This World We Live in (Last Survivors, #3)

by Susan Beth Pfeffer

[clementine]

So, I didn't enjoy the first book in the series, but I had the second and third on my Kobo so I went ahead and read this one. I skipped the second because it wasn't narrated by Miranda and I just wanted to keep reading her diary and not jump around.

I liked this book mildly better than the first. There was more action and introspection and Miranda seems to have grown up a bit. It was definitely not as dull as the first, although I still found the characters flat and the plot generally lacking. It seemed odd to introduce all these new characters when the existing ones are barely developed, but it was nice to see some fresh faces to mix things up.

The plot was okay - more exciting, but still without any real threads tying it together. I guess that's how life goes, but it was just generally pretty non-compelling. Some of the more gruesome details like the mound of bodies were neat, and I felt like the world building was better in this one.

Alex and Miranda's romance was so odd to me. It was barely explained - Miranda goes from feeling uncomfortable around him to wanting to marry and run away with him. So weird. She never explains what draws her to him, just that she loves him soooo much.

Basically, I thought this was mildly better than the first, but still nothing to write home about.