What an epic conclusion!! 
 So I was not fully impressed with Through the Ever Night, though it seems most people loved it as much as Under the Never Sky. I felt it lacked the oomph of the first novel. But Veronica Rossi has fully redeemed herself in my eyes as a master storyteller! 
 Into the Still Blue picks up right where Through the Ever Night left off: the Tides and refugees from the pod have gone into the cave by the beach. Perry and Aria are reunited, but for how long when so much still remains uncertain? 
 Things I Loved About Into the Still Blue: 
 The Dwellers and Outsiders are forced to become one unified society, else they may just perish. They need the numbers to stand against Hess, Sable and the Horns. 
 I loved Cinder's and Perry's loyalty to each other. It's the kind of loyalty you don't often find in real life or books and it defied DNA or friendship. I think it really spoke to each of their characters and it was refreshing to read about characters as awesome as they were. 
 (view spoiler)[I liked that to ultimately reach the Still Blue, the Tides and Dwellers had to compromise with Sable and the Horns, because it showed how well they could work together in times of a crisis. (hide spoiler)] 
 I loved that Soren comes so far in this story. He goes from a willful, spoiled brat who makes unstable decisions to someone who is steady, medicated and a team player. Of all the characters, Soren probably developed the most in this entire series. 
 I loved Roar. Period. Everything about him. His relationship with Aria, which was never romantic, was sweet and something she needed. And so did he! I think I'd really love to see his own full-length story, a romance, because I want romantic redemption for him. I want him to find love again. 
 Getting to the Still Blue was never going to be an easy task, and that's the way it's supposed to be. Nothing worthwhile is easy and it showed that those causes worth the most will cost the most. They were not without loss, but you can't measure happiness without loss. I loved that it wasn't easy to reach. 
 Aria and Perry's relationship wasn't insta-love even though she had come back from the Rim. They had to learn how to work through their issues like adults, and ultimately they each grew because of that. 
 The way Rossi described the Still Blue was exactly as I had imagined it. (view spoiler)[There were some aspects about it I didn't expect like it being completely unpopulated but overall, I had the island from LOST in my head and she basically delivered that. (hide spoiler)] 
 Aria's father. <3 
 The final showdown! Gah! <3 
 Things I Side-Eyed: 
 I thought it was entirely too easy for Sable and his men to throw over Hess. Or maybe Hess was just that stupid. Who knows. 
 Sable's method for disposing of Cinder and Perry was really obvious and I could see it coming from a mile away. 
 Rossi explained away Perry's reappearance way too easily. 
 Into the Still Blue was just amazing. I would love to see the film rights sold for this. Pleeeeaaaase, Warner Brothers, give us a movie!