Meaghan Spooner and Amie Kaufman wowed us with their first two volumes, THESE BROKEN STARS and THIS SHATTERED WORLD. Now, they're back to wrap up the trilogy and THEIR FRACTURED LIGHT, and boy do they deliver! 
 I enjoyed both Gideon and Sofia's characters from the outset, something that had taken me longer for the main characters in the previous books (though I, of course, loved all the couples by the end). Gideon's wise-cracking hacker was particularly appealing, and a great way to keep the harder elements of sci-fi and science tech at the fore. Sofia, on the other hand, is street smart by necessity and scarred by the running she's been forced into over the last few years. 
 Throughout the series, Kaufman and Spooner have set up a "lovers from different worlds" theme, and it works again in this installment. Sofia and Gideon have two extremely different life perspectives...and yet, not so different after all. 
 I really loved seeing how all three couples come together in this one and how the final "victory" isn't as centered in revenge as we all might think given that Roderic La Roux was shaping up to be a pretty horrific villain. The group's sacrifices for each other and their decisions when everything is falling apart are what make this trilogy special, and it shines at its brightest here. 
 I still have a special place in my heart for Lilac and Tarver, and OH MY THE FEELS IN THIS BOOK!!!! As much as I enjoyed Finn and Jubilee, they can't really hold a candle in this one. Gideon and Sofia come close because they're the POV characters, but for all you Lilac and Tarver fans out there, hold on to your hearts...the light isn't the only thing that gets fractured in the book. 
 The pace rollicks right along, with a fun cast of supporting characters too. We see cameos from some of the cast from past books, and overall the supporting characters felt more fully fleshed out in this one than in past volumes. 
 As usual, the between-chapter sections with the whispers are utterly fascinating. In each book, these sections are written in an entirely different tone than the rest - far more literary and elegant in a way that is sometimes terrifying. I give Kaufman and Spooner a lot of credit for weaving a breathtaking and haunting plot from these glimpses. It is almost solely what drives the final showdown. Beautifully done! 
 I can't wait to see what these ladies tackle next!