Well, Well, Well, wasn't this a jubilant walk-in-the-park. 
 BOOK NAME: The Midnight Star 
 AUTHOR: Marie Lu 
 ACTUAL RATING: 3.5 Stars 
 REVIEW: I felt satisfied after reading this. It was like the cherry on the top of the cake, the end of all endings, the 'l' in the word 'final'. Nothing comes after, I'm pretty sure. I feel as if Adelina showed me every, single one of her characteristics in The Midnight Star. 
 So after internally debating with myself whether or not I should tag this book with 3 stars or 4, I settled for 3.5. Why? Because though it may be satisfying, satisfying isn't exactly saying that I'll remember it. Sure, it was a pretty good book to read, but in two years time, I'm probably going to look back at it and spend a lot of time wondering what the hell had happened. 
 But let's talk about the good stuff properly. Adelina's character has improved and built to a create a stronger foundation since The Young Elites, and I loved every second of it! You see all sides of her- the good, the bad and the ugly. She's not a nice person and she doesn't try to hide it. You can try all you want, but Adelina Amouteru is a ball, overflowing with darkness that's best left untouched. 
 (view spoiler)[She cares for her sister so damn much, going so far as to bargain with Moritas. (my heart still aches from that moment)(view spoiler)[ 
 Violetta . . . oh sweet Violetta, for the first half of the book, I felt as though you were more trouble than you were worth, but don't worry, I warmed up to you in the end and although there was a love interest, the actually story revolved around Adelina and Violetta in the end, a sisterly bond SO deep and beautiful, and I found that really sweet. 
 Magiano, as some might of discovered in the previous book, is a really sweetheart. He's probably the only person that can let a laugh eaily slip out from Adelina's lips. I loved him from the moment he suddenly showed up in the second book and my adoration for him is still just as strong. 
 Raffaele Laurent Bessette, you were still the wise old man I discovered in the first book. Ever smart and knowing and knowledgeable. Well, at least I remember you. I'm pretty sure Lucent, Maeve, Sergio and Michael will be forgotten. But I'll keep an extra special place in my heart for Teren, the poor dude. 
 The Midnight Star for me was beautiful, but I'm a tad bit upset at the way Marie Lu didn't develop could-have-been couples in this book. Lucent and Maeve -I didn't feel the spark. Sergio and Violetta -Nothing (view spoiler)[other than a kiss (hide spoiler)] happened. Adelina and (...) -Ok, better than the others. 
 BUT, I stick with my 3.5 stars. Great ending to The Young Elites trilogy. A bit short. Heart-breaking finale, this book was bitter-sweet in my view. (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]