Title:
Chaos Walking Trilogy (The Knife of Never Letting Go, TheAsk and The Answer & Monsters of Men)
Author:
Patrick Ness
Rating:
5/5 stars
Review: I've decided to make this review purely spoiler free. I was going to
do as I normally do and have a non-spoiler starter and then cut to
spoiler talk but I feel like I would go on for far too long so all my
discussion will be without spoilers. Of course, I will be discussing
stuff that happens (in very broad terms) so if you don't want any
hint of what happens in this series, GO PICK UP THE BOOK AND THEN
COME BACK AND LET'S DISCUSS.
But
anyway! This series, guys. THIS. SERIES. Wow. I have so many things
to say and also am at a bit of a loss for words in trying to
successfully explain how much I loved this series. So, to start off,
I knew next to nothing about what this series was actually about
except for the fact that every time I went to a book store with one
of my friends, she picked up The Knife of Never Letting Go and
told me I needed to read it. So, when I finally bought the whole
series on a whim, I didn't really know what I was getting into, and I
love doing that with books. Everything is a surprise and it's
wonderful. But I think even if I knew what was going on, the twist
and turns the story took would've still been shocking. So many parts
had me on the edge of my seat and reading the pages faster and faster
to find out what was going to happen next. The
pacing was really well done throughout all three books.
But
what I really loved about the story was how it explored moral
struggles so frequently and in so many different situations. It
really makes you question your own morality. It completely blurs the
lines of wrong and right and has you wondering whether there is any
exact wrong or right way to handle the given circumstances.
I
also adored the characters.
All of them. Patrick Ness fleshed out all of his characters so well;
I felt so connected to all of them. Of course, you feel a bit more
connected to the three characters who get POV chapters but I truly
felt like I could understand all the characters. Even ones I didn't
like, I was able to see why they were like that and root
for them at times. It's so
interesting to have such solid, well-written characters in a story
but also makes some things so much more heartbreaking.
And
the series is so heartbreaking in
so many ways. I cried more
than once reading these books. Both from sadness and happiness,
though.
I won't say what it was (as it's a HUGE spoiler) but my absolute
favourite scene from the book was just so beautiful and I was filled
with so much joy that I just began sobbing reading it. It was scenes
like this that made me fall in love with the series over and over
again.
Basically,
the Chaos Walking trilogy
has easily secured its place as one of my favourite series of all
time. I would honestly recommend this series to anyone. If you're
reading this and haven't read this trilogy and
are waiting for a reason,
here it is! Go
pick it up now and read it! Sure,
they aren't short books but they are so worth it.
I will warn you, though, this
is a series that stays with you. It's been less than a week since I
finished it and my mind is still reeling over it and I can't imagine
this is going away any time soon. It's a series that's hard to leave.
Your mind gets lost in the world and I think a little bit stays there
even after you turn the last page and start to face reality once
more.
Have
you read the Chaos Walking trilogy?
What did you think of it? Tell me what your favourite parts of it
were in the comments!
Until
next time!
Jess,
xxx
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