Nice ending, fun series but nothing that hasn't been done 10x already by other authors :) ( )

Woah! I cannot think of enough positive adjectives for this book! It was so fast paced while keeping completely true to the story of Glitch. There were a few moments when the bloodshed became intense but I suppose they are fighting a war and that is to be expected.

Throughout Shutdown, Zoe is pushed beyond imaginable limits to try to save the ones she loves while eradicating the evil, power-hungry Chancellor. The character of Zoe has such amazing perseverance. She always stays steady in her missions and true to herself as well. While other generals are calling for nuclear bombs to end this war, Zoe refuses to allow another D-Day to happen.

The character of Max was really prevalent in this novel. I know he played a key part throughout the whole series, but I was still shocked to have him up front and center. Putting a disliked character in the lead role was risky, but Anastasiu pulled it off!

The arc of Adrien's character was probably the most interesting to me in this book. After being tortured by the Chancellor, Adrien just wasn't the same person. He goes through Hell trying to regain his sense of self, more for his benefit than others. Everything seems to work out in the end though!

5 stars to Shutdown! Glitch was a great series! ( )

A copy of this digital galley was given to me, free in exchange for my honest opinion.
Have you been following my reviews? Have you been listening to my thoughts about this series so far? In case you haven’t, or if you want a refresher, here it goes. Glitch didn’t do it for me. I was excited about the series, but in the end was completely disappointed. In fact, I even considered giving up on the series altogether. Override was a lot better. Though it didn’t make me want to go out and purchase a copy, it did make me very grateful that I chose to continue the series. But then . . .but then I read Shutdown. I am a fan! Finally. Okay, yes I still had my doubts. Yes I was still hypercritical and hyperaware of the pitfalls. Yes there were moments that I groaned because I felt that Zoe was regressing into her whiny naïve self. And perhaps she was, but she didn’t stay there! She grew and blossomed into a very flawed, a very human hero. I couldn’t say for sure whether or not she would survive ‘til the end, but I was right there with her. I don’t want to make this super long, and go overboard with my happiness, but I will say this. I am even more grateful that I was convinced that I needed to continue the series. Let’s rewind a bit, and cover the cons of this story. Honestly, they are minor and I can’t say that they lie in Anastasiu’s control. First, I am not sure if it was just the galley or if it effects the print edition, but there were quite a few areas where words were misspelled, words were left out or extra words were left in. It was distracting, but not too detrimental. Zoe was whiny, to the point that it got a little annoying. But here is the good. There was action, there was danger and doubt. There was hope, there was strength, acceptance and humanity. There was redemption, beauty and redefining. Zoe turned out to be an awesome hero, one who carried the guilt and truth of things but also the hope and strength to push on. The things that didn’t make sense seemed believable. The romance… Finally it was believable and it didn’t read as being too much. The end came and it didn’t turn out the way that anyone expeted it to. I really liked the conclusion to this series; it may not be a favorite of 2013. But it does get the title of the most improved and I plan on buying this series-all because of Shutdown – the best in the trilogy
4.5 stars ( )