I really enjoyed this book much more than the first two. It had a lot of action and kept me engaged. I do admit i stayed up all last night to finish it. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five was because although the author did a lot of research to write this book, she should have brushed up a little on Bio 101. A clone cannot be made from someone's egg. It only contains half the chromosomes of a human because it is a sex cell! Clones cannot be grown in petri dishes either, they still have to be implanted in a uterus of a human to be able to develop. So the fact that Hans was growing a Sam clone in a petri dish from obtaining one of her eggs made it a little less believable for me. But other than that the plot was great and was a lot faster paced than the first two books which was lovely because I thought the first two books moved a little slow. I definitely enjoyed this book and recommend to anyone who likes sci-fi romance novels. The conclusion in the Ripple series was fitting, though a bit underwhelming. I enjoyed the revelation of the back stories and the motivations of the characters. I still appreciate the spin into history this series took, as well as the characters' unique abilities.The downfalls are this novel read like someone talking. Perhaps the first two did as well, and I didn't pick up on it as much, but it is definitely more noticeable in the 3rd book with the alternating POVs. I wish there was more description besides 'totally awesome.' The alternating POVs were a bit odd at first, since the reader is so used to Sam's point of view, but it was necessary. I was not fond of the Catholicism sprinkled throughout the book. It didn't mesh well nor have relevance to the story, considering there was no mention of it when we initially meet the characters. It suddenly appeared after they arrived in Europe in Chameleon, and continued in Unfurl. The author mentioned in this book's author note that she researched Catholicism in the past year, so I guess since it was on her mind she just added it in. To me, its addition didn't create any realism; it was just a slapped-on distraction.I also was a bit annoyed with their plane-hopping madness. What a waste of funds & time! Some bits of the plot were predictable, such as a certain character's appearance and actions were quite obvious from the first. Yet it was a fitting conclusion to the series.The Ripple trilogy has a lot of potential, and if one can overlook its flaws, it has the makings of an intriguing YA novel.
What do You think about Unfurl (2012)?
I've really enjoyed the first three books in this series.
—mmdrn
A good ending to the trilogy. Loved it.
—cheapidiot
