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Undone by Wendy Higgins

alexandra_92's review against another edition

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5.0

I received an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. Review and blog Tour can be found on *Milky Way of Books*

One of the best NA post-apocalyptic books I read this year! You can't help but fall in love with all the characters Wendy creates! There's always a fear present, the sense of despair and maybe lost chances, but in "Undone" Wendy brings also the slight hope.

This book is told through two POVs: Amber and Remy. Both are in different positions and both have to face the aliens and their truly horrific environment. I also couldn't decide if there was truly a love triangle here, until the end where I was relieved.

Read this series! You can't miss this chance!

lifeisbetterwithbooks_'s review against another edition

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5.0

What an amazing ending to an amazing series.

I've been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to read an early copy of this much-anticipated finale, and I have to say that Wendy did not disappoint! It was full of heart-stopping action, suspense, some super sweet moments between characters that I've come to love, awesome world-building along with villains we love to hate, some seriously heartbreaking moments for a few of our characters, and tension.

So. Much. TENSION. Of all kinds really.

I found myself wanting to stop reading because I knew bad things were coming, but also not able to stop reading because I NEEDED to know how this would end. This entire series was unique in its focus on the lives of our MCs before the invasion. We get to see how they lived normal lives before all sh*t hit the fan, which really enabled me to empathize with their trials and struggles and triumphs. All of the characters were so relatable and lovable and essential to the story because they brought a certain level of humanity and laughter to the group, which the Baelese so clearly lacked.

Even though this series highlights our gullibility and initial weakness as a lesser race, it's also a story of our perseverance and determination and compassion and love and ability to come together for a common goal. The story is ultimately full of hope in humanity's goodness, and I loved following along with the entire gang (even though I was biting my nails the whole time). Overall, I wholeheartedly recommend this series!! The ending was gratifying, though I wished we could have gotten a little more elaboration on Remy and Tater in the 'aftermath'. Still, a definite must-read.

My Rylen, gorgeous eyes and lovely chili pepper tattoo :)


My Tater, our broken Hispanic hero..

amybosica's review against another edition

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5.0

“Those you bond with during times of tragedy become part of you.”

The much anticipated conclusion to the Unknown Series is finally here and boy was it ever worth the wait. Undone is thrilling, heart-pounding and will keep you on the edge of your seat. So, sit back, settle in and enjoy the ride…

Picking up right where the last book left off, Undone totally hits the ground running. When we last left off, Remy and Tater found themselves amongst the enemy and must do whatever is necessary to survive…Meanwhile Amber, Rylen and friends are more determined than ever to take back Earth. They know that the fight won’t be easy and the outcome is terrifying, but humanity can’t end like this. Together they will all be in for the fight of their life. Just how far will one go to save the world?? There is only one way to find out…

Undone was a fantastic read, from beginning to end. This story captivated, thrilled me and answered all of my burning questions. I found the plot of this story to be so intriguing. I loved the dystopian world that Wendy Higgins created and loved getting to learn more about those who have invaded earth.

I loved all of the twists and moments that made me hold my breath. I loved being on the edge of my seat and being breathless with anticipation of how things will play out. I loved the sweet and swoon-worthy moments, in a world of despair. I loved the sense of hope despite the danger that lurked around every corner. Wendy Higgins totally knocked it out of the park with this final installment to the Unknown Series!

*I was provided an ARC copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review*

swreid1981's review against another edition

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5.0

Can I just say that I LOVED this conclusion to the Unknown trilogy! It was absolutely perfect, and everything I look for in a series conclusion.

Undone is told in dual points of view. One voice is Amber, who has been telling the story from the very beginning and the other is from Remy, Amber’s best friend. I wasn’t sure how I felt about this at first, simply because I had gotten very use to Amber’s voice, but I ended up really enjoying it. In Undone, Amber’s small group of friends has been split. Half are safe in Alaska, while the others are hostages of the enemy. It makes for a great dynamic as we see things from both sides throughout the book.

I hate to give anything else away about the actual story because I think everyone needs to read it to find out everything that happens. As in previous books, I loved how Wendy Higgins developed her characters, and created amazing inter turmoil and conflict, especially in Remy. Her character development in this trilogy was probably some of the most impressive and Wendy did an excellent job.

All in all, I cannot recommend this entire trilogy enough. There’s a little bit of everything for everyone in here. Mystery, intrigue, action, adventure, and romance. Plus, as a huge fan of science fiction and dystopian reads, I have to say this is one of my new favorites. Whatever you do, do not hesitate to pick up this trilogy and fall in love with these characters!

smokey_7886's review against another edition

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5.0

Wendy Higgins delivered another great book again! Well written, full of action and suspense, great plot and characters. Definitely a page turner I was engrossed from page 1. I loved Amber and Remy's Povs and the differences in their situations. Overall a great book. Highly recommended series! I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

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3.0

Ok, I was disappointed in book 3. I felt that it focused on certain characters and their relationships more than necessary, especially after reading the book in it’s entirety. The plot was wrapped up in a way that made sense but was a little lack luster for me. I’m not sure what I wanted to happen, but i didn’t like what did happen.
I still loved the series as a whole, and would still reccommend to anyone to read.

asvec's review against another edition

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5.0

Final book of trilogy. Probably my least favorite of the three, but good ending.

lifeinthebooklane's review

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5.0



The only negative thing I can say about this book is that it brought to an end the amazing series that is Unknown. This can't be read as a standalone, but if you have read Unknown and Unrest, you won't be disappointed with this exciting conclusion.

