Scar (Skin Books, book 3)

By Alice Broadway

Blurb: 
NK taught Leora that all was not what it seems on the surface. 
SPARK taught her that there are two sides to every story. 
Now Leora has had enough of lessons - she wants to make her own story.
The explosive finale to the best-selling INK trilogy sees Leora struggling to reconcile her past and her future - and recognising that there may be no easy answers.

Review: 
This book was an amazing finish to the end of the trilogy, I really do wish there was more but it was quite a nice finish to the whole thing.

This book starts off with Leora back in Saintstone she has fetched Gull with her and that is all I'm going to say, because if you haven't read the first two books then there will be a hell of a lot of spoilers or confusing moments for you.

So this friendship between Gull and Leora has developed quite a lot and Leora is still trying to figure out who she is and is trying to fix this whole problem between the blanks and the marked. There is many problems to overcome and she is really worried about the position she is putting her friends and family in.

Leora tries to be a lot bigger and braver in this book than the other books as she has a lot more to deal with now knowing the truth. Leora is still unsure on who's stories are actually true, but she is starting to understand that they don't really matter that it is the whole issue of accepting each other as neither are different that is her main problem.

When Leora is back home she becomes trapped I won't say how or why, but this whole part of the book is actually quite interesting and we see that her character develops even more, she is also slowly learning who to trust with her secrets. She has also learnt the whole part of spying and keeping information to use it against other people to get her own way.

There are a few sad moments throughout this book where you will more than likely require some tissues or at least a hard heart. It's such a shame about this one character and it really is gob smacking but it really does tie the story together.

I also love how Verity is still having a part in Leora's life even though she went to live with the Blanks for a while and I really love how Oscar is still mentioned though out this book.

Leora is such a strong character and always tries to do the best for people which such a sweet thing even though her world is falling apart, she cares so much about her actions effecting her family and friends, which most young people don't actually do.

The way this final book was wrote was excellent, the amount of plot twists and further friendship development was amazing. I couldn't fault it. The only thing was which is the same as the rest of the trilogy, there is a few bits repeated but I think I've finally got use to those things now as it seems to be way of writing the books. Which I guess means that if you've had to wait a year between books like me then you may not have had to reread each individual book each time a book got released.

I'd definitely recommend this trilogy to everyone that likes real world problems, strong female characters, strong friendships, a hint of love, and huge plot twists that keep you on your toes. It is a highly anticipated book and is so fast paced I swear you could have the whole trilogy read in a week no matter the speed or time it takes you to read. So add it to your to be read list and make sure you read it soon especially if you are in a reading slump. God I'm going to miss this trilogy so much, going to make sure to read it at least every other year if not every year. I loved it so much.

Favourite Character: Leora

Read: 28/03/19 - 29/03/19

5 stars out of 5

Written by Sammie