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Thalia Kalkipsakis

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Werken van Thalia Kalkipsakis

Go Girl!: Sister Spirit (2005) 86 exemplaren
Go Girl!: The Worst Gymnast (2005) 79 exemplaren
Go Girl!: Dancing Queen (2006) 63 exemplaren
Go Girl!: Basketball Blues (2005) 36 exemplaren
Lifespan of Starlight (2015) 32 exemplaren
Go Girl!: Sink or Swim (2008) 31 exemplaren
Kiss chasey (2006) 18 exemplaren
Split infinity (2017) 16 exemplaren
Go Girl!: Catch Me If You Can (2008) 15 exemplaren
Silhouette (2012) 13 exemplaren
Go Girl: Netball Dreams (2007) 12 exemplaren
Go Girl!: Hay Fever! (2006) 11 exemplaren
Step Up and Dance (2008) 10 exemplaren
Edge of Time (2018) 8 exemplaren

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Edge of Time by Thalia Kalkipsakis is the third and final book in the Lifespan of Starlight trilogy. It brings a long-awaited conclusion to the story that I started reading two years ago, with Lifespan of Starlight and the second book Split Infinity. After the cliffhanger at the end of the second book, two years was a long time to wait for the third book. Now that they're all out, I highly recommend reading them all in a row. Because it's an excellent series.

It took me a little while to orient myself at the start of this book after the gap in time (lol) since I read the previous book. The opening of Edge of Time is not overly burdened with reminders of the earlier books, but there were enough that I was able to get my bearings. I think I would have been sucked into the story more quickly if I had not had to wait so long before reading it. On the other hand, that's pretty much my biggest criticism of this book.

After Scout jumps into an unfamiliar future, the world is not magically a better place, alas. Instead, the dystopian future she started out in only keeps getting worse. (Poor future-Melbourne.) Also, all the plans laid by her and her friends go awry one way or another, leaving Scout dissatisfied with the world she's living in, when she has time to not be terrified of whatever the latest disaster is.

One aspect I found really interesting about the narrative structure is that there were several possibilities presented for how the book could end, but none which would simultaneously satisfy Scout and make a good ending for the series, right up until the actual ending started happening. Which was delightful. After a bit of uncertainty on my part that the ending would do the series justice, I was really pleased with how Kalkipsakis brought the book to a close.

I really enjoyed this series and I highly recommend it to fans of any combination of YA, dystopias and time travel. (Also, the covers are really pretty.) I recommend starting with the first book, Lifespan of Starlight, however, since this series is very much one continuous story (with cliffhangers) and not at all standalone chunks. It's three acts of the same story that don't work without the proceeding parts. I will be keeping an eye on any (YA) SF that Kalkipsakis writes in the future.

5 / 5 stars

You can read more of my reviews on my blog.
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Tsana | Jul 22, 2018 |
I was really drawn into this book as it had strong character development and right from the beginning, you couldn't help but empathise with Scout and the struggles she and her mother went through because she was an 'illegal'. I was pleasantly surprised as I tend to dislike most time-travel books, and I'm currently looking forward to reading the sequel!
 
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DeborahJade | 2 andere besprekingen | Dec 25, 2017 |
Not bad but one for older readers. Erin's big sister has just left home to move in with a girlfriend. Erin wants to move into Lucy's room but when moving a bookcase discovers an empty condom packet. Erin is hurt because the 2 sisters used to share everything but obviously Lucy hasn't shared the extent of her relationship with her boyfriend.
To top this off, Erin is also concerned about how all her friends are changing wearing makeup, into clothes and worried about what boys think, and she could not care less.
Quite a realistic book I think for teenagers that looks at how you can cope with changing from a child to an adult. Erin's musings over Lucy and Josh's relationship and the mechanics of sex itself mean this one in the series would be for older readers.
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33
Leden
474
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#52,001
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½ 3.5
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16
ISBNs
111
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