You should not be surprised that I'm giving Shades of Earth five stars. I mean, I've been obsessed with this series since advance copies of Across the Universe were going around. 
 The good news? It's one hell of an ending. The bad news? You're going to have some serious moments of, "NOOOO!" But really now, considering the way that A Million Suns ended, you can't really be surprised. 
 Full review to come.