Blurb from Goodreads:The past few years have held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life.
Since discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods, Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that follows her . . . even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving town seems like the best option, so she’s headed back to California - and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that started her on this journey in the first place.
As Clara makes her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he’s not the only one. . . . With the battle against the Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfill her destiny. But it won’t come without sacrifices and betrayal.
Title: Boundelss (Unearthly #3)
Author: Cynthia Hand
Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: January 22, 2013
Brooke's Review:
So I had great expectations of this book. I really loved the first and second book. When I picked this one up, I was ready to dive back into the world that was Clara and Christian, Angela and Tucker. But I wasn't expecting to be a bit disappointed with how things panned out.
This cover is just gorgeous. As a matter of fact, I love all the covers for this series. They are simple, which really draws my eye to them. And I absolutely love the color of this one, I'm such a pink loving girl.
In this book, we are once again thrust into Clara's world. A world where she is surrounded by the uncertainty that is her visions. Her visions keep us guessing, keep us wondering where the story is going. They keep us on edge and plowing through the book so we can learn what it is Clara is slated to do. I don't see much growth from Clara in this book, tho. I am not sure I was expecting it, to be honest. And her acceptance of who she is kind of peaked in the second book. She knows that she is on earth for a purpose greater than anything she could possibly imagine. And that purpose will be revealed to her slowly. She's still pining over Tucker. And their interactions in this book tore at my heart, just as they did in the first and second book. But I was mostly annoyed with Clara through this entire book. Her indecisiveness was driving me batty. She was completely and totally annoying to me in this book. I wanted to smack her much of the time; take her by her shoulders and shake some sense into that angel brain of hers!
Christian, well, he's so patient and honest. He truly loves Clara and wants to be with her. He sees it as more than his purpose, even tho that is what he originally set out to strive for. He has fallen hard for her but she still has her heart tied to Tucker. But Christian is so pure, so sweet and so downright loyal, it gets in the way of his happiness. And I totally and completely hated it. He's blinded by his undying love for her, a girl who, all in all has told him or shown him that she's not sure she wants to be with him. How can he allow that to happen? Clara becomes the center of his universe and, while it's great to see a character who would do anything for the one they loved, it's heart breaking to watch Christian suffer so much.
Angela's situation was not something I was expecting for sure. And it was interesting to watch how it tied in to her purpose. And it was nice to see that her character was more than just Clara's best friend. She took more of a forefront in this book. But I thought the way her situation was introduced was so sudden, so out of character for the book. It totally shocked me.
Finally, Jeffrey, what is his point in this series. At the end we're just left with not even knowing. He really just remains more of a mystery than anything else. I'm conflicted with how I feel about him and I'm annoyed that my questions about him were never really answered. He just kind of faded into the background at the end.
As always, Hand knows how to write. As with the other two books, this one is beautifully written, almost poetic. The book has humor and emotion throughout In all honesty, I wasn't completely drawn into the book at first. I was kind of blase about reading it and this was making me really unhappy. The pacing of the first half of the book seemed off to me. Unlike the first two books, I didn't mind putting this one day and having to pick it back up. But once Hand reintroduced the heart wrenching scenes I know her so well for, I was sucked in. I have to say that she truly knows how to take your heart, twist it up, scrunch it into a little ball and bat it across the room. That's how I felt when reading many of the scenes in this book.
Yet in the end, I was totally disappointed with the choices that were made and how things turned out. It was just "eh." I wasn't shocked, I wasn't awed, I didn't close the book and say, "now that is totally and completely satisfying." It was just an ending. And I didn't like how the relationships were ultimately treated. How it seems like there is a happily ever after, but really, for me, there was not. After waiting so long to see what happened to end this series, I can't say that it was worth the wait. I'm sad to say goodbye to this series and really wish there was more coming, because I just do not feel satisfied with what I've been left with. There was no blow me away moment. I closed the book and just said, well, that was a nice story. I so didn't want that from this series.
