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Num8ers #3
Infinity
Adam, Sarah and little Mia are living together, struggling with the fame of seeing “numbers” – the dates when people will die.
But something is about to tear them apart. During The Chaos, Mia swapped her number for another. Mia’s powerful new ability is highly desirable. Ruthless people are hunting her down. Everyone wants to live for ever ...
The third and final book in the thrilling, bestselling teen sci-fi series.
But something is about to tear them apart. During The Chaos, Mia swapped her number for another. Mia’s powerful new ability is highly desirable. Ruthless people are hunting her down. Everyone wants to live for ever ...
The third and final book in the thrilling, bestselling teen sci-fi series.
249 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 2011
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September 2, 2023
We all have a number. That number is what Adam sees whenever he looks someone in the eye. It is the person’s date of death. Along with this unwanted information, Adam receives a strong feeling, a sense, of how each person will meet his demise. Will it be drawn out and painful? Calm and peaceful? Agonizing and humiliating? Everyone in futuristic England (after the world as we know it has ended) knows this about Adam. They recognize him on sight. Many want to thank him, some want to be privy to his secrets and others wish him harm. This is a lot of pressure for a 17 year old boy; particularly the boy who predicted the Chaos and saved thousands of lives with his warning.
With no way to tell what people want from him, Adam has been on the run for two years. He has a huge responsibility, traveling with his unique family: his pregnant girlfriend, her younger brothers and her two year old daughter, Mia. She calls him “Daddy”. While his girlfriend doesn’t share his gift, she does harbor a secret. Her daughter’s number has changed. Did little Mia take someone’s number, or was it given to her?
In one camp, Adam meets two men. Both seem determined to protect and serve him, in gratitude, as well as with the hope that Adam will be an intricate part of making things right in society. One is them is lying. He is evil. Originally pursuing Adam for personal gain, he quickly sets his sights much higher when he learns of Adam’s “daughter” and his baby on the way. Believing their powers must far surpass Adams’, he becomes a threat to Adam’s family. Will Adam’s fans stand behind him, or will all be lost?
Infinity is an engaging book. The story moves very quickly. The characters truly come alive, leading the reader through varying emotions along the way. I should note, Infinity is the third book (the conclusion) to the Num8ers trilogy. I did not notice this until after I read the book. I thought it worked well as a stand-alone; however, now that I know there are two more, I will be reading them as well.
With no way to tell what people want from him, Adam has been on the run for two years. He has a huge responsibility, traveling with his unique family: his pregnant girlfriend, her younger brothers and her two year old daughter, Mia. She calls him “Daddy”. While his girlfriend doesn’t share his gift, she does harbor a secret. Her daughter’s number has changed. Did little Mia take someone’s number, or was it given to her?
In one camp, Adam meets two men. Both seem determined to protect and serve him, in gratitude, as well as with the hope that Adam will be an intricate part of making things right in society. One is them is lying. He is evil. Originally pursuing Adam for personal gain, he quickly sets his sights much higher when he learns of Adam’s “daughter” and his baby on the way. Believing their powers must far surpass Adams’, he becomes a threat to Adam’s family. Will Adam’s fans stand behind him, or will all be lost?
Infinity is an engaging book. The story moves very quickly. The characters truly come alive, leading the reader through varying emotions along the way. I should note, Infinity is the third book (the conclusion) to the Num8ers trilogy. I did not notice this until after I read the book. I thought it worked well as a stand-alone; however, now that I know there are two more, I will be reading them as well.
August 10, 2011
I wasn't looking forward to reading this conclusion to the series before I opened up the first page and saw an interesting little note from the publisher. It summed up for me what this series has been trying to say all along in a few succinct sentences:
"Actually, it's not about dying; it's about how to live with the knowledge. That's the secret - and it takes a rather terrifying last twist in this final book. Don't close your eyes."
Sounds pretty cool, right?
I need to make a point to all you readers who might stumble across this review and be put off by the 3 stars and some of the things I'm going to have to say further on. It's this: if you have read and enjoyed the other books in the Numbers trilogy, then you should definitely read this! It has many faults that I will highlight and I thought it somewhat anticlimatic... but it's still the conclusion that this series needs. It wasn't as good as I'd hoped for, especially after having my mind and emotions thrown all over the place in the previous installments, but it wasn't bad enough not to read.
