Gena Showalter's Intertwined series is still one of my top YA series EVER...I'm almost heartbroken to write this review knowing that we may never get the final book...

Anywho, here we go!

This book is a five star book from me despite the MANY issues this book seems to have. It's five stars because I find the book highly addicting and really enjoy Gena's writing. That being said, looking back on this book and knowing that there's no final book...it really doesn't deserve the five star rating (in my opinion). I will keep it at it's five stars, but I will give an updated more recent (like 7-8 years later?) post-rating since I'm going through this book again.

Positives:
1. This book is a lot darker than the previous two, which helped make this series pop out and become more addicting in my mind.

2. Epic cover. What can I say? Sometimes you DO judge a book by it's cover.

3. The sudden changes in the characters are both a positive and a negative. I liked the changes, it made some of the characters more likable and it developed their characters. But...the rest is said in the negatives. Of course, there's a "but...".

4. This book is action packed, and is definitely one of Gena's best series. It moves fast enough to keep me interested.

5. I love the couple pairings in this series. This book doesn't disappoint for expanding on these relationships and make them more addicting.

Negatives:
1. Our characters personalities seem to have randomly changed in this book. It didn't follow as smoothly to the second book as the second did to the first. I would have loved a final book to explain why this happened...

2. Cancelled series. Yup - if you aren't happy with cliffhangers, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. If I would have known, I probably wouldn't have read this series. I absolutely HATE books that end in cliffhangers or where plots are never resolved.

3. The ending.

The positives and the negatives are pretty even for this series, to be brutally honest. It's a great read for someone who wants to get into Gena's writing and see the different sides of her that aren't just her giant Lords of the Underworld series. I would suggest this to those who want a quality YA read!!!

My new rating would be closer to 3.5, especially since Gena never even gave a hint to what the ending would be (since the next book is apparently "never" coming out, and it looks like a literal never at this point). ( )

Aden is becoming stronger with vamp like powers while his girlfriend is getting weaker, his friends face obstacles of their own all the while trying to keep everyone alive and trying to free the souls
( )

THERE IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER BOOK IN THIS SERIES. I don't care if there's not one announced or whatever, or that she's currently working on new series, BECAUSE THIS ONE IS NOT OVER.
it's just not. there were far too many loose ends left untied at the end of the book. and, the ENDING! that can't be the ending, I'm sorry, it just can't.
so. there will be another book in this series. and that is final.

so, beginning of this book, some graphic and bloody scenes with Aden and Victoria. And then, VIctoria and fangirls everywhere burst out in tears, becuase we all love Aden for his Aden-ness and he lost that a little bit.
He got it back, fortunately. If he hadn't, I would've screamed.
Drama between Mary Ann and Riley, of course. We meet Victoria's brother. stuff with Tucker and Vlad.
back to Untied ends: Riley, Vlad, are both examples.
yeah. I'm not reviewing this book right, because I'm mad because I thought this would be a 3-book series, and now I'm waiting for a fourth one.
I don't enjoy waiting.
sorry. I'm gonna stop typing now.

**update September 3, 2012**
It's cool, guys. I just found out that yes, there WILL be a fourth book, coming out in June 2013. It needs a title and a cover yet, but it's existence is good enough for me. ( )

I can't wait for the next book ( )

when's the next one coming out :D ( )