Review of Tiffany Truitt's The Lost Souls: Creators
Release Date: August 9th, 2014
Synopsis as found on GoodReads.com:
The dramatic conclusion to the Lost Souls trilogy, which answers readers’ questions and finally pits natural Tess against the true enemies of Templeton, the creators
Heartbroken but more determined than ever after a tense showdown in the woods, sixteen-year-old Tess once again returns to the safety of her community of Isolationists. Bolstered by new alliances and desperate to protect those she loves, this time she knows she can return stronger and more powerful than ever to take back what is hers. As she trains in combat and grows more confident, Tess receives beautiful letters penned by her forbidden love, the chosen one James, from his prison in Templeton. He is now serving as a bodyguard to the creators-the team of scientists who created artificial life in the first place. And what he has discovered about the true origin of the illness that halted natural life could change everything. Enemy will become ally and death will bring new hope in this stunning conclusion to Tiffany Truitt's epic Lost Souls trilogy.
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I have a love hate relationship with series conclusions. I will ALWAYS want to know what happens next when I read a book. When I picked up Chosen Ones 2 and a half years ago, I knew I would read this series until its completion. Chosen Ones was such an incredible read. It had the forbidden romance, the defying of government, the people with amazing unbelievable powers... I remember reading it in little to no time & then telling everyone I knew that they had to read it. As the series has gone on, I have come to fall in love with the characters from this story. So it is really hard to say goodbye to any of them.
When we left off in Naturals, Tess was traveling to meet with George (the crazy Chosen One from Templeton who had tried to hurt her at every turn) who had her sister Louisa held captive. The Isolationists had just kicked her and her rag tag team of Naturals out of their compound. When they arrive, Tess discovers that Louisa is pregnant with George's child. George will only exchange Louisa for James (the Chosen One that Tess is in love with).
In the beginning of Creators, we are left with a distraught Louisa, who thought George was in love with her (turns out he was only using her... besides her, anyone could have guessed that), a distraught Tess (she has just lost the man she loves), and SURPRISE... their father back from the dead? Charlie, their father had run away from their home many years ago, because he didn't want to see what would become of his family under the rules of the Chosen Ones. He is now the head of the Rebellion. Together they head back to the Isolationists compound.
This book seemed much more rushed that the prior 2, but I think so many conclusions seem rushed lately. I know the hip thing to do is write a Trilogy, but why not a Quartet? Tetralogy? Whatever its called, four books are better than 3. Maybe so many characters would not have had to die if more could have been written? Yes, MANY MANY characters die. Including 3 or 4 I really loved. It breaks my heart knowing that some of them will never find happiness in the nether world.
One thing I really did not like was the direction Truitt went with both Charlie (their father) and Henry. Both ended up being vile people only out for Revenge. I could have imagined a much happier ending for either of them. But alas, not all endings can be happy!
If you enjoy a great dystopian tale, check out the Lost Souls series by Tiffany Truitt. Although there is a lot of sadness, there is a lot of joy and adventure throughout the story!
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