I found that, ultimately, far less happened in this final book. The novel is considerably smaller in size (about 100 pages shorter) and it read a bit like a tying up of loose ends - in fact, that's what it was. There was a story but it was less dramatic and less meaningful than what happened in books 1 and 2.
I do wonder if I'd have liked it better had I not been on an expectation high following the conclusion of book 2. Book 2 was very fast-paced and I wanted the conclusion to be just as wildly entertaining, but the pacing wasn't as good. I'd also ask that if anyone else here reads the book, please could you tell me what the twist is that the publisher mentions in the foreword. I kept waiting and waiting up until the last minute to be dramatically surprised in a way that would throw me completely off course and make me think "wow". I must have missed it somewhere along the way because I honestly can't think what it could be. Some help please?
There is a very important occurrence at the end that I'm glad happened. It just served to reiterate the overall message of this series - which isn't a big political statement, but a reminder that any day could be our last and the one that really counts is the one you're living in.
December 31, 2018
Probably a little better than dreadful, but not by much. Adam, Sarah and Mia are hiding from the government since he is supposedly a murderer. But, he has a chip so how hard can he be to find? It also seemed like Adam got stupid, even before . His use of language definitely regressed from the articulate savior in Book #1. Sarah also seemed insipid, pining for Adam: not at all the self-starter from the first two books. The villain was not well developed nor was his overall agenda. Finally, the number switching thing was silly.
April 6, 2012
First of all, there were only 247 pages. Anyway, this book was great and I loved it. The writing, characters, setting and emotions were portrayed strongly throughout the entire series. The ending was happy and satisfying, which I definitely wasn't expecting. I had prepared myself the whole book that one of my favourite characters was going to die at the end, but thankfully I was wrong. I wish there was more to read. It feels like I'm losing my family because I've become attatched to Adam, Sarah, Mia, Daniel and even Gemma in the short time I knew her. Can't forget Nan, Jem and Spider of course. I thought the first book was the best for action and plot and the second and third weren't AS good, but I still liked them. The first book had more to it and more going on. I loved how it carried on down the generations of my favourite and much missed characters. A neat concept that I've never encountered in a series before. I am extremely sad it's over and I wish it had been longer. I wanted all the drama and the same type of storyline as in the first Numbers book, but it was quite different and more focused on the powers than the actions. It didn't seem to have as powerful an effect.
September 23, 2012
After reading a few reviews on the thrid and final book in this triliogy I really didn't want to read it. Why? Because I liked the first two books so much that I didn't want to spoil my opinion on them. But after seeing that Infinty was only 256 pages on my kindle I decided to read it anyway.
So, the story begins two years after the ending of The Chaos. Adam, a pregnant Sarah, her two brothers and Mia are all living together in the wildnerness travelling from place to place, keeping away from the big cities. The government has now mostly fallen as well as how civilisation used to be. Medicine, food and even shelter can sometimes be difficult to find, so when three mysterious men on motorbikes offer Adam chance of a better life for his family, should he take it even though it goes against his better judgement?
The first thing I noticed when I began reading Infinity is that its a lot different from the first , and even the second installments of this trilogy. The points of view and most of the chracters are still the same but it just reads slightly more mature than the previous stories. I found this quite strange at first because both of our protagonists are only eighteen, but having lived through a lot in their lives I knew things were bound to be different. One other thing that disapointed me with this book is how it felt very rushed, as if the author just wanted to get the job finished and over with, nothing like I felt when reading the previous two books. But, one thing I really did like about Infinity was the chracter development, espicially with Sarah. I just loved how strong, and sure of herself she was in this book. I thought she was an amazing mother to Mia and I really admired how determined she was in keeping her safe.
Overall I still did like this book, but just not as much as the first two, it was a little bit of a let down in comparison. Never the less I still rated it 3.5 stars as I enjoyed seeing how everything would work out for the chracters that I had become so attached to over the trilogy.
