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If I Should Die delivers a stunning, deeply satisfying conclusion to the international bestselling Die for Me trilogy by Amy Plum.
Kate is devastated. Her boyfriend Vincent is a revenant who waited lifetimes to find her. But once he did their future together was shattered almost immediately. They were betrayed by their trusted ally, Violette. She killed Vincent and destroyed his body so that he could not be reanimated.
Now Vincent is doomed to roam the earth as a spirit. But Kate isn’t willing to accept life without her true love. She’ll risk anything to save him, even as Violette, their friend-turned-enemy, begins to wage a war to rule over France’s Immortals.
Amy Plum created an intricate, original mythology for her YA paranormal series. The books, set in Paris, the City of Lights, introduce readers to revenants, undead beings who must sacrifice themselves again and again to save the lives of strangers.
Amy Plum spent her childhood in Birmingham, Alabama, her twenties in Chicago and Paris, and several more years in London, New York, and the Loire Valley. Now she lives in Paris and swears she'll never move again. Die for Me and Until I Die are the first two novels in a trilogy about revenants.
TheLittleBluePig
Posted May 8, 2013
After the ending of Until I Die, without a doubt I knew I had to pick this one up as soon as I could. When it came out yesterday I read it without stopping and all through the night. I just could not put it down. It's rare for a book to make me want to stay up all night reading it but Amy Plum does just that with her writing and characters. I'm going to deeply miss the characters, but I'm overall happy with the ending.
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Posted May 7, 2013
I loved this book. A lot of series suffer from last book syndrome-- a buildup that ends up falling flat, but not this series. Kate becomes even more kick-butt, Vincent even more swoonworthy, and oh... Jules (that's all I'm saying.) Even Mamie is the most kick-butt grandmother I've ever read. The Revenant mythology is even more fleshed out in this last book, completing a world that the reader, like Kate, has slowly become a part of since Die For Me. This is a great end to a great series.-Emberchyld (sorry, B&N is having technical difficulties, forcing me to post as anonymous)
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.If I Should Die did not live up to the super high standards I had in place for it, but it was still good. The whole novel just seemed a bit anticlimactic to me, especially after the ending of the second book. The ending itself was satisfying, if convenient, and there wasn't much character development throughout the course of this installment. The plot was intense, but I just couldn't make myself feel that sense of urgency that the past two books had. This is a hard review for me to write because I'm just not sure how I felt about If I Should Die.
Kate doesn't really evolve at all in this novel. She's still the same rash, irrational, stubborn girl that she was in the previous installments. I like Kate because she fights for what she believes in, but the girl needs to learn to control her emotions some and not make such idiotic decisions. Kate is smart, though, and I love that about her. She's also cultured and a researcher. There is more I like about her than not. Vincent is as sickeningly sweet as ever. I like his character, too, but I wish he had at least a bit of a dark side that we could SEE. Kate seems to have blinders on when it comes to him, and that annoys me a bit. I like my heroes to be a bit rougher around the edges than he is. Georgia is still annoying and childish. Mamie and Papy actually do grow some, and I enjoyed getting to know them better. There are a few surprising revelations with some of the secondary characters as well, but I don't want to spoil anything for anyone, so I'm going to leave that alone.
As previously stated, the plot is intense, but I couldn't make myself feel a sense of urgency. Many of the occurrences were much too convenient, and it was blatantly obvious that Plum was manipulating the story to her liking. I don't like when I can see an author's manipulations. The characters are supposed to have trial after trial after trial, not one trial that works out neatly without any mess. One of the glaringly obvious moments is when Kate is looking for something in the dark and the moonlight JUST SO HAPPENS to shine on her necklace and reflect on what she is looking for. Seriously? At least have her feel around and search until she finds it. That'd be more realistic. There are a few moments like that in the book, and those moments pulled me completely out of the story. Regardless, I couldn't put the book down, and I had to know what happened next. I never felt bored. I was invested in the story, even though I wasn't necessarily on the edge of my seat the entire time. In the end, everything wraps up nicely and neatly, and I would have liked a little more mess there, too. However, the ending was satisfying, and I don't feel like the author neglected to complete anyone's story.
Overall, I'd recommend this book to fans of the series and this series to anyone who wants a less gruesome spin on zombie tales. These zombies are hot, and the world Plum has created is pretty awesome and definitely unique. The first two books in this trilogy are unbelievably amazing, and this one is pretty good as well.
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Posted May 8, 2013
I was worried that this last book would not live up to my expectations. Boy was I wrong. If I Should Die did an amazing job to satisfy my Die For Me needs. I would of loved to have read more about what happens in the future but that would be my only issue. Fabulous book and series.
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Posted May 20, 2013
This was the perfect ending to a wonderful series but I'm sad that it is over. I hope there will be a spin off series or other novellas. This has been a great series, I absolutely loved it!
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Posted May 18, 2013
Great third book in this series!
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Posted May 16, 2013
Im in love with this whole series must read!!!!!
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Posted May 16, 2013
What an absolutely satisfying end to this series!
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Posted May 16, 2013
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Posted May 16, 2013
I anticipated this book for over a year and when it finally came out it did not disapoint. If I should Die is the amazing conclusion to a brilliant triolgy and I wish it didn't have to end here! Hopefully we'll get some more novellas about Jules please!. I would recommend reading these books to anyone as they are brilliantly written and very orignial.
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Posted May 15, 2013
AMAZING!
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Posted May 13, 2013
As always Ms. Plum delivers a beautiful book :). I just wish that it could've been longer. It would be nice to find out what happens next to Charlotte and Ambrose, also to Alex and Georgia.
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Posted May 12, 2013
Wonderful ending to the series!
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Posted May 12, 2013
What a perfect ending to one of my most fave series! I couldnt have asked for more!
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Posted May 11, 2013
No. U need to get help.
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Posted May 11, 2013
*looks back at you*
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Posted May 10, 2013
Go to out book well talk there
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Posted May 11, 2013
You better not get pregnant again tarah!
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Posted May 11, 2013
You on still
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Posted May 10, 2013
Please dont just try talking to your parents
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Overview
If I Should Die delivers a stunning, deeply satisfying conclusion to the international bestselling Die for Me trilogy by Amy Plum.
Kate is devastated. Her boyfriend Vincent is a revenant who waited lifetimes to find her. But once he did their future together was shattered almost immediately. They were betrayed by their trusted ally, Violette. She killed Vincent and ...