Creators

by Tiffany Truitt

[Angie]

Creators is a pretty great ending to this trilogy! It did drag in places, but I found the end quite spectacular, since I didn’t expect it. It’s an outcome that many authors tend to shy away from, so it was sad, but a nice change that still fit the story. It picks up immediately where Naturals left off, with Tess facing her father. It’s not exactly a heartfelt reunion, since he’s not the man she remembers, and she’s no longer a little girl. Of course, he’s the head of the revolution, and that is much more important to him than his daughters. Tess is naturally hurt, but she wants to fight. She wants peace...and James.

The beginning of Creators is a lot of talking and planning for the upcoming battle. Tess is struggling to remember who she is, while having to adapt to a more wild and violent world. She also misses James, but she’s able to exchange a few letters with him thanks to her father’s inside men. However, once things get going, there’s a lot of action and blood! It’s quite dire, but then there’s phase two which brings Tess right to the heart of the Council.

I did have a few problems with Creators. They’re quite minor, but still nagged at me. The first was Tess all of a sudden freaking out over being a “freak” because she was immune to the virus that makes woman die during childbirth. Isn’t that a good thing? And it’s not like she’s something supernatural, it’s just biology! Second, I wanted more answers about this virus and why women are hated so much! It also didn’t make sense to me that women who could have children were being auctioned off, if the whole idea was to be rid of natural born humans and have the chosen ones take over. Finally, something super awful happens to James and I was preparing for some emotional stuff with Tess, but it’s resolved in literally no time. So disappointing.

Aside from those complaints, I did think Creators was the best of the series. I love that the author took a risk with the ending. It was believable and emotional, and while I didn’t “like” it I’m glad she stuck with it. The epilogue does provide a nice bit of closure, but it also leaves some things open. Spin off? Please.

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