The City of Mirrors | 
so-soAfter two trilogy chapters, the sequel even better than the first, this final book is sadly disappointing. With the real threat eliminated by the end of the second book, this entry feels more like a 600 page epilogue. The first third is a flashback to the human life of the main antagonist before the fall of humankind explored in the first installment. A slog to get through, as I found it impossible to care. The rest is equally pointless.
pickI did it! I feel like I‘ve run a marathon after these 3 audiobooks but there‘s a lot to like (and some not so much) about the trilogy. I love the concept and the vast world this author created (and the narrator deftly brought to life). I could have done with a few less characters (so hard to keep track of while listening) and it did feel dragged out at times. Also the epilogue wasn‘t needed. More new characters now 🙄? 🌟🌟🌟 1/2
pan* This is nonsensical at best.
* Way too long. Could've been cut down by half.
* The absolute killer is the TWO-HUNDRED-PAGE-LONG Zero backstory. Dude. You are over 150 years old. Do you think you could possibly maybe get over your lost college love who married your buddy? No one cares. YOU ARE A VAMPIRE. EAT SOME PEOPLE OR SOMETHING. Ugh, so emo.
* Plot holes for daaaaaaays.
* Can we just talk about Soldier for a minute? How old is this horse?
pickThe book was very interesting and hard going sometimes but I have enjoyed reading the book
pickSatisfying conclusion to The Passage trilogy. I borrowed all 3 audiobooks from the library, and wound up buying all 3 as physical books because of the impact the story had on me. Scott Brick is an amazing narrator to boot. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickFinal vampire 🧛🏻♀️ post-apocalypse novel in the trilogy♥️worth the heartache for sure. I feel like I will carry these characters around for awhile but I couldn‘t help but think of this final door stopper as more denouement than climax even though a lot more people died in this one 🤷♀️apple pie pictured, eaten largely for comfort
It's not a New York that I want to visit but a version of the city did feature in this book
#letstravelaugust @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
pickThe best way to relax and enjoy your day - a cup of coffee and a couple of good books. 👓📖📚☕️
Cronin was fantastic. I love the story line. It's not the genre I usually read but was a good refresh. 👀
And I hope that I will also enjoy the other one - Sins of the house of Borgia by Sarah Bower. Must say that cover is absolutely amazing. 😍
#bookadicction #readingisbreathing #bookland #feelingamazing ❤
pickPretty satisfying end to the trilogy, but a little bloated in parts. Fanning‘s story needed to be told, but not sure if we needed his WHOLE life story. Also, not sure that not getting the girl you love (when you did have a chance and didn‘t go for it) is reason enough for wiping out the entire human race. I‘m just sayin‘! 😜 Glad Amy got to share her story so it would be remembered, but again—way too much info about those characters at the end.
I do what to also know about those who made it to pacific island.
Did Pim reveal about the former life on the island? How, when, and why did their ancestors leave the island? Did Sara or Lore try to seek out Michael, Amy, Alicia, and Peter or did they just know they would never see them again?
I wish that there would have been more to what happened to some characters.
Like Michael, when he left New York, did he make it to the English coast or not? I like to think that he sadly did not. He either got caught in a storm or maybe stayed at sea and died there. If he did make it, maybe there was nothing there to make a life of and left or if he stayed it wasn‘t an easy task to survive (food, weather, or other human resistance).
pickIt‘s never fun saying goodbye to characters one has grown an attachment to but what an adventure it has been from the first book “The Passage” to this the last book of the trilogy.
I do wish there would have been a bit more to what happened to some characters but it is always to think what their lives turned out to be like.
pickJust finished this trilogy and am glad to report it has a very satisfying ending. I haven't heard anything about this author writing anything else so far, but would be all over that if anyone knows of anything else he has done? Planning to do?
pickAs I was watching The Passage (which is better than I expected) I remembered that I hadn‘t finished reading this trilogy. Well, WOW. How had I let that happen, given Cronin‘s incredible storytelling and excellent writing? I don‘t think there was a page I didn‘t savor, and Fanning‘s backstory was a book in itself. Now I want to go back and start the series from the beginning again, which I very seldom do. I miss this book already. #allthebooklove
pickWhile this was my least favorite of the series, the satisfying conclusion made it worth it. The middle third really dragged for me, with the characters separated for most of the book. I applaud Cronin allowing his characters to age, but I wasn‘t as interested in their lives as middle aged adults. But the ending really blew me away with its zoom out and then circle back to the central story.
A fantastic series overall.
It‘s taking me forever to finish this book, but I am buckling down to do it tonight!
Diving back into this book after a bit of a break. My BF is playing Red Dead Redemption 2 in the background.
Been in a bit of a reading slump this past week, but finally picking up with this one again!
Enjoying the 3rd in the Passage series. Also watching The Passage series on Fox. Always nice to put faces to the characters in the book.