So, the story begins two years after the ending of The Chaos. Adam, a pregnant Sarah, her two brothers and Mia are all living together in the wildnerness travelling from place to place, keeping away from the big cities. The government has now mostly fallen as well as how civilisation used to be. Medicine, food and even shelter can sometimes be difficult to find, so when three mysterious men on motorbikes offer Adam chance of a better life for his family, should he take it even though it goes against his better judgement?
The first thing I noticed when I began reading Infinity is that its a lot different from the first , and even the second installments of this trilogy. The points of view and most of the chracters are still the same but it just reads slightly more mature than the previous stories. I found this quite strange at first because both of our protagonists are only eighteen, but having lived through a lot in their lives I knew things were bound to be different. One other thing that disapointed me with this book is how it felt very rushed, as if the author just wanted to get the job finished and over with, nothing like I felt when reading the previous two books. But, one thing I really did like about Infinity was the chracter development, espicially with Sarah. I just loved how strong, and sure of herself she was in this book. I thought she was an amazing mother to Mia and I really admired how determined she was in keeping her safe.
Overall I still did like this book, but just not as much as the first two, it was a little bit of a let down in comparison. Never the less I still rated it 3.5 stars as I enjoyed seeing how everything would work out for the chracters that I had become so attached to over the trilogy.
October 8, 2014
Infinity (or Numbers Book 3: Infinity) the third and final book in the Numbers trilogy by Rachel Ward picks up two years after the second book, Chaos. Adam, Sarah, little Mia and Sarah's two little brothers. Struggling to survive in a world that's now nearly without government, medicine, shelter or anything they were used to just two years ago in 2027 England.
Adam can still see everyone's numbers, see the day they're going to die just by looking into their eyes.
No one's number's ever changed . . . Except for Mia's. She was supposed to die that day in the fire. Only she didn't; his Nan did. She died and Mia lived - lived and has her number now. Adam and Sarah don't know if Nan gave it to her or if . . . something else happened.
And now it looks like there are others out there who want Adam and Mia, want them and their secret and the possibility to live forever it may bring. The Chaos might be over but they danger's still very real.
I started this series by reading Numbers after selecting it at random when ordering some random UK published books to buy (Stolen was another one of them). I absolutely found it by chance, selected it because it sounded amazing and then read it because a) of the sounding amazing and b) I love the cover (I'm still super fond of those UK covers). Rachel Ward and her Numbers trilogy absolutely make the case for going to a bookstore/bookseller website and finding a book you've never heard of that just sounds really intriguing and buying it!
Okay, now onto why Infinity was such a brilliant conclusion to the series: We've moved forward in time a lot from the first book which was about Adam's mum Jem and her ability to see the numbers, the trouble it caused for her and the big, mass death event that she foresaw. While sometimes it's odd to have books jump in time - that one fifteen or so years to book two, this one two years from book two - it feels oddly cohesive with this series.
Numbers and The Chaos both featured big events where a lot of people died - a dramatically large number in The Chaos - there needed to be time between the novels. It allowed the events of each to be dramatic while still being logical and it put the characters in the right mindset for the desired events.
After reading The Chaos I never, ever would have guessed at the plot of Infinity but I adore it massively. It has quite a different feel from the other two books. The world is obviously very different after The Chaos and we get to see just how different in Infinity - we also get to see how those events have affected the people that are still around.
The characters are fantastic this time around (again). We get to see Sarah's strength again. More so as a mother this time as she fights to protect her children - both biological and adopted - against some crazy odds (and people). It's nice to also see a bit of Mia. Though she's only two she is quite a large part of the story. Adam, of course, is a big part of the book - and in some different ways than before now that his situation is so different having spent two years with Sarah and Mia and the boys and lost his grandmother.
Infinity is a great wrap-up to the series that started with Jem and her secret and now ends with Adam, Mia and Sarah. The world is undeniably changed but Rachel Ward's ability to tell a brilliant story, keep you guessing, and holding on until the very last page is still very much present.
Adam can still see everyone's numbers, see the day they're going to die just by looking into their eyes.
No one's number's ever changed . . . Except for Mia's. She was supposed to die that day in the fire. Only she didn't; his Nan did. She died and Mia lived - lived and has her number now. Adam and Sarah don't know if Nan gave it to her or if . . . something else happened.
