In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves…or saving what makes us human (Goodreads).
Rarely is such a fall from grace seen in a series as the one in Yancey's young adult science fiction trilogy. It is all too clear that the author hoped to expand his plot, backstories, relationships, and antagonists, but unfortunately this concluding novel has one wishing for the admittedly simpler, but far more enjoyable harrowing alien survival tale of the first installment. The Last Star is nothing more than a filler novel, something a concluding piece should definitely not be, as the plot is convoluted, reasons for character's actions are blurred, and the various romance subplots are wince-inducing. No notable additions in the cast are added, and the whole climax and conclusion seem utterly sudden and ultimately pointless, leaving one with a disconcerting sense of dissatisfaction. Yancey writes well enough, and his prose is often quite professional, but the smooth diction does little to clear up a convoluted and disappointing plot. 6.5/10
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