United as One (Lorien Legacies #7) by Pittacus Lore

Amy    
Lynnie 

young adult, action/suspense, fantasy

The final novel in the Lorien Legacies series, United as One completes the story that began with Pittacus Lore's I Am Number Four about a group of aliens fighting for their existence against another alien race on Earth.

Amy's Review

A very satisfying ending to the series. This final installment was not as action-packed as most of the others in the series, but gave the story the ending it deserved. As with all the previous installments, it held my interest and made me want to keep reading to find out what would happen. However, the authors left it open for future installments so maybe there will be another novel (or more) some day. You gotta love a series that holds your interest and delivers a good ending.     

Lynnie's Review

It's hard to review this book without looking back over the series as a whole. SEVEN books later, the action finally reaches a climax as the Garde (or at least what's left of it) has their final & inevitable show down with Setrakus Ra & the Mogodorians.

This book is darker in tone than the previous books, but it's understandable why- the Garde has faced death, destruction and mayhem and all of it colors who they are and how they behave in this final book. As expected it is non-stop action from cover to cover and I often found myself on the edge of my seat to see what would happen next. However, I also often found that the trajectory of the story was so obvious & predictable that I considered skipping ahead to the next action scene (don't worry, I didn't).

Overall I enjoyed this book as much as the previous ones & was pleased to see some resolution at the end, though I imagine many people won't be content with how the story wraps up. I'll continue to recommend this series to people (particularly young people) who are eager for an exciting series to read.