And now it looks like there are others out there who want Adam and Mia, want them and their secret and the possibility to live forever it may bring. The Chaos might be over but they danger's still very real.
I started this series by reading Numbers after selecting it at random when ordering some random UK published books to buy (Stolen was another one of them). I absolutely found it by chance, selected it because it sounded amazing and then read it because a) of the sounding amazing and b) I love the cover (I'm still super fond of those UK covers). Rachel Ward and her Numbers trilogy absolutely make the case for going to a bookstore/bookseller website and finding a book you've never heard of that just sounds really intriguing and buying it!
Okay, now onto why Infinity was such a brilliant conclusion to the series: We've moved forward in time a lot from the first book which was about Adam's mum Jem and her ability to see the numbers, the trouble it caused for her and the big, mass death event that she foresaw. While sometimes it's odd to have books jump in time - that one fifteen or so years to book two, this one two years from book two - it feels oddly cohesive with this series.
Numbers and The Chaos both featured big events where a lot of people died - a dramatically large number in The Chaos - there needed to be time between the novels. It allowed the events of each to be dramatic while still being logical and it put the characters in the right mindset for the desired events.
After reading The Chaos I never, ever would have guessed at the plot of Infinity but I adore it massively. It has quite a different feel from the other two books. The world is obviously very different after The Chaos and we get to see just how different in Infinity - we also get to see how those events have affected the people that are still around.
The characters are fantastic this time around (again). We get to see Sarah's strength again. More so as a mother this time as she fights to protect her children - both biological and adopted - against some crazy odds (and people). It's nice to also see a bit of Mia. Though she's only two she is quite a large part of the story. Adam, of course, is a big part of the book - and in some different ways than before now that his situation is so different having spent two years with Sarah and Mia and the boys and lost his grandmother.
Infinity is a great wrap-up to the series that started with Jem and her secret and now ends with Adam, Mia and Sarah. The world is undeniably changed but Rachel Ward's ability to tell a brilliant story, keep you guessing, and holding on until the very last page is still very much present.
June 6, 2012
Not a horrible ending to a trilogy which began with such promise, but definitely the weakest of the three. The first half is a lot of meandering and false starts and waiting for something to happen. The villains are cut-out caricatures. However, I thought the ending quite strong and very exciting (bumping it to 3 stars). It is dark and violent, emotional and nail-biting.
If you began this series, and are wondering even the tiniest bit how Ward has finished it, then definitely pick this book up.
September 30, 2025
2,5/5⭐
Zbyt dobre to to nie było. Chaos. Bardzo zero-jedynkowe. Postacie płaskie i boleśnie proste. Fabularnie z potencjałem, ale nie wykorzystany.
Zbyt dobre to to nie było. Chaos. Bardzo zero-jedynkowe. Postacie płaskie i boleśnie proste. Fabularnie z potencjałem, ale nie wykorzystany.
August 3, 2022
Strasznie ciekawy pomysł na fabułę całej trylogii. Możemy w książce znaleźć trochę inny świat, a także przedstawiona jest wizja śmierci dostrzegana w ludzkich oczach.
Dalsze losy w końcu pełnej rodziny: Adama, Sary i jej braci, a także dwulatki, która może ocalić nie jedno życie...
Osobiście uważam, że zdecydowanie ta część jest bardziej wciągająca niż poprzednia.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dalsze losy w końcu pełnej rodziny: Adama, Sary i jej braci, a także dwulatki, która może ocalić nie jedno życie...
Osobiście uważam, że zdecydowanie ta część jest bardziej wciągająca niż poprzednia.
