Speed of Light [Englisch] [Bibliothekseinband]

This was the SLOWEST MOVING BOOK EVER. And that's kind of sad because even though it was the slowest book in the history of all book-kind, it still was better than book two in this trilogy. The plot wasn't that interesting, and the characters annoyed me. I'm not a big Nascar fan either, so I didn't feel the Indy 500 battle. Overall, I'm just not impressed with this entire series. I kept hoping this last book would redeem the series for me, but the entire trilogy just fell flat.

Meridian and Tens were kind of obnoxious. Their romance wasn't steamy at all. There was just no chemistry there, in my opinion. Everything was just dragged out and a bit ridiculous. It really didn't seem like they were anything more than friends for most of the book... other than Meridian's obnoxious thoughts, that is. So it was like she had a 5th grade crush on one of her friends for most of the book. I guess that'd be more accurate. Anyway, moving on... Juliet was super annoying, too. She was all emo, whiny, and angsty. Apparently she's the only person in the history of the world to have ever had a bad childhood. And her protector, Fara, was also obnoxious. Her personality just sucked. Yea, wasn't feeling the characters. It seemed like Kizer tried too hard to make each character unique and was so caught up on individual quirks that the characters lacked depth and personality.

The plot itself was just a drag. Same stuff different book. I have no idea why this book dragged on for over 500 pages. And THEN, somehow the ending actually felt rushed. 90% of the middle part could have been taken out and the ending could have been extended. That would have vastly improved this book. Also, I could have done without Juliet's POV, so that also could have eliminated some pages. The ending was wrapped up nicely, and the series came to a solid conclusion, but this entire book was just BORING.

Overall, I'd recommend this book only to those who have read the first two and must know what happens in the end. To everyone else, avoid this series. Trust me.

This really pains me to write, but I was completely and utterly disappointed in this book :( I loved "Meridian," and liked "Wildcat Fireflies," so I was hoping for so much more with the third book in this series. I figured Wildcat Fireflies just suffered from 2nd-book-syndrome, so I was really excited for this book. However, I felt that this book was useless to the series for a number of reasons.

1)Juliet's POV...I understand that she's another Fenestra and therefore plays a major role, but do I want to read from her POV, no. I thought it might be interesting, but all Juliet did was whine, complain, and say how she ruined everyone's lives. She acted like a 5-year-old, not a 16-year-old! Let's just say I was extremely irritated every time I had to read a chapter with her narration.

2)This story was extremely slow. Not much actually happened until a good three-quarters of the book *SPOILER*when they finally defeated Ms. Asura *SPOILER* I thought, "Finally, this book is going to pick up!" But I was wrong. I read through the rest of the book desperately wanting something to happen, and then in the the final stages of the book, everything happened at once. And then, just like that it was all over.

3)The plot of Ms. Asura just didn't really need to be brought into the story. I think it was tired and kind of boring.

4)The ending...the ending comprised of short chapters (about 3 pages each), and alternated between Juliet and Meridan. It ended up being a little confusing because there was so much happening and it was going back and forth between the characters.

My other complaint was that there was a title for Juliet's name when it was her POV, but none for Meridian. Granted, you can figure it out pretty quickly that the chapter is from Meridian's POV, but still. If you can put Juliet's name at the beginning of the chapter, you can put Meridian's name too. Additionally, there were many errors (punctuation, spelling, and grammar) that I found as I was reading. I hate when this happens because I find myself editing the book as I'm reading, and I end up paying attention to every little mistake. This ties in with errors, but I found a lot of incomplete or random sentences that made no sense in the story.

Overall, this book was a major letdown for me, and I'm extremely sad to say that. I LOVED "Meridian," but it seems like as this series continues, the magic is just disappearing more and more. I don't even know if I'm going to read the fourth book. I guess I'll wait and see what it is about though.

Read Meridian because it is a great book, but you could probably stop after that :(

Speed of Light is another great addition to the Fenestra series. I really enjoy this series because I love the whole concept of the Fenestra's who help the souls of the dead. I loved that this book started with a prologue that did an excellent recap of the previous two books. There were a few details I had forgotten about so I always love when a book can refresh the reader's mind before diving into the story.

I really like how Meridian has developed over the course of the series. She is much more mature and responsible in this book. She wants to be there for Juliet and help her in any way she can. I found Meridian to be too overbearing for Juliet at time and making too many decisions for her. However it is just because she wants what is best for everyone. Then there is Tens who I have loved since book one. I love how the relationship continues to grow stronger between him and Meridian too. I also like that they have settled and stayed in Indiana.

I love how the chapters alternate between Juliet and Meridian because I like getting to know more about Juliet. Juliet is also a Fenestra but grew up in a terrible foster home. Also the alternating chapters provide an interesting way to contrast them because they are both so different and deal with their gift differently too.

I found the plot moved along quite slowly for the first half of the book. The plot spent a great amount of time dealing with the consequences of everything that happened in the previous book. Also it was spending time on developing the characters, especially Juliet. However the second half of the book had a good amount of excitement and action. The slow start didn't necessarily slow me down from reading because I still finished this book within a day though. I'm definitely going to be looking forward to the next book and seeing where this story will go next. Overall I really enjoyed Speed of Light and found it to be a great continuation to Meridian's story.