I thought I'd put it down, forget about it and move on to other books. I thought this was yet another fun yet stereotypical dystopian. gosh! The whole thing forced me to look back at the first two books and completely re-evaluate everything I thought I knew and understood. and then the mystery surrounding Gene's dad.

And the ending, with the big reveal involving the Origin, and Gene and Sissy's connection to it. I realize that I probably sound crazy, not to mention repetitive, but the plot of The Trap was honestly THAT good. My heart was pounding, I was shocked, amazed and totally addicted. If you thought that The Hunt and The Prey were intense, action-packed and often times disturbing, brace yourself, The Trap is even more of a wild ride. Since I don't want to spoil all the gasp-worthy surprises, I will not be discussing the plot of The Trap in detail. I kid you not, it's the best final book in a series I've ever read.

Seriously, I can not stress enough how fabulous the conclusion to this awesome series is. Not to mention that I totally did not see any of it coming (and I'm usually one to predict all the major plot twists and big reveals way ahead). Not only did he do a fantastic job tying all the loose ends together and answering all the questions that we've been asking since book one in the series, but he did it with such ease, confidence and boldness. Andrew Fukuda is a master of these kind of twists. It's no secret that the best twists are the ones you don't see coming. I could not get over the genius of it all.

I could not wrap my mind around the brilliant ending. I could not comprehend what just happened. After I finished reading it, I sat in my *reading chair* for hours, staring out the window with a dumb (SERIOUSLY dumb) expression on my face, and with my tea cold and long forgotten.

But the third book (The Trap)? Lord, the third book rendered me speechless. I really loved the second book (The Prey) - the writing improved a lot, the characters were developed further and with more care, and the plot line itself was action packed and completely breathtaking. It completely blew my mind to pieces, and I swear, I will never fully recover from reading it! I liked the first book (The Hunt), though I had a few issues with the sketchy plot line (I think we all remember the armpit scene?). There is no other word for this book, really.

The trap by andrew fukuda