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⭐⭐⭐⭐
October 10, 2012
2.5 stars
Since The Chaos, Sarah, Adam, Mia and Sarah’s brothers have been traveling from place to place trying to avoid people who might want to take advantage of Adam’s ability to see the death date of anyone he looks at. Because Adam and Mia are both tagged with tracking chips, they are in real danger of being found. Though they are thankful that Mia is still alive, they still can’t figure out how she ended up with Nan’s number and survived the fire at Sarah’s parents’ house (at the conclusion of the second book). Did Nan give her number to Mia or did Mia steal it? The family has found a settlement where there is a doctor and adequate food, and Sarah, who is very pregnant, wants to stop running and stay where they are at least until the baby is born though Adam’s instinct is to keep moving. Then a man named Saul who claims to be working for the government comes looking for Adam. He tells him that the government wants Adam’s help in rebuilding the country and that he can take him and his family some place where they will be safe and cared for. When they try to refuse him, he kidnaps Mia, forcing them to come with him. The three end up in an underground bunker with Adam separated from Sarah and Mia. It soon becomes clear that Saul’s intentions are sinister and selfish and have very little to do with the government.
I am sad to say that like The Chaos, Infinity just didn’t live up to the standard set by Numbers, the first book in the trilogy. This may be because Numbers was set in the present day; whereas, Infinity is set in the future in a post-Chaos dystopian world that the author doesn’t quite succeed in developing for her readers. The characters were another problem. I can’t say exactly why but I just never connected to Sarah and Adam the way I did to Jem and Spider. The story is told in alternating chapter between Adam and Sarah, and that didn’t work for me either. I often had to flip back to remind myself who was narrating because their voices just weren’t very different. The secondary characters were pretty cookie cutter and not very interesting. Saul is undeniably evil, but the reader is left to wonder what his role in the government is and how he came to have so much power. Recommended as an optional purchase where the first two books were popular.
Since The Chaos, Sarah, Adam, Mia and Sarah’s brothers have been traveling from place to place trying to avoid people who might want to take advantage of Adam’s ability to see the death date of anyone he looks at. Because Adam and Mia are both tagged with tracking chips, they are in real danger of being found. Though they are thankful that Mia is still alive, they still can’t figure out how she ended up with Nan’s number and survived the fire at Sarah’s parents’ house (at the conclusion of the second book). Did Nan give her number to Mia or did Mia steal it? The family has found a settlement where there is a doctor and adequate food, and Sarah, who is very pregnant, wants to stop running and stay where they are at least until the baby is born though Adam’s instinct is to keep moving. Then a man named Saul who claims to be working for the government comes looking for Adam. He tells him that the government wants Adam’s help in rebuilding the country and that he can take him and his family some place where they will be safe and cared for. When they try to refuse him, he kidnaps Mia, forcing them to come with him. The three end up in an underground bunker with Adam separated from Sarah and Mia. It soon becomes clear that Saul’s intentions are sinister and selfish and have very little to do with the government.
I am sad to say that like The Chaos, Infinity just didn’t live up to the standard set by Numbers, the first book in the trilogy. This may be because Numbers was set in the present day; whereas, Infinity is set in the future in a post-Chaos dystopian world that the author doesn’t quite succeed in developing for her readers. The characters were another problem. I can’t say exactly why but I just never connected to Sarah and Adam the way I did to Jem and Spider. The story is told in alternating chapter between Adam and Sarah, and that didn’t work for me either. I often had to flip back to remind myself who was narrating because their voices just weren’t very different. The secondary characters were pretty cookie cutter and not very interesting. Saul is undeniably evil, but the reader is left to wonder what his role in the government is and how he came to have so much power. Recommended as an optional purchase where the first two books were popular.
May 8, 2015
This was a little disappointing.
I'm not going to bother reviewing this one on the blog because it's the last book in a series and I didn't review the first two novels because I read them such a LOOOONNGGGG time ago!
Numbers Infinity started off well, it was fast paced, intriguing and so much fun to return to a world I loved in my teens. While I ultimately enjoyed it, the story started to drag at the midway point and became quite repetitive as if the author was trying to find ways to draw it out longer so that it was a typical book size. Saul made the perfect villain, I still enjoyed hanging with the main characters and I liked the additions to the worldbuilding. Rachel Ward's writing was still snappy and engaging. The ending was satisfying, and I still can't believe I begun this series nine years ago! It took me a long time to finish it, but I'm glad I did. :)
I'm not going to bother reviewing this one on the blog because it's the last book in a series and I didn't review the first two novels because I read them such a LOOOONNGGGG time ago!
