'Pines' and 'Wayward' were brilliant, and so i dove straight into this finale to the trilogy without pausing for air.

It's been a while since i've been treated to such unputdownable books, and to have 3 of them in a trilogy is wonderful.

As with the other two books, great writing, great characters and great all-around story telling.

And what a great ending.   Although, for me, i feel it would have been a tiny bit slightly better without the Epilogue -- it wouldn't be a good review without some negative criticism, now would it?

I am most certainly going to be reading more from Blake in the future.

I'm now a fanboy. ( )

This was the 3rd book in the trilogy and by far the best. It felt more like a story, and was full of action. This trilogy raises a number of disturbing questions, and the questions don’t have easy
Answers.
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There was a lot of excitement in the final book, but I didn't like the ending very much. I feel like I might have to pull a Annie Wilkes (Nurse from King's Misery) and force Blake Crouch to write a 4th book of the trilogy. I suppose he could - after all, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a 5 part trilogy, and nobody complained about that.

Anyway, not much point in writing a review, since anyone considering this book should already know what the story is all about by now. ( )

The book's blurb informed me as a reader this novel would have me on the edge of my seat from the very first up to the very last page. I would have thought, after having read the pretty well executed second volume, this might become true, Blake Crouch might have written a thrilling conclusion of this trilogy. But he didn't. On no point of the storyline have I been on the edge of my seat, and it managed to be even less exciting than "Pines" (which - I thought - was hardly possible anymore).

Don't get me wrong, I'd still recommend this trilogy for readers of this genre. But I didn't enjoy it as much as I think I would, and a major aspect was the translation. I'll blame the translator, Kerstin Fricke, for this, but this does not mean the book will have more stars than it should have in the German version, because Blake Crouch managed to find a translator who was capable of writing a horrible version with something about sixty or seventy spelling mistakes, missing letters (or even words) and absolute chaos. Even thoughts were depicted with speech marks, so that everytime I read them, I thought at first it was part of what the characters spoke.

The writing style was not as exhausting as in "Pines", but neither was it as good as in "Wayward". And - seriously - this was about an exciting subject, but I felt myself so bored I sometimes thought about skipping the next thirty pages. It was obvious who would be going to survive and who wouldn't. The end was thrilling and even made me wish for a sequel, but it was unable to make up for the first 250 pages.

Hence, I'll give this a good rating of 2,5 stars, rounded down to 2 because the novel was unable to live up to the standards of the previous two volumes. ( )

This book didn't live up to the other two. The ending felt like the author was out of steam and just wrote something. But you do need to read it to find out the end of the story ( )

Like the other books in the series, this isn't going to win any awards, but it is a readable thriller with a decent premise and wraps up the trilogy nicely ( )

This series is, in my opinion, just a single book - quite a long one - that is split into three volumes. So, any detail I may give in my review about this third volume will spoil the fun of the earlier two. Even if you are asking for it, I am not going to spoil things for any reader. This series is a thriller primarily, with some science-fiction stuff thrown in, set in a time when - no, I don't want to go that way.
The concept of this series is catchy, and the execution is very good. The story starts of strongly, sags a bit towards the end of the first volume, and then picks up right through to the end of the third volume. As commented by many other readers, the Sci-Fi part of the plot is not very convincing but can be accepted as pure fiction. My major problem with the plot is related to the action / choice of one main character (the negative one) with respect to another main character (the positive one). Out of all the millions of choices the negative one had, he chooses the positive one for a certain purpose and, sure as day follows night, pays the price for his folly.
Once I got over this issue, the novel as a whole kept me engrossed, and gave me a good time, and that is what matters in the end. I finished the second and third books within a span of two-and-a-half days, and that says a lot about the gripping narrative. Wayward Pines is a good, solid trilogy that will entertain almost all thriller enthusiasts. ( )

A very good ending to this trilogy! But, still left the door open for another one! ( )

Outstanding end to an outstanding trilogy. I enjoyed this series so much. ( )

The truth has been revealed and all hell has been unleashed. Where do the residents and the "rulers" of Wayward Pines go from here? ( )

So, in my review for the second book in this series, I said

"Oh...wait...no, this isn't the Hunger Games, this is Wayward Pines.

