Title: Obsidio
Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Classification: Young Adult
Publisher: Knopf / Allen & Unwin
Release: March 13, 2018
Available Format(s): Hardcover –Paperback – eBook – Audio
All of the MCs that survived the previous two books are back and just as ready to fight, if not more. Now crammed on a Mao, a container ship, with 2,000 refugees and limited resources on their way back to Kerenza, everyone needs to find every ounce of strength to make it to through their next challenges.
We also have a few new players on the board including Kady’s cousin, Asha, who survived the initial BeiTech assault and her past flame, Rhys, who is working for BeiTech. With these two on opposite sides of a war neither were intending to fight, all the drama on the Mao, and the conclusion to this war coming one way or another, you can believe there were a whole lot of OHEMGEE moments.
As always with Amie and Jay’s work, the character development and the details were really good for both ‘main’ (there are almost a dozen who fit this category now) and secondary characters. While I will not be going in-depth about any of the human characters (just because there are so many of them and this would end up being longer than any essay I have ever written) I do need to mention AIDAN. He is so to the point and so quick to make the tough decisions that earn him the reputation of evil, but it was both beautiful and sad to see the connections he has made with different characters and how he continues to fight the war with them even when they have given up on him.
Book three ties the first two together and shows that the trilogy for what it truly is. Although it was somewhat obvious that these books were a presentation of collected evidence in the form of digital chat logs, surveillance commentary and documentation (to name a few), book three showed how the evidence was collected, transcribed/translated and prepared for the case against BeiTech. I have loved this uncommon presentation in the last two books and was glad they were able to both continue it and add even more to it.
One element I loved in the previous two novels was how it made me feel -the heart-racing excitement and heartbreaking losses – but, unfortunately, Obsidio fell flat on that front for me. Perhaps it was because the conclusion was in sight or because there were more planning and less action, but it did not have the same urgency to it.
It was a good book and a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, but it did not quite live up to the previous two books.
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Until next time bibliophiles!
Amy x
Zany Bibliophile 
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