Review of City 1 by Gregg Rosenblum

Review of Gregg Rosenblum's City 1

Release Date: January 6th, 2015

Synopsis as found on GoodReads.com:

In the explosive conclusion to the thrilling Revolution 19 series, the time has come to win the cities back from the bots—or die trying.

After finally reuniting at a rebel camp, siblings Nick, Kevin, and Cass are willing to do anything to stay together—and free their parents from bot rule. But the leader of the rebel camp has her own ideas. Cruel and determined, General Clay won’t let anything stand in the way of her plan to destroy the robots and all the brainwashed humans. This means their parents’ lives are at stake, but Nick, Kevin, and Cass can’t desert the rebels when they’re so close to freedom. How far will they go to save the world they believe in?

Created in conjunction with Alloy Entertainment; Howard Gordon, the showrunner of 24 and Showtime’s Emmy Award– and Golden Globe–winning Homeland; and James Wong, the executive producer of American Horror Story; City 1 is the gripping finale to the exhilarating Revolution 19 series.

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After I read the ending of Fugitive X, I was itching to find out what happened next. I don't read many books about Robot Armageddon, so I was very interested in the Revolution 19 series. It was a release from my usual reads. Needless to say, I was and am a fan of it. I enjoy the omnipresent writing style that Rosenblum adopts for the story. We get to know many different characters thoughts, because every chapter is in a different person's point of view.

I have been reading a lot of series conclusions lately, so I know that in my head I keep comparing one to the other, which is doing a huge disservice to the authors of each book, because each book is different. Every author has a different idea that they grow their stories on and no 2 books are exactly alike. So, even though I finished a book yesterday that I was super happy with, it is hard to be as happy with this book's ending.

Yes, the story is (for the most part) resolved. There was a definitive ending, but then there is an extra chapter where you think maybe this isn't the end. I hope it isn't the end, because even though there were no major character deaths (Many people died, this is war! Just not the main characters I loved), I just didn't feel there was enough surprising dramatic portions. I found myself getting a little bored in a few parts which really depresses me, seeing as how I loved the first 2 books.

Don't let my review make you think that this series is not worth picking up, because I hope everyone makes their own decisions on what they think about it. It is definitely worth reading. Let me know what you thought & how you felt about the ending.

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