Numbers Infinity started off well, it was fast paced, intriguing and so much fun to return to a world I loved in my teens. While I ultimately enjoyed it, the story started to drag at the midway point and became quite repetitive as if the author was trying to find ways to draw it out longer so that it was a typical book size. Saul made the perfect villain, I still enjoyed hanging with the main characters and I liked the additions to the worldbuilding. Rachel Ward's writing was still snappy and engaging. The ending was satisfying, and I still can't believe I begun this series nine years ago! It took me a long time to finish it, but I'm glad I did. :)
September 20, 2015
Like the first book in the trilogy, this one wasn’t quite a four star book yet it was so close I decided it was deserving of being rounded up. It was so close that it did not make a difference if I bumped it up that tiny amount.
With this book we’re back to the slower pace of the first book. In fact, it is the mirror of the first book. The first book introduced everything to us and this final book brought everything together. There isn’t quite as much action as there was in the second book, but things are progressing throughout. Plus, as you would expect with the end to such a series, we’re able to see characters from the first book and that made for a nice little moment.
As a whole, it was a good end to the series.
With this book we’re back to the slower pace of the first book. In fact, it is the mirror of the first book. The first book introduced everything to us and this final book brought everything together. There isn’t quite as much action as there was in the second book, but things are progressing throughout. Plus, as you would expect with the end to such a series, we’re able to see characters from the first book and that made for a nice little moment.
As a whole, it was a good end to the series.
February 21, 2012
I found the characters frustrating. I find that with teen fiction the authors don't like the kids to do anything that's "really not nice" like killing someone, even if they are threatening you, or your loved ones and they know the threatener doesn't bluff. At which point, whatever solution the author comes up with for this problem ends up being kind of lame, and doesn't work. So the best solution would be, don't put your characters in these types of positions. Gone, Hunger and Lies by Micheal Grant are classic examples of this.
The characters didn't really develop, nor were they particularly likeable, so I am glad this is the last in the series.
The characters didn't really develop, nor were they particularly likeable, so I am glad this is the last in the series.
November 4, 2011
Well. It was okay I guess - written with the same realism as the other Numbers books. I just felt that this had strayed so far from the first Numbers book, you know? Like, secret(ish) underground bunkers (just down the road from where I live, how cool is that?!), evil dudes out to take your powers... Kinda 'strayed' off in that sense. But, by all means, Numbers fans - this is a must read for you. ;) And if you're dying with curiousity as to what would happen after Numbers 2, haha.
April 18, 2013
This is the third book in a trilogy. It was very good and this is an author I will watch for.
The books follow four generation of a family with some very interesting gifts. Numbers tell death dates and Adam and his mother could both read them, and Nan and Sarah saw auras. Sometimes gifts can be curses. I highly recommend these three books.
The books follow four generation of a family with some very interesting gifts. Numbers tell death dates and Adam and his mother could both read them, and Nan and Sarah saw auras. Sometimes gifts can be curses. I highly recommend these three books.
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January 16, 2019Response:
The book Infinity was much different than the first to books. This book had much more content to grasp onto than the other books in this series. This novel contained a lot of information that all intertwined at the end. I really did love that everything came together at the end. I definitely liked this book the best out of the three because I knew so much about all the characters and I was more attached to what happened. I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 because it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Plot:
In the beginning novel Infinity Adam, Sarah, Mia, and her two brothers were all trying to survive in the woods when the government soon closed in on them. The government were trying to capture Adam because they wanted his ability to see the date of someone’s death, but he would not go without a fight. The government realized that and they captured his daughter Mia, so then Adam and Sarah went with them to get their daughter back. Adam was in an accident on the way to the government bunker and ended up in the medical wing, while Sarah and Mia were sealed in their own room. Adam soon woke up from the accident, Sarah and Mia visited for a little while. Sarah had realized that Mia could see Auroras and she could switch with someone for a different death date. She tried to tell Adam, but the government heard her talking and Adam was locked away in a cell. Then they tried to experiment on Sarah and Mia. A man named Saul was in charge of the experiment and the experiment consisted of locking Mia and Sarah in a room and raising the room temperature on the verge of lethal. This was extremely hard on Sarah since she was pregnant, but also on Mia as well. Saul wanted Mia to take Sarah’s death date, because he thought that is how it worked, as if Mia was about to die she would take somebody else’s and live. The experiment did not work, but Sarah and Adam knew that they had to escape. They tried to escape, but only Sarah and Mia got out at first. Saul ran after them, but he was supposed to die today, and he needed to steal Sarah’s baby’s life. Sarah that day went into labor and Saul found her and ‘helped’ her deliver the baby. Saul was about to look into the baby’s eyes and take her life, but there was no eyes. The baby had no eyes so Saul could not take her life, so he decided to take Sarah’s. Sarah had Saul’s death date in her, but then Mia came and switched with her. Mia then went after Saul and retook her mother’s death date back and Saul ended up with his again. Saul suffered an excruciating death while Mia, Sarah, the baby, and Adam all ran back to their home in the woods.
