About this book:
“On the cusp of graduation, Cadence is finally feeling in control. She’s about to become one of the prestigious Elites working in the Hall of Love. Plus, she can take her place as a full member of the underground Sirens who meet secretly in Love City. She’ll finally be able to use her memory skills for good, instead of reporting people as a Watcher.
But a dangerous trap is set, throwing Cadence into unwelcome and unfamiliar territory. Someone in the Collective remembers things that could very well get her killed. The Muse is by her side, after all, but will she be protected when someone powerful wants her dead?
Cadence just wants to be normal, free from politics or squad intimidation. Will she be able to achieve her Elite dreams, or will sinister forces leave her running for her life?”
Series: Book #2 in the “Collective Underground” trilogy. Review of Book #1 Here! And Book #2 Here!
Spiritual Content- There are other names for God, Jesus, & the Holy Spirit (Composer, Lyric, & the Muse); Christians are called Sirens because they sing Scriptures; Many Scriptures (called “fragments of the Song”) are quoted, remembered, & sung (with the names replaced for the names used in this world); Cadence is called the Songbook because of her photographic memory that can remember all of the fragments she hears; Prayers & a blessing over food; Many talks about the Composer, Lyric, the Muse, & trusting them; 'H's are not capital when referring to the Composer or Lyric; Seeing Lyric; The Muse (Holy Spirit) talks to Cadence & she feels peace; Meetings with the Sirens, singing Scriptures, & receiving a blessing from a leader; Cadence isn’t sure how to tell someone that Lyric is so amazing; Cadence recalls someone telling her that The Composer is a fairytale & that he was glad it was outlawed by the government (Book #2, *Spoiler* that same character has changed and is a Siren now; Cadence thinks it’s an act and wants others to see his true personality, but eventually realizes that he’s sincere and forgives him *End of Spoiler*); Cadence ignores the nudges the Muse is giving her when she’s determined to prove that someone is putting on an act, which later causes her to not be able to hear the Composer and wonder if He thinks she’s no longer worth the effort (she snaps out of this thought when a song comes to mind to remind her that the Composer hasn’t forgotten her); Mentions of when Lyric (Jesus) was strung up on a tree by the government & Sirens singing about His return; Mentions of prayers & praying; Mentions of Sirens meeting and singing songs (of Scriptures) & Sirens using a secret hand motion when meeting others; Mentions of a necklace & a mural of Lyric’s tree (a “tree with a small, stylized figure of a person’s shadow on it”); A few mentions of people receiving visions of Lyric; A few mentions of Lyric’s country (Heaven);
*Note: “Love all, be all” is used as a common greeting/slogan; The phrase “how on (the) Composer’s green earth” is said three times; A few mentions of people saying that a man has miraculous powers, zapped someone back to life, & was able to make someone float in the air (all untrue exaggerations); A mention of an LED light giving someone an almost demonic glow.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘sucking up’, two ‘blah, blah, blah’s, two forms of ‘dumb’, three ‘what the—‘s, five ‘idiot’s, and nineteen forms of ‘stupid’; Made-up curses/phrases (can all be changed to actual cursing): a ‘Haters’, a ‘for Love’s sake’, and a ‘what the Love—‘; Sarcasm & Eye rolling; Being chased, being tased and kicked, being knocked-out, knocking someone out, being kidnapped, being tied-up, being shot at, almost drowning, being drugged through an (implied) alcoholic drink, & being hung over (all up to semi-detailed); Pain, Injuries, Receiving stitches, Blood/Bleeding (semi-detailed); Getting a tattoo removed & major pain (semi-detailed); Seeing others attacked, beaten, tased, & arrested (semi-detailed); A group of gangsters (called “The Orphans”) throw a child into a pool of water to make a statement (the child nearly drowns but is revived, up to semi-detailed); Recalling a bomb & being tied-up (Book #2, up to semi-detailed); Nightmares (up to semi-detailed); Cadence is physically and verbally bullied by an adult leader (including him threatening to choke her, up to semi-detailed); After being betrayed in the 2nd Book, Cadence doesn’t think that person deserves to be happy and gives herself the mission to reveal that person’s true personality to everyone (She calls it “righteous anger” *Spoiler* that character has changed and is a Siren now; Cadence eventually realizes that he’s sincere and forgives him *End of Spoiler*; Cadence lies a few times for her, others’ safety, or to tell someone what they want to hear; Many