I finally read The 100: Homecoming and I absolutely loved it. There’s a lot of romance but I think this series is very well made even though quite different from the show!
Title: Homecoming (The 100 #3)
Author: Kass Morgan
Genre: Science Fiction, YA, Romance
Publication: 2015
My rating: ★★★★☆
Warning: Possible spoilers for book 1 and 2, and for the TV show!
You can check my review of Day 21 (book 2) here if you want!
The story:
In book 3, the rest of the Colony – including Glass – is flying to the ground while the 100 settle a peace with a group of Earthborns – there is a group of peaceful ones and a group of dangerous ones. But as the adults reach the ground, things are about to change for Bellamy and the rest of the delinquents, as well as the fragile peace they have built up with the Earthborns. Meanwhile, Clarke tries to contact her parents, and Wells develops his relationship with Sasha, the daughter of the Earthborn commander.
My opinion:
This book does include a lot of romance, much more than in the TV show. Actually, the only thing they have in common by this point is the universe, and the name of some of the characters. That’s pretty much all, honestly, but I don’t mind. The world building is really great, and even though it’s going pretty slow, I like seeing how the relationships with Sky People and Earthborns is developing. This book also includes a few great twists which are very welcome. And of course, I couln’t go around this without saying that I absolutely love the fact that the relationship between Bellamy and Clarke is canon in the books.
I believe the romance relationships in this book are depicted quite acurately. There are fights, and ups and downs, and it seems pretty realistic which is something I appreciate. So yeah, we get to see a lot of romance, but it overall seems to be well made, so that’s great.
We also got some major character death in this volume which hadn’t really happened in a while and totally broke me because I really didn’t expect it. But then again, it could have been predictable, it’s an interesting plot device (even if a cruel one) and it does make sense in such a universe.
The rest of the Colony (or at least part of it) brings up a new dynamic in the story (just like it did on the show) and as much as I expected it, it also had its interesting surprises, and it was well made in my opinion. What I really like about this series is the fact that the books are rather short, captivating and easy to read. I think I managed to read each of them in one or two days, and I always appreciate that.
Overall, I quite enjoyed this one as well as the two previous ones, and it was actually a pleasant surprise. Don’t come into this with overhigh expectations, but if you’re into space and post-apocalyptic stories, then this is definitely something I would recommend!
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