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Journey To Territory U

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DNF. It just wasn't for me. Sorry for the late review, I'm working on catching up my netgalley book reviews before I request any more.

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Journey to Territory U (Extinction of All Children Book 3) by LJ Epps

250 Pages
Publisher: L.J. Epps
Released Date: November 9, 2018

Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Teens, Young Adult, Dystopian

President Esther has allowed Emma and a few of her friends access to Territory U (upper class). Their job is to get as many people as possible to sign a petition to have the walls between the territories. Emma and her friends uncover secrets the president is keeping. They. Do what they. Can do to sabotage as much as they can.

The story has a steady pace but with a lot of action. The characters are developed and it is written in the first person point of view. I thought this book was better than book 2 since the story was moving ahead. The epilogue includes a wrap up on all the characters similar to the end of a movie. If you like books similar to the Hunger Games, you will enjoy this book but you need to start at the beginning of the series.

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I received tbis for free through netgalley. Unfortunately this story didn’t really interest me once I started reading, I couldn’t push myself to continue the first book, and then didn’t continue with series.

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"Journey to Territory U" was probably my favorite of the overall story. It's an interesting plot with some interesting characters but the writing could have been a bit better.

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Over all rating for the hole series : 4 stars
While I did enjoy the series ,and think others will enjoy it , I've come to the conclusion that this is a one time read series for me. But I do have to say this book was way better then the other 2 .

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I haven't read the other books and started at book 3, without knowing previously what this book was about. This book allows you to get the jist of the two prior, however I am now going to go back and read the others as this book impressed me

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I read the first book in this series and was not overly impressed. However, I decided to give the series another shot and was really impressed with how much the story and writing improved, at least in my opinion. Looking forward to reading the third.

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Book 3 of The Extinction of All Children series, Journey To Territory U wraps up many of the questions readers have about what is going to happen. The writing, pace and dialogue strays from time to time, but the basic story line is fairly decent. The plot rambles here and there, but many of the questions about Emma and Esther come to a head in this book of the trilogy. Emma's perseverance is challenged again and again, with obstacles put in her path. Will she be able to unite the territories? Will Emma find Abigail? These questions pushed me to read until the end.

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This is the conclusion to this three book series. Emma Whisperer, the last 18 year old in the world, has made it through her poor territory, through the middle class areas, and now it's time for territory U. This is the upper class, where the cream of the crop lives. Emma and her friends have arrived, but now what? How does one gal change the world? The horrible world president lives in this area. President Esther is just awful. She was good, at least a little, once, but she's pure evil by this point. Smart, but evil.

Rich was shown for what he is, and Emma, she grew a LOT with this book. There are some answers, and the writing issues didn't change over the three book series. I will not say what the ending is but I can say the author worked harder on this book it would seem.

Thanks to Net Galley for my digital copy of this book. This re view is mine and a positive review is never required.

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I wasn’t able to read this one as I have not been able to download a copy. As I was bot able to read the book, I will still give it a five star review because it was not the author’s fault.

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Journey to Territory U was even better than the previous books. The author has a way with words that captivating. Great thrilling storyline and fantastic characters.

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I have finished out The Extinction of All Children trilogy and overall I enjoyed it. In this one it did feel like a lot of the same things were happening which was kind of annoying because at this point I feel like they should have learned by now that President Esther is a horrible person who can’t be trusted. There was a reveal in this book that I totally saw coming but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book. I was left satisfied when I finished this but also unsatisfied because the ending felt really rushed and I would have liked more. I think if you enjoyed The Hunger Games you will enjoy this one too but be warned that this does have some things involving babies and kids that could be triggering.

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I didn't enjoy the first book in this series so I will not be continuing on with books two and three.

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I started reading this one but didn't hold my interest. I though the concept was good but I wish I could have connected with the characters more.

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Volume 3 was good but seemed rushed to be finished and I felt that the epilogue especially covered too much time to provide a conclusion. The complete story line was good and I enjoyed all 3 volumes but #journeytoterritoryu didn’t hit all the same high notes as the first 2 volumes. I wouldn’t skip it after spending the time to read the first 2 but just be prepared for the possible letdown. Thanks to #netgalley and the publisher for this ebook to read and review.

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This was a good end to the series. However, the plot strays here and there, and the pacing could have been better. It wraps all the open ended questions in a neat manner. Emma is still a great character, but it seemed like a lot of the scenes were dragging in some parts. Overall, this was a good ending to the series

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The book times to pick up but Emma's story comes to a dramatic conclusion.
Emma and her friends have been given the job of collecting signatures from Territory U, the place where the rich people live If they can get enough signatures, President Esther will tear down the walls between the territories. But as with everything with the PResident, this assignment isn't what it seems.
I really enjoyed eh story. The idea that children would either be killed or adopted out to the reach has population control isn't often looked at in mainstream YA. L.J. Epps gets dark with the story and Emma's place within this world. The first part of the books takes forever to get et anything to happen but when things start to happen, the pace intensifies and you devour the rest of the story.
As good as the story is, some of the writing isn't great. Epps uses the same plot forwarding tools over and over. Emma is always lucky enough to overhear something and she s always giving speeches. More variety if plot techniques would have moved the story along faster and made the characters' actions mean more.
Overall, Extinction of All Children is an engaging dystopian story and Journey to Territory U is an exciting conclusion.

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I really want to like Book 3 of The Extinction of All Children series, and it does wrap up many of the questions readers have about what is happening. The pace and dialogue strays, but the basic story line is okay. I just couldn't get as into it but I wanted to know what on Earth was going on. Many of the questions about Emma and Esther come to a head in this book but the reveal falls flat. Emma made some smart decisions and some dumb ones but she is young...it's expected. I thought overall, she was a character I could rally behind.

Some of the twists were expected or so dragged out that when they finally do come out its not shocking. Emma continues to be challenged again and again. Will she be able to unite the territories? Read book three to find out.

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In this final book we will follow Emma's journey into changing her world and see if she succeeds. As she is finally in Territory U she is surprised that it is not what she imagined it to be. With so many friends who are truly enemies she will see who is on her side and if she will get justice for everyone. This was a solid ending to a really great series with characters you will love and love to hate.

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The last book in the series is maybe the least interesting of the three. This is mainly because of the story itself since the writing is just as solid as the first two books.
In this last episode the main character finds out some horrible truths about herself. The end good all good ending feels a bit like an anti climax.

All in all I truly enjoyed this trilogy. Don't let yourself get stopped by a somewhat weaker conclusion in the end.

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