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MY ⭐️ RATING: 4.25/5
Format: Kindle Whispersync
BOOK DESCRIPTION
Wool introduced the world of the silo. Shift told the story of its creation. Dust will describe its downfall. In order for a new world to begin, the old one must fall
Juliette, now mayor of Silo 18, doesn’t trust Silo 1, especially its leader, Donald. But in the world of the Silos, there is no black and white—everything is shades of gray. Donald may not be the monster Juliette thinks he is, and may in fact be key to humanity’s continued survival. But can they work together long enough to succeed?
In Dust, the final book in the New York Times best-selling Silo trilogy, the choices that Juliette and Donald make could lead to salvation . . . or to the death of everyone on the planet.
MY REVIEW
After finishing book two, Shift, I questioned whether this was meant to be a single book that ended up being more because of popularity. Once I finished Dust, and read the “Note to reader”, I realized I was exactly correct. Honestly, I think you can skip Shift and go directly into Dust without missing a beat. There will be characters you meet that you might wonder who they are, but Howey does a good job of making them known. Where Shift felt like an unplanned “prequel-sequel”, Dust felt like a perfect continuation of the series and an excellent finale that gave every emotion possible.
Juliette is the best character in this series as it does follow her, but Solo stole so many scenes. He was honestly the best part of this story, him and Elise. Everything that all the characters have to go through, made every scene feel like there was real danger lurking around every corner, even when it seemed like all was well. Howey didn’t hold back on letting characters die and make it meaningful, that to me, is what made this even better.
“Heroes didn’t win. The heroes were whoever happened to win. History told their story—the dead didn’t say a word. All of it was bullshit.”
One of the very few questionable things I had, is a scene where a young character is forced to marry. The scene just felt like it needed something for the kids to do or get into. Once she was rescued and it was over, it was like it never happened at all. The other is actually revealing that they killed and ate puppies… like wtf?!? I get making it feel like they are doing whatever they can to survive, but can we not find something else? Sheesh.
Again, Edoardo Ballerini makes Silo the best it could be and it wouldn’t be the same without his voice. I thought Wool and Dust were excellent and definitely recommend it to readers who love the dystopian/post-apocalyptic genre. I wouldn’t put it up there with M.R. Carey’s Ramparts, but it’s not far behind it. Now that I know everything, it’s time to finally watch the tv show and see how it differs!
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