Does that mean that I can't predict that the third and final book will be about Ethan leading the charge against the evil ruling class and ultimately triumphing with the help of a person who was once a friend but who was turned by the leaders and then found a way to redeem himself?"

Pretty much nailed it.

Really, I became bored with this series as soon as the main mystery was solved at the end of the first book. The second book was just a drag. I can say that this final book in the series zipped along because it was virtually non-stop action (until it wasn't at the end, and turned into a soppy love-quadrangle).

It's just that...well, this book held no surprises. The people coming back drove the plot exactly as I thought they would. The people who died were pretty much exactly who I predicted would die. The overall story was as I thought. The ticking clock was what I'd guessed. And the ending was too.

I'm not that smart. I'm not patting myself on the back. It's just that this is predictable, don't-have-to-think-that-hard writing, and that both bores me and pisses me off.

Glad I'm done with it. ( )

Ethan tells the residents the truth, and Pilcher freaks out, shutting down the town's protection. Ethan is then left with the responsibility to serve, protect and preserve, as is the policeman's creed. Unfortunately, the odds are badly against him. I did not care for the return of Hassler from his wanderings, and the resulting marital discord nor the back and forth between the present and Pilcher's planning/staffing of Wayward Pines, which was distracting. However, I liked the ending, which was unexpected. ( )

That's the end?!?! But...but...I need more. MORE I TELL YOU. ( )

If you were promised a place in an idyllic small town, but you had a rigid set of rules and little personal autonomy, would you take it? If you knew end of the world was coming and you were guaranteed to survive, but you had to give up your freedom, would you be okay with that? "The Last Town" explores these issues and is a fitting conclusion to the Wayward Pines trilogy. How much value to you place on freedom and autonomy and how much would you give for guaranteed survival. Can we live and be happy without room for personal growth, knowing that growth often comes through conflict. Crouch's series is an imaginative exploration of a post-apocalyptic world in which humans are no longer the dominate species. The series is part mystery, part action/adventure, and part sci-fi. It's characters are well developed and the plot is intriguing as he deals with issues of power and authority, survival and freedom, and stagnation and personal growth. His vision of the future and the way the plot develops keeps you reading and the pages turn quickly as you strive to find out what happens next. I have not been disappointed with any of his books to date and this one certainly lives up to expectations and beyond. ( )

Highly entertained by this trilogy. This last book was full of action. I had thought about how it will all end and had to chuckle at myself for not seeing it! ( )

Well I liked the end. I also liked this book was told from so many different residents points of view. The action happened fast and almost 90% of the book takes place in the 72 hours after the end of book 2. Still it felt flat and unrealistic. I liked the decision they made.
I didn't like the one note feel to the residents of Wayward Pines. The tv show has plenty of diversity but the book seemed to lack it. In a way I understand given the revelation about exactly what Wayward Pines is and the sinister folks who run it. I also didn't like the 'abbies'. They have skin that seems like it would be openly exposed to skin cancer. No fur so how do they keep warm during the cold winters? I like the concept but this series feels like an adult version of the popular young adult dystopian genre. ( )

The Last Town is the final book in the Wayward Pines trilogy.

I usually don't read an entire series very quickly. I read one book then wander to other genres before coming back to read the next book. Not this time. I read all 3 books in this series within days. I just couldn't stop reading. Even though I already knew the basic plot (season 1 of the television show covers the entire series), I found myself totally engrossed in the story.

I did have to mindfully suspend reality, as the science was more than a bit far-fetched. Long term suspended animation is so far not possible, but is the basic premise behind Wayward Pines. I found the premise fascinating enough to get me past that little voice in my head that wanted call BS. The last remnants of the human race fighting for survival in a hostile environment was enough to keep me reading.

In book 3, the residents of Wayward Pines have discovered the town's secret. They begin to rebel, causing the man who created the town to declare himself god, and bring down his wrath against the citizens of Wayward Pines.

In a bloody, gut-wrenching finale, the last speck of humanity on Earth faces the biggest challenge in history: extinction.

I loved this series! I decided to postpone watching Season 2 of the television show until I had read the books. The television show covered the entire trilogy in season 1, so is now branching off into new territory. I wanted to enjoy Crouch's books without any interference from the continuing television story. I will gladly watch Season 2. The final sentence of the trilogy was a powerful and perfect ending. But it left me wondering.....then what happened?? Maybe the television series will give me an answer to that question, as Crouch has said that there most likely will be no more Wayward Pines books.

