The Book Depository Numbers 3: Infinity by Rachel Ward
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Price: £9.47
Brand: The Book Depository
Description: Numbers 3: Infinity : Paperback : Chicken House Ltd : 9781906427665 : 1906427666 : 02 Jun 2011 : Post-Chaos 2029. Adam, Sarah and Mia are living together, struggling with the fame of seeing numbers - the dates when people will die. But something is about to tear them apart. During The Chaos Mia swapped her number for another. Suddenly her powerful new ability makes her a terrifying target. Everyone wants to live for ever...
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Merchant: The Book Depository
Product ID: 9781906427665
MPN: 1906427666
GTIN: 9781906427665
Author: Kay Waller
Rating: 5
Review: The series was recommended to me by young adult, I thought I would read it as a support to show i was taking an interest in her & her interests. At the start of book 1 you are not aware that it is an apocalypse story, based in a current period time jumping to the near future. Within the first few pages I was hooked, images so well described that you can't fail to see the picture in front of you, throughout each book I found my self eager to turn the next page and get through the next cliff hanger, you are taken along, you can predict the next step sometimes, it is a easy read, aimed I would suggest at the teenager upwards, there were tears, hi-lights, I'm a slow reader, however read all 3 books within 2 weeks, well worth reading.
Author: Emily May
Rating: 3
Review: I wasn't looking forward to reading this conclusion to the series before I opened up the first page and saw an interesting little note from the publisher. It summed up for me what this series has been trying to say all along in a few succinct sentences: "Actually, it's not about dying; it's about how to live with the knowledge. That's the secret - and it takes a rather terrifying last twist in this final book. Don't close your eyes." Sounds pretty cool, right? I need to make a point to all you readers who might stumble across this review and be put off by the 3 stars and some of the things I'm going to have to say further on. It's this: if you have read and enjoyed the other books in the Numbers trilogy, then you should definitely read this! It has many faults that I will highlight and I thought it somewhat anticlimatic... but it's still the conclusion that this series needs. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped for, especially after having my mind and emotions thrown all over the place in the previous installments, but it wasn't bad enough not to read. I found that, ultimately, far less happened in this final book. The novel is considerably smaller in size (about 100 pages shorter) and it read a bit like a tying up of loose ends - in fact, that's what it was. There was a story but it was less dramatic and less meaningful than what happened in books 1 and 2. I do wonder if I'd have liked it better had I not been on an expectation high following the conclusion of book 2. Book 2 was very fast-paced and I wanted the conclusion to be just as wildly entertaining, but the pacing wasn't as good. I'd also ask that if anyone else here reads the book, please could you tell me what the twist is that the publisher mentions in the foreword. I kept waiting and waiting up until the last minute to be dramatically surprised in a way that would throw me completely off course and make me think "wow". I must have missed it somewhere along the way because I honestly can't think what it could be. Some help please? There is a very important occurrence at the end that I'm glad happened. It just served to reiterate the overall message of this series - which isn't a big political statement, but a reminder that any day could be our last and the one that really counts is the one you're living in.