So, while I wanted to give this one 5 stars with all my heart, I just can't bring myself to do it. As a matter of fact, I had originally rated it 4 stars, but the more I thought about it, I had to drop it down. I just am not satisfied with it as a final book for this series which started out and continued in the second book to just amaze me.
This cover is just gorgeous. As a matter of fact, I love all the covers for this series. They are simple, which really draws my eye to them. And I absolutely love the color of this one, I'm such a pink loving girl.
In this book, we are once again thrust into Clara's world. A world where she is surrounded by the uncertainty that is her visions. Her visions keep us guessing, keep us wondering where the story is going. They keep us on edge and plowing through the book so we can learn what it is Clara is slated to do. I don't see much growth from Clara in this book, tho. I am not sure I was expecting it, to be honest. And her acceptance of who she is kind of peaked in the second book. She knows that she is on earth for a purpose greater than anything she could possibly imagine. And that purpose will be revealed to her slowly. She's still pining over Tucker. And their interactions in this book tore at my heart, just as they did in the first and second book. But I was mostly annoyed with Clara through this entire book. Her indecisiveness was driving me batty. She was completely and totally annoying to me in this book. I wanted to smack her much of the time; take her by her shoulders and shake some sense into that angel brain of hers!
Christian, well, he's so patient and honest. He truly loves Clara and wants to be with her. He sees it as more than his purpose, even tho that is what he originally set out to strive for. He has fallen hard for her but she still has her heart tied to Tucker. But Christian is so pure, so sweet and so downright loyal, it gets in the way of his happiness. And I totally and completely hated it. He's blinded by his undying love for her, a girl who, all in all has told him or shown him that she's not sure she wants to be with him. How can he allow that to happen? Clara becomes the center of his universe and, while it's great to see a character who would do anything for the one they loved, it's heart breaking to watch Christian suffer so much.
Angela's situation was not something I was expecting for sure. And it was interesting to watch how it tied in to her purpose. And it was nice to see that her character was more than just Clara's best friend. She took more of a forefront in this book. But I thought the way her situation was introduced was so sudden, so out of character for the book. It totally shocked me.
Finally, Jeffrey, what is his point in this series. At the end we're just left with not even knowing. He really just remains more of a mystery than anything else. I'm conflicted with how I feel about him and I'm annoyed that my questions about him were never really answered. He just kind of faded into the background at the end.
As always, Hand knows how to write. As with the other two books, this one is beautifully written, almost poetic. The book has humor and emotion throughout In all honesty, I wasn't completely drawn into the book at first. I was kind of blase about reading it and this was making me really unhappy. The pacing of the first half of the book seemed off to me. Unlike the first two books, I didn't mind putting this one day and having to pick it back up. But once Hand reintroduced the heart wrenching scenes I know her so well for, I was sucked in. I have to say that she truly knows how to take your heart, twist it up, scrunch it into a little ball and bat it across the room. That's how I felt when reading many of the scenes in this book.
Yet in the end, I was totally disappointed with the choices that were made and how things turned out. It was just "eh." I wasn't shocked, I wasn't awed, I didn't close the book and say, "now that is totally and completely satisfying." It was just an ending. And I didn't like how the relationships were ultimately treated. How it seems like there is a happily ever after, but really, for me, there was not. After waiting so long to see what happened to end this series, I can't say that it was worth the wait. I'm sad to say goodbye to this series and really wish there was more coming, because I just do not feel satisfied with what I've been left with. There was no blow me away moment. I closed the book and just said, well, that was a nice story. I so didn't want that from this series.
So, while I wanted to give this one 5 stars with all my heart, I just can't bring myself to do it. As a matter of fact, I had originally rated it 4 stars, but the more I thought about it, I had to drop it down. I just am not satisfied with it as a final book for this series which started out and continued in the second book to just amaze me.
Cynthia Hand grew up in southeast Idaho (very near the Wyoming border). Currently she lives in southern California with her husband and two small children. She teaches courses in creative writing at Pepperdine University. She is the New York Times bestselling author of the Unearthly series with HarperTeen: UNEARTHLY, published in 2011, HALLOWED published January 17, 2012, and BOUNDLESS, due out in January 2013.
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