Recommendation:
I would recommend this book to a middle school student and up because there was no need to put this book into the high school section. There was no inappropriate content and I believe that middle school student could grasp the content very easily. Both genders would like this book because it was told in two different perspectives. This book was a quick read, and that is another reason middle school student could read it easily.
Characterization:
Mia is a very young character, but she matured in this book very quickly. In the beginning she acted as if she was a normal little kid, being scared of many things and having fun easily. After the government captured her and her family her view of life changed. She almost died twice and she now knew what was at stake. At the end of the book she had to save her mother, but that also meant to kill another man. She did it and it really changed how I viewed Mia. She was not a normal little girl anymore, she was a girl who witnessed the worst, and that really changed how she acted. Mia became much more mature than what is normal for a girl at that age.
The book Infinity was much different than the first to books. This book had much more content to grasp onto than the other books in this series. This novel contained a lot of information that all intertwined at the end. I really did love that everything came together at the end. I definitely liked this book the best out of the three because I knew so much about all the characters and I was more attached to what happened. I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 because it kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Plot:
In the beginning novel Infinity Adam, Sarah, Mia, and her two brothers were all trying to survive in the woods when the government soon closed in on them. The government were trying to capture Adam because they wanted his ability to see the date of someone’s death, but he would not go without a fight. The government realized that and they captured his daughter Mia, so then Adam and Sarah went with them to get their daughter back. Adam was in an accident on the way to the government bunker and ended up in the medical wing, while Sarah and Mia were sealed in their own room. Adam soon woke up from the accident, Sarah and Mia visited for a little while. Sarah had realized that Mia could see Auroras and she could switch with someone for a different death date. She tried to tell Adam, but the government heard her talking and Adam was locked away in a cell. Then they tried to experiment on Sarah and Mia. A man named Saul was in charge of the experiment and the experiment consisted of locking Mia and Sarah in a room and raising the room temperature on the verge of lethal. This was extremely hard on Sarah since she was pregnant, but also on Mia as well. Saul wanted Mia to take Sarah’s death date, because he thought that is how it worked, as if Mia was about to die she would take somebody else’s and live. The experiment did not work, but Sarah and Adam knew that they had to escape. They tried to escape, but only Sarah and Mia got out at first. Saul ran after them, but he was supposed to die today, and he needed to steal Sarah’s baby’s life. Sarah that day went into labor and Saul found her and ‘helped’ her deliver the baby. Saul was about to look into the baby’s eyes and take her life, but there was no eyes. The baby had no eyes so Saul could not take her life, so he decided to take Sarah’s. Sarah had Saul’s death date in her, but then Mia came and switched with her. Mia then went after Saul and retook her mother’s death date back and Saul ended up with his again. Saul suffered an excruciating death while Mia, Sarah, the baby, and Adam all ran back to their home in the woods.
Recommendation:
I would recommend this book to a middle school student and up because there was no need to put this book into the high school section. There was no inappropriate content and I believe that middle school student could grasp the content very easily. Both genders would like this book because it was told in two different perspectives. This book was a quick read, and that is another reason middle school student could read it easily.
Characterization:
Mia is a very young character, but she matured in this book very quickly. In the beginning she acted as if she was a normal little kid, being scared of many things and having fun easily. After the government captured her and her family her view of life changed. She almost died twice and she now knew what was at stake. At the end of the book she had to save her mother, but that also meant to kill another man. She did it and it really changed how I viewed Mia. She was not a normal little girl anymore, she was a girl who witnessed the worst, and that really changed how she acted. Mia became much more mature than what is normal for a girl at that age.
