Review: Into the Still Blue by Veronica Rossi

Into the Still Blue

Author: Veronica Rossi
Series: Under the Never Sky #3
Publisher: HarperTeen
Genre: YA dystopian/YA science fiction
Format: ebook
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Source: eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss
Rating: 5 Stars
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 ***I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way changed my opinion of the book. The review below is my open and honest opinion.***

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Their love and their leadership have been tested. Now it's time for Perry and Aria to unite the Dwellers and the Outsiders in one last desperate attempt to bring balance to their world.

The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe-haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do-and they are just as determined to stay together.

Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess and Sable for his unique abilities. And when Roar returns to camp, he is so furious with Perry that he won't even look at him, and Perry begins to feel like they have already lost.

Out of options, Perry and Aria assemble a team to mount an impossible rescue mission-because Cinder isn't just the key to unlocking the Still Blue and their only hope for survival, he's also their friend. And in a dying world, the bonds between people are what matter most.

In this final book in her stunning Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi raises the stakes to their absolute limit and brings her epic love story to an unforgettable close.

My Review:

I know that I never reviewed Under the Never Sky or Through the Ever Night on here. I read them before I started blogging and I don’t really want to review them unless I reread them first. I don’t really have time to reread them right now so I’m just going to say this: This series is amazing. If you haven’t started yet, go get the books and start. You will not want to put them down. The first book drew me into the world, had me swooning over the romance, the second book pulled me in even further, truly helped me get to know all the characters and grow to love them. And this one, the third and final book in the trilogy kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, leaving me breathless.

Ending a series is hard. There’s so many tiny little details that an author can’t forget to tie up. The main plot, obviously, but what about all those little side plots? And it has to be exciting, riveting, amazing. It has to be a strong finish. No one wants to be disappointed with the last book in a series. If that happens, it leaves a sour taste in your mouth and then you start to dislike the series as a whole.

All that being said, Veronica Rossi ended this series like a boss. She nailed it, not missing a single detail. Tying everything up perfectly. I stayed up way too late reading this book, but I did not regret it for one second. This book starts off right where Through the Ever Night left off. Cinder has been taken by Sable who has teamed up with Hess in an attempt to find the Still Blue, a place free of the horrible aether (which I imagine to be a lot like lightning only worse) storms that are continuously getting worse.

Veronica Rossi does not make her characters’ lives easy. They face obstacle after obstacle in this book trying to get Cinder back, protecting the Tides and the Dwellers that have come to live with them, and finding out how to reach the Still Blue before it’s too late. Every time that I thought the characters were safe something else would happen. The tension was thick and I was gripping my Kindle so hard that my knuckles were turning white.

Swoon swoon swoon. Perry and Aria are perfect. For those of you worried about a Perry-Aria-Roar love triangle, don’t be. It doesn’t happen and I want to thank Veronica Rossi for that. Perry and Aria’s relationship grows immensely in this book. They work through their issues and become a stronger couple. There were some seriously swoony scenes in this one so prepare to enjoy Perry who is sexy as hell.

“What I was trying to say is that I see you I everything. There isn’t a word for you that means enough, because you’re everything to me.” –Perry

The friendship between Roar and Perry and Roar and Aria is probably my favorite thing about this series. I loved that Veronica Rossi showed a working female-male friendship that didn’t turn into something more. It can be done! And Perry and Roar’s friendship is something truly special. They are more like brothers than friends and I absolutely loved it.

I’m not going to say much more so I don’t spoil anything, but guys, read this series, read this book. The pacing was perfect. The world-building is great. The relationships are stellar. The romance is swoony. The bad guys are people that you will burn with hatred for. The characters are people that you will grow to love. I am so sad that this series is over. I don’t want to leave these characters behind. I will definitely be rereading this one in the future. I am completely satisfied with the way this series ended. Veronica Rossi is amazing and is most definitely an auto-buy author for me. Happy reading all! 

Have you guys read this one yet? What did you think of the ending? Were you super happy that there was no love triangle?