Glory

The Dust Chronicles, Book 3

By: Maureen McGowan

Narrated by: Tara Sands

Glory is a Deviant. That is what she was always taught, growing up in the domed city of Haven. She has the power to kill with her gaze, but she's learned to control this power and use it only against the monstrous Shredders, who survive on the asteroid dust that mutated their DNA.

Now living in a settlement Outside, Glory has the chance to embrace her "Gift" and reunite her remaining family. But she can't hide from the threat of Shredder attacks or the knowledge of what Management is doing to the employees of Haven.

Can she face losing everything she has left to bring freedom to Haven? Will she choose the familiar safety of Cal's love or risk Burn's dangerous passion? Ultimately, Glory must decide how far she is willing to go to keep her family safe, and what it really means to be a monster.

This is the riveting finale to The Dust Chronicles trilogy.

©2014 Maureen McGowan (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Ends a Bit Flabby

As much as I enjoyed the previous two books in the series, this last one fell a bit flat. The writing remained consistent but the plot sort of petered and died - and most of the book felt like filler. As well, many of the characters did things that were, well, out of character or simply illogical, mostly to create drama or angst. I was bored through a lot of the flabby middle and then when I woke up at the end, it was over.

Story: Glory finds she has an Aunt - only to learn she is a shredder. When her father goes missing, Glory must stage a rescue operation that might also rescue her Aunt. But does her Aunt want to come with her? New revelations about the Shredders - and how Outside 'cures' them - will challenge all that Glory has been led to believe about the world outside Haven. At the same time, fear that Burn will turn into a monster if they touch has separated the pair. Cal isn't moving in, even when Burn wants him to do so. Glory will have to choose between the two boys before she can ever hope of overthrowing Haven. For Haven has turned on its employees and begun experimenting on them in very ugly ways.

There were several plot reveals and author McGowan did a great job of revealing them organically. Glory remains as likeable a character as ever though Burn became more annoying in his endless insistence that he is a monster. The introduction of Burn's mother proved interesting but was ultimately wasted in useless plot machinations. Not a lot happens to further the plot for most of the book - either rescuing from Shredder camps or mooning over interrelationship issues (Glory gets mad at her father, brother, Burn, Cal - nearly everyone). As well, this moody Glory wasn't as interesting as the intrepid one from previous books. It wasn't character growth so much as character atrophy.

All the same, I was glad to read the final book in the series, even if it was missing the spark of the previous books. I'll definitely want to check out McGowan's next series. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

Note: I listened to the audible version and the narrator did a decent job.

Typical

Great book.... if you're 10. I forced myself to get through all 3 audio books due to being to lazy to search for a different book plus all 3 were free to me. These books could've had so much more in them. They had wonderful potential but they were flat and dull. Don't waste your credits unless you're 10. Narrator did a fantastic job with what she had to work with. Hat as off to her!