Crouch has written several other books including Abandon, Desert Places, Snow Bound and Run. His newest book, Dark Matter, is being released July 26th. ( )

This is a review for the Pines trilogy:
#1 Pines
#2 Wayward
#3 The Last Town

I had no idea what I was getting into on starting the first book. I honestly thought it was a horror story but it soon morphed into something else entirely. It has all the right ingredients to reel you in and hold you there. Once started I could not stop and I'm glad I didn't. I consumed all three books back to back and loved every minute of them. I will not give spoilers but I would describe my journey into it like this:
I started with a detective story which turned into the X-Files which then turned into The Road which then did turn into a horror story and visited Dystopia on the way. If that sounds convoluted then let me also say that the transitions are seamless and so skillfully done that you hardly see the ountryside change as you look out the window.

Technically: brilliant charactersation, all the main chharacters are 3D and the peripherals 2D so you dont waste time reading unrelated story lines. Believable world building and the reality/technology transitions well managed.

If what you are currently reading is not a 5 star then dump it to read this trilogy. ( )

A bit of a disconnect when the truth comes to the light. ( )

It's still entertaining, but it all got even sillier in book 3. ( )

Well, after the first novel of the series, what usually follows is the second novel of the series, and after the second novel of the series, what usually follows is the third novel of the series, or in this case a very satisfying ending to it. Just in case you haven't read the first novel and the second novel yet, let me warn you that this novel's not at all going to be overly interesting to you, because it's highly recommended to know the back-story of Wayward Pines and its lead fictional character and protagonist, before you start reading everything that's written within the final novel and ending to it. I don't really wan to spoil anything to you, but this novel's insane if not truly crazy, it's packed with action and so much tension that you won't be able to put it down and you won't be able to stop reading it, or stop thinking about it, for the world created within this novel's nothing short of amazing, and it offers so much more than meet the eye. I can't promise you laughs, I can however promise you that you will need a box of tissues right next to your book or right next to your e-reader, because the ending is so tense that it will blow your mind away and have you want more. We can only hope there will be more on the small screen and inside the world of literature, but that depends solely on the author and imagination of the human mind. ( )

I've absolutely loved the first two books in this series so I was eager to get into the third installment and whilst the style of the book has changed a little with each chapter now dedicated to a specific characters viewpoint it works well. Certainly better than those books which start off with heading-less chapters that change perspective leaving you to work out who exactly you're reading about.

The story continues strongly in this installment, providing once again glimpses into the past on how everything came together as well as documenting Ethan's struggle against the dictator of the Wayward Pines installation.

I enjoyed all the the story, where things headed, the resolution between Ethan/Theresa/Kate/Adam however I couldn't help feel a bit let down with how it ended. I would really love to see a follow up book that continues the story as the wrap up here leaves you wanting more and the main catastrophe they now face remains unresolved. ( )

Time moves slowly in these books. Between the start of the last book and this one, only a week has passed. Ethan has learned that the children at the school have been being taught that David Pilcher - the town's founder - is a god. No one is allowed to leave. If you ask questions, you take a chance of being killed.



But Ethan knows the towns secret, and he is one of the only people. He is trying to decide if he should keep this secret to himself, or share it with the towns people. His decision will change everything. (whether that is good or bad, you will have to wait to find out).



Interesting end to the series. The books was going along great, but the ending was a bit of a let down. I think it was because it left me wanting more. I wanted the story to continue to see where it went. Maybe the author will write another book. Or maybe the TV show will further the story.



I would say read all three. Each book covers such a small time period, it would be hard to just read one.

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Good overall but I hated the epilogue. ( )

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Title: The Last Town
Series: Wayward Pines #3
Author: Blake Crouch
Rating: 0.5 of 5 Stars
Genre: SF/Thriller
Pages: 308/DNF
Format: Digital Edition

Synopsis:

DNF @ 18%

My Thoughts:

“And what he saw, he didn't know how to process”
…....
“A string of indelible images.”
…..
“In the middle of Main Street, a large abby on top of Megan Fisher, violating her.”

Eough. I will not read stuff like that.


☆☆☆☆½ ( )