Graduation Day
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Joelle Charbonneau
The powerful conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Testing trilogy. In a scarred and brutal future, the United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. The rebel resistance plots against a government that rules with cruelty and cunning. Gifted student and Testing survivor Cia Vale vows to fight.She wants to put an end to the Testing, but she can't do it alone.This is the chance to lead that Cia has trained for—but who will follow? Plunging through layers of danger and deception, Cia must risk the lives of those she loves—and gamble on the loyalty of her lethal classmates.Who can Cia trust?The stakes are higher than ever—lives of promise cut short or fulfilled; a future ruled by fear or hope--in the electrifying conclusion to Joelle Charbonneau's epic Testing trilogy. Ready or not…it’s Graduation Day.The final test is the deadliest.“The Testing is a chilling and devious dystopian thriller that all fans of The Hunger Games will simply devour. Joelle Charbonneau writes with guts and nerve but also great compassion and heart. Highly recommended.”—Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Rot & Ruin and Flesh & BoneThe Testing trilogy is:The TestingIndependent StudyGraduation Day
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Author
Joelle Charbonneau
Pages
304
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2014-06-17
ISBN
0544301706 9780544301702
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"This book was so bad I wish I had never read the series. It read exactly like some teens' school paper that needed to hit a specific word count. Cia's narration goes a little like this "I think I feel this way because of this thing. Or do I actually feel this way? But if I think about this other thing, then I'll feel like this. Or maybe I feel like this?" Every character is unable to do anything without considering/asking Cia. If I didn't know better, I'd think the series opened with a prophecy about Cia being the magical Chosen One with how people treat her. Then there is her Mary Poppins bag with everything she could possibly need inside it. Honestly, by the end of the book, the bag felt like a nod to large video game inventories. Honestly, all 3 books could have been edited down into one decent novel. There's just not enough happening to actually fill these books."
"Love this series !!!"
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Kaitlyn Mertel
"I honestly did not care for the ending of this as it was a life continues ending that could have been a little more smoother and stretched out. But I loved the concept through out the whole book that you never really know who to trust. I kept expecting a big reveal at the end and a huge twist in characters. I also liked the questions it left for you to personally judge as in should we forget or past to move forward or use our past to grow, and other morals. Action at the end was nice. "
"Thank goodness for insomnia. I was able to wake up at 4 and finish the book, isn't that lucky? I know, seriously <i>so</I> blessed. <br/><br/>I'm sad this series has ended. I fell in love with them and I'm quite happy to report there were no sex scenes in the whole thing. Yes! I was getting tired of the need for those scenes in recent books I've read, especially when there's no plot advancement that comes with it.<br/><br/>This was a wonderful, fast-paced story that I couldn't help but be drawn to and convince my husband to read. (He'll be happy when he wakes up and I hand him the copy).<br/><br/>The whole book was so exciting. I wasn't sure how the story would do after the first book, but each installment was great. I feel like this last book could have been longer, I could have gotten so many more answers, but the ones I did get were enough for me. I'm pretty easy to please. Okay, not <I>that</I> easy.<br/><br/>The last book in trilogies tends to always fall a little flat for me, i.e. Mockingjay, Allegiant, Promised, but this one was truly great. It was like a full circle coming to a close and it didn't get out of hand like sequels tend to do. <br/><br/>I feel like the ending could have been more powerful, but nonetheless, I enjoyed it a lot. It made sense. And I don't think Cia ever bugged me like female characters always seem to.<br/><br/>If you enjoy Dystopian, my most favorite genre, then you must read this series. Then we can talk about how great they are!<br/><br/>And since a ton of the books I read when they come out seem to make it to the big screen and that's when people start reading them and they become fads and I'm like "Been there, done that, sucka" (i.e. Divergent- I read that one <i>forever</I> ago, Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, The Mortal Instruments, to name a few), I'm gonna call this series one that will get more attention in the future."
"This series is phenomenal and I very much enjoyed it. However, this third book was so hard to get into. I was in a slump for months but once I got like 3/4 through, I began to enjoy it."
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Alicia Leon Velarde