The book is a little different in that it is also written from Remy's POV, as well as Amber's. This was needed partly for the story to work, but it also helped provide an insight into the Baelese people. The conflict Remy felt was so well portrayed and I liked having this different 'voice' and perspective. Her empathy, even for the enemy, gave the book a really strong emotional edge.

The pace of the book is excellent, the plot twists and turns and I certainly couldn't predict what would happen next. I just so enjoyed the 'you can't keep us down' ethos, I do believe that Bahntan even tried to warn his fellow aliens of this little quirk of human nature. The book is full of ups and downs, both emotionally and in attempts to defeat the Baelese, it has gains and losses and lots of action.

I really have thoroughly enjoyed reading this series of books. Whilst the plot is very different, they put me very much in mind of the Hunger Games and Divergent series'. If you like a good dystopian/Sci-Fi novel with a touch of romance and a lot of human spirit I highly recommend this series of books.

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5.0

4.5 stars
Was slow starting, and I have a few unanswered questions... but overall a whirlwind book. Will definitely re-read this series again in the future!!

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1.0

This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland

Okay I know I wasn't expecting much from Undone after those first two books and...it didn't get any better. Man this series was seriously annoying. I hated the characters, the romance was super lame, everything was just not good. I am still surprised as I loved Sweet Evil and those books so I expected more. At least the same level of storytelling, but if I didn't know better I would say this was the first thing the author wrote and she wrote Sweet Evil later. I actually went back and re-read Sweet Evil after I finished this just to see if I was not remembering the writing style and such correctly, but no that is a MUCH better book. The writing, the characters, the story, everything is sooooo much better than in this series. I don't get it. *spoilers ahead*

So Undone is the conclusion of this series. Where our heroes and heroines take down the aliens and save the world. Or what is left of it. The story is told from Amber and Remy's point of views. And maybe a few other people, but they were the main ones. Remy and Tater and lady who liked Rylan and is super tough were captured by the aliens and they pretended to be on the aliens side so they could live at their main camp and try and take them down from the inside. Which...okay here is a HUGE issue I have with this story. Which I didn't really think that much about until this happened. Until people were captured and interviewed by the aliens, they told the aliens lies, and the aliens just said okay and let them in. So it was set up in the first book that the aliens have these mind control powers. They can make you do what they want, say what you really think and feel, if they use them. So why don't the aliens use these powers? Why not use them when interviewing these suspect people? Why just ask them questions normally and they say whatever and just believe them? That makes no sense. None. I mean...I don't get it. But after I thought of it I realized there were so many times when they could have made things easier and just used the mind control to get things done. Like why wouldn't they use it all the time to keep the humans compliant and doing what they wanted? You gave them this power and then it is only used once or twice for not much which doesn't make sense. Like when grandpa wouldn't hand over the keys in the first book instead of having Tater and Rylan move out of the way, why not just have grandpa hand over the keys? That would have been simpler and easier and then the family wouldn't get upset and would be easier to round up and kill them all as a whole. Or why not just kill everyone right then? So yeah, the whole mind control thing the aliens had was way underused and I didn't understand why. It was almost useless to them as they used it so ineffectively.

So Remy was still just as stupid as she was in the other books. The senator turns out to be the leader of the aliens and at first she is super upset, but then of course the senator thinks she is all that and treats her special so Remy is all he is not bad! At the end she even tries to save the senator and the kids because golly gee guys we can all get along and live peacefully even though the aliens killed everyones family and friends and were absolutely horrible to humans. Who cares that they bombed everyone I cared about except the few who managed to get out, we can all live in peace and harmony with these aliens. Sure. Yeah. Really. No. No. Sorry no. You kill my entire family I don't care how "nice" you are now that you are not in charge I will never trust you and won't want to live amongst you. I would want you locked up somewhere far away so you can't hurt anyone else I come to care about. Yeah. So Remy was all wide eyed optimist still with the huge heart and no. It was too much.

On the other hand Amber is up in Alaska with everyone else planning their final siege. It is very lucky that the aliens all procreate at the same time and it makes the guys crazy when they do so they good guys have a great window of opportunity. But first they have to take down the outpost in Alaska so they know the aliens plans and when exactly the sexy times were planned. And man Amber was still acting like a stupid 12 year old the whole time. She was taken along when they were taking down the Alaskan post and she is incredibly stupid when she hears someone coming her way it can only be one of the good guys right and she goes crazy getting to them only *shock surprise* it was an alien and then a gun fired and alerted the rest of the aliens that they were under attack. Great job Amber. I see why you wanted to come along. To mess things up and get people killed. Yes, she feels terrible afterwards, but geez she was stupid. I get it can be hard to think straight in difficult situations, but man. It was hard to believe she was as old as she was supposed to be. Because she never acted like it.

So the main battle, taking down the aliens and getting control of earth back, was a bit disappointing. It was all way too easy. And way too quick. Just like woohoo! We won. End of story. I don't know. I don't really understand why everyone seems to love this series. The writing is not that good, the characters are not realistic and feel like they are young children, everything is too easy, the aliens have powers they don't use, it was all just a mess. I don't know what happened with this, or maybe the Sweet series was just a fluke. This wasn't good. Not at all. I don't understand.

*Note: I received a free copy of this book for voluntary review consideration