mentions of hate/hatred (which threaten their empire), Haters (which are deemed the enemy (followers of the Haterman *Spoiler* Who is Lyric (Jesus) *End of Spoiler*) to the government system that is all about love), the Purging (which was when the government took over and eliminated anyone who stood in their way), & the government tracking down Haters to kill them (because “Haters do not deserve to live in this beautiful world we have made for ourselves” according to one leader); Many mentions of stabbings, blood/bleeding, pain, & injuries (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of a show where Haters are publicly execution & Haters being beaten and killed (border-line barely-above-not-detailed to semi-detailed); Mentions of weapons (guns, gunfire, a drone that has razor-sharp metallic pinchers, tasers, electric nets, & gas canisters); Mentions of Embracement (public executions); Mentions of treason, a terrorist, bombs, & an explosion (Book #2, barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of rebellions & rebels; Mentions of arrests, beatings, torture, & deaths (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of a fire, bodies, deaths, & injuries (up to semi-detailed); Mentions of a near drowning & screams (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of Realignment & those who were realigned (brainwashed); Mentions of gangs & gangsters; Mentions of lies, lying, liars, & deceit; Mentions of nightmares (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of tattoos (all apprentices have an ID that is a tattoo on their wrist); A few mentions of stitches & scars; A few mentions of being drugged & an alcoholic drink; A few mentions of grieving (a mentor); A couple mentions of wars; A couple mentions of two guys looking like they would cut someone’s throat; A couple mentions of children being abducted & brainwashed; A couple mentions of a con-man & scams; A couple mentions of rumors; A mention of wanting to do something but knowing it would be suicide; A mention of someone running away from home; A mention of someone being out of their mind and on “some substance”; A mention of gambling; A mention of graffiti; A mention of jealousy;
*Note: A mention of looking like a zombie.
Sexual Content- Noticing, Nearness, & Smelling (barely-above-not-detailed); Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, & Butterflies (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes & Winks; Hodge reminds Cadence of their “first night” (no details given); Mentions of how “fraternizing” isn’t allowed between Apprentices unless it’s a festival time and then there’s a bunch of a couples fraternizing and getting close (including a mention out of the bushes); Mentions of flirting, blushes, winks, crushes, & being interested in someone; A couple mentions of embraces; A bit of love, being in love, & the emotions;
*Note: Cadence’s pants are removed by a doctor to treat her injuries (she’s too out of it to care); A mention of scantily clad dancers; A mention of a place filled with pheromones.
-Kerr Flick/Cadence
1st person P.O.V. switches of Cadence
Fantasy/Dystopian
276 pages
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My personal Rating-
I really wanted to like this third and final book in this series. I really did.
But I’m ending the book somewhat confused and feeling very jipped.
This dystopian series definitely isn’t the normal “let’s over throw the corrupt government” plotline that you see in so many dystopian series. It should be noted that I really like that plotline, personally. However, I wasn’t opposed to this one being different and I liked that it was overall different.
It’s been a couple months since I read the prior book, so it took me a while to catch up and remember past events and who everyone was. Once I remembered what was going on, it was nice to see certain characters again. I was quite lost though. Set three years after the ending of the second book, this book picks up with full speed and give only crumbs of details that happened in those three years. I feel jipped. I got to see none of the romance blooming between her and Hodge, and that’s just a jipped feeling for this YA clean romance fan.
Besides the feeling of trying to catch-up when reading, I was annoyed with Flick/Cadence at times for her reaction to someone reappearing. I totally get why she hated that person, but it felt like a very…juvenile problem for the current situation she was in.
“Flight” is a really good title for this. The ending was--like the rest of the series--different, but I didn’t hate it or feel upset. I just wish there had been more because I did feel a bit unsatisfied after the abrupt ending.
See y’all on Monday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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