Book Chat: Boundless
Unearthly (Book 3) by Cynthia Hand
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The past few years held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner ever could have anticipated. Now, with the fallen angel who attacked her watching her every move and the threat of Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfill her destiny—a destiny that includes Christian Prescott by her side. But in order to complete her purpose, Clara must first find a way to give up the thing she wants most...a future with the boy she loves, Tucker Avery.
ISBN: 9780062103468 (2013) | Source: Goodreads
Disappointing
I do believe I wasted my time with the Unearthly trilogy. It's not badly written, nor was the plot entirely mundane. I did like some (individual) aspects in this series, and this book. Unfortunately, put everything together and it felt like a waste of time. Which baffles me because it really wasn't a bad finale to the series and according to the ratings and reviews I briefly saw on Goodreads, Boundless was rather well received. It was just a case of expectations due to the buildup that ultimately led to a disappointingly underwhelming ending.
From the very beginning, I was always a Clara-Christian supporter. It always felt like Hand was trying to push Tucker onto me and I do not see the love. When I mentioned earlier Hand is not a bad writer, I truly mean it. She did amazing writing the tension and chemistry between Clara and Christian. Which is why, I do not understand how could she screw up on the chemistry between Clara and Tucker. Nothing in all three books, one novella and one extra chapter could convince me Clara loved Tucker more than Christian. Probably why I was further disappointed by this last book.
So, I do not know if this book was written before or after The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare. If you've read that trilogy, you would know the almost "poly" relationship Clare created. Now, as I finished Boundless, I thought Hand was trying to do a Tessa-Will-Jem situation here with Clara-Tucker-Christian. Sadly, it just wasn't it. Like I said, Clara and Tucker's chemistry was extremely lacklustre.
Onto the other half that utterly disappointed me. The final act or final battle. I would have liked for Asael to be introduced earlier, you know, give me something more. And this really annoyed me, have Asael be a criminal mastermind, talk about him being this big bad, and have him defeated in a blink of an eye. What?
Unearthly's story is not bad, it was just very poorly planned out.
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5)
More on the Unearthly series here: Unearthly (#1) | Hallowed (#2)