Amy Bellafonte is a rock star.
pickWhat a beautiful ending to an epic trilogy! Cronin is a masterful storyteller and Scott Brick is a masterful narrator. I am both glad and sad that it's over. I will miss these characters so so much! A quote from the book sums up all my feels - "There is a joy so powerful it is like sadness...just as the opposite is also true."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickAfter finishing The Twelve, I had to dive right in to The City of Mirrors. While I was disappointed in the fates of some of my favorite characters I still really enjoyed this last installment in The Passage Trilogy. This series was a total surprise to me as it is completely out of my wheelhouse, yet I was totally absorbed in this post apocalyptic world and in the lives of its characters. I have a book hangover from this one for sure.
pickFinished this a few days ago but I needed some time to think on it. The ending...everyone‘s story wrapped up, some pleasantly, some not so much, but the whole thing had this sort of...mystical, spiritual feel. I dunno. I‘m not sure how I felt about the ending.
Finally! I am going to finish this trilogy! See you in a week!
pickJust finished listening to the final book in The Passage trilogy. Thoroughly enjoyed it and sad to say goodbye to Amy and her friends
Really enjoyed Scott Brick's narration #audiobook
When just one chapter is nearly 2 hours long #amlistening #audiobook
I started to listen to this #audiobook yesterday. It's a long one so it's going to keep me going for a few weeks I think
pickI like this one. I really enjoyed this series, it was a different take on the vampire 🧛♂️ tale. Interested to know if he does anything else with these characters.
Current read
#justincronin #bookdiscussion #book #booknerd #fiction #horror #vampire
bailedMen, where do I start? As previously said, loved passage, liked twelve. Didn't need a third book but still waited patiently all those years.bought a copy first day it came out.took it on cruise and was ready for some entertainment.I've never been more bored in my life. There was no need for this book. Actually, I was insulted and mad and disappointed that this promising series tarnished it's legacy with lazy writing and an extremely boring story.
pickThis series was great! I have to say I thought the first book, The Passage, was the best of the three, but I enjoyed all three. I felt like this one got a little bogged down in the backstory of the zero.
I loved the story of the ship, and Michael‘s storyline especially spoke to me.
This is the best vampire series I‘ve read in a long time.
Hoping to wrap this one up today! Happy #Caterday from Froedrick And Igor (and me 😊📚☕️)
The crowd‘s all here! Time to get back to Justin Cronin. I wonder how this trilogy will wrap up?
Igor, Sietje, and Froedrick are enjoying the morning breeze and bird noises.
pickI forgot to post my other books, so I‘m going to catch up.
This final book of Justin Cronin‘s trilogy does not disappoint. I can‘t wait to see this brought to life on the small screen. I hope Fox does it justice. #getreading2018 #500pluspages #1of36 #audiobook
pickAnyone else feel like they have to restart a series after waiting years between the books? Well, I finally finished The Passage series after starting over a couple months ago. The audio versions are really well done.
pickFlyers, this was good! I devoured it like a viral in a crowded diner (sorry 😱). I loved the first two books & this was a fitting end to the trilogy. The story of Fanning was a book in itself. I‘ve been completely hooked on the story & the characters throughout - this series will stay with me for a long time. If the rest of my 2018 reading is going to be as good as this I can‘t wait, although I predict a serious book hangover first! #alleyes
I‘ve re-read The Twelve (as good as I remembered) so now I‘m ready for this #chunkster. So far I‘ve loved this series so much. This is 808 pages though, so I may be some time...
Happy New Year Littens! I only joined Litsy this summer & am so glad I did. It is such a lovely reading community & you have all given me my reading thing back after a bit of a slump. I‘m starting my reading year re-reading The Twelve then plan on launching into the tagged #chunkster. After that I have the amazing stack above to get into. Hoping for a year of quiet, calm and lots and lots of books 💫
#AllTheBooksOf2017 #BestConclusionToASeries
I seem to have only concluded 3 series this year, but this one was easily the best. I‘m tearing up a little just thinking about it! 😢
After almost 400 pages, Justin Cronin's The City of mirrors begun to be exciting 😱📖 #cr #currentlyreading #book #books #booknerd #bookworm #bookporn #booklovers #booklover #lovebooks #lovetoread #bookaddict #bookphotography #books4ever #books4life #bookstagram #instabooks #ilovebooks #read #reading #readaddict #readingtime #justincronin #thecityofmirrors
so-soSo I found myself struggling to finish this book, despite adoring the first two of the trilogy. There are moments of the same dazzling affective range and resonance; and Cronin's virtuosic gift for choreographing epic-scale action sequences is most evident on these pages. And yet, it didn't engross my like its predecessors; it was somehow both too much and not enough. Nonetheless, I thought it was a satisfying end to an exceptional story.
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Thank you for the tag @Kristy_K ! Here are my #fivestarpredictions from my tbr (none of which I have yet but I'm working on it!) My list includes •Pachinko •City of Mirrors •Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay •The Power and •The Hate U Give. I tag @ChloeTallis @elliemcc11 @Joanne1 if you've not already done it!
