Boundless by Cynthia Hand

Boundless by Cynthia Hand

Review of Boundless

Title & Author:
Boundless by Cynthia Hand
Publisher:
HarperTeen
Publication Date:
January 22, 2013
Pages:
448
Source:
Purchased

The past few years have held more surprises than part-angel Clara Gardner could ever have anticipated. Yet from the dizzying highs of first love, to the agonizing low of losing someone close to her, the one thing she can no longer deny is that she was never meant to live a normal life.

Since discovering the special role she plays among the other angel-bloods, Clara has been determined to protect Tucker Avery from the evil that follows her . . . even if it means breaking both their hearts. Leaving town seems like the best option, so she’s headed back to California – and so is Christian Prescott, the irresistible boy from the vision that started her on this journey in the first place.

As Clara makes her way in a world that is frighteningly new, she discovers that the fallen angel who attacked her is watching her every move. And he’s not the only one. . . . With the battle against the Black Wings looming, Clara knows she must finally fulfill her destiny. But it won’t come without sacrifices and betrayal.

In the riveting finale of the Unearthly series, Clara must decide her fate once and for all. – Goodreads

Cynthia Hand’s series is one of those that I was almost scared to finish. Like I wanted to read Boundless so badly but I was scared of what would happen – I’d heard reports of sobbing and heartbreak and amazingness. I was just scared, okay?

But once I finally convinced myself to read Boundless, I could not put it down. Except for when my boyfriend got home from work, saw I was at a CRUCIAL MOMENT, and decided he wanted to watch all the things on TV with me.

Anyway, Boundless just totally sucked me in. I wouldn’t say I full on sobbed, but I totally teared up. And seriously almost had a book-thrown-at-the-wall moment a la The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray.

Like with Unearthly and Hallowed – I loved all the characters. I’ve never been a big Christian fan, but I even really liked him in Boundless. I loved Clara – she’s remained consistently awesome and hilarious and badass throughout the series, but there’s also character growth there. And I just have no words for how much I love Tucker.

I can’t resist commenting on how beautiful Cynthia Hand’s writing is. Cynthia Hand has a talent for describing things so visually – from the mountains of Wyoming to random college events at Stanford.

I’m sad that Boundless is the end of the Unearthly series, but I can accept that it’s time. And it was a really, really great ending. If you loved the first two books in this series and maybe are a little hesitant to read Boundless, I encourage you to totally do it. Boundless is the wonderfully bittersweet ending to a fantastic series and I just cannot wait to read more from Cynthia Hand – whatever it may be that she writes next.

(Random note: April warned me that I should read the Radiant novella before reading Boundless and I’m really glad I did, otherwise I would have been quite confused about a certain storyline. I’m not usually a novella girl, but in this case I do suggest you read it before Boundless or at least find someone to give you the gist!)

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