September 18, 2022
4.5 stars
This trilogy finale was a page-turner I could not put down!
The Chaos occurred two years ago. Sarah and Adam are trying to survive now that it has ravaged London. With Mia and Sarah's brothers in tow, they know how risky it is to stay in one place for too long (especially with Adam and Mia being chipped). But with another baby on the way, Sarah is finding it harder and harder to keep up with their nomadic life.
And that's exactly when they are found. Three bikers land in the camp where they are staying, letting them know that they plan to take Adam whether he comes willingly or not.
Some unfortunate circumstances lead Adam, Sarah and Mia to a secret government facility where they are held hostage. Scientists begin doing experiments on both Adam and Mia, though one villain has other plans in mind.
This trilogy finale was a page-turner I could not put down!
The Chaos occurred two years ago. Sarah and Adam are trying to survive now that it has ravaged London. With Mia and Sarah's brothers in tow, they know how risky it is to stay in one place for too long (especially with Adam and Mia being chipped). But with another baby on the way, Sarah is finding it harder and harder to keep up with their nomadic life.
And that's exactly when they are found. Three bikers land in the camp where they are staying, letting them know that they plan to take Adam whether he comes willingly or not.
Some unfortunate circumstances lead Adam, Sarah and Mia to a secret government facility where they are held hostage. Scientists begin doing experiments on both Adam and Mia, though one villain has other plans in mind.
October 31, 2017
I loved this book. In the end, there was one detail about Gemma I did not like, and was a little confused about the last two pages. Other than that I think this book was amazing, and showed the true meaning of life, and how it should be lived. There were a couple of sicking parts, only because of the intense amount of detail. I absolutely loved this book, and it was a good end to the series.
July 11, 2019
Infinity was an ok read. As with the previous two books in the trilogy, the world building was lacking and the characters were bland. Adam and Sarah had the same voice so their switching POVs really highlighted the lack of effort put into characterisation. The overall concept of the series was very interesting; I just wish it had been executed better.
March 31, 2021
Edit: This book used a slur once or twice that starts with a ‘g’. Super unimpressed, I understand it was published about 10yrs ago but I also just finished reading a book with the same slur published last year (2020). Damn, y’all know that’s a slur right?
April 22, 2020
Yeah, cute. I'm glad I read the whole series and had this closure.
I maybe wanted more from the story. Maybe I'm a bit hard to please for the moment :p
I maybe wanted more from the story. Maybe I'm a bit hard to please for the moment :p
June 28, 2022
The amount of “oh my god”s that were said while reading this book just shows how amazing it was. I just- wow. That was a very good end to the trilogy. I am very satisfied.
September 18, 2018
Tohle jsem vážně nečekala! Skvělé zakončení celé série.
March 16, 2017
This was a good ending to a good series.
This was one of the quickest books I've ever read. I did enjoy it but felt it was too short I wanted more from this book
This was one of the quickest books I've ever read. I did enjoy it but felt it was too short I wanted more from this book
October 5, 2015
My review:
The insanely awesome people at ChickenHouse Publishing sent me this book alongside another one and while this was the 3rd in a series that I hadn’t yet read, I rushed to a friend who had copies of the first two books. The blurb was awesome that I knew I had to read this series. So armed with the other 2 books which I devoured (reviews for them coming soon) I move onto the 3rd book and here’s what I thought ;)
Analysis of plot:
Often people complain that the following books to a series are never as good as the first but there have been many books that have proves this myth false and this book was one of them. As much as I loved the first two, especially the first which started off this awesome series, I find myself favouring the third one in the instalment.
Set in the future with the remaining characters of Adam, Mia and Sarah who are living together and trying to ward off the fame that came with knowing the dates in which people die (I know, how awesome is that?!) they’re living life as best as they can, knowing that they can be harmed for simply knowing too much.
I really don’t want to put any spoilers in this so I’ll try and be as vague as possible while urging others to go grab this and the other two books as well! Yet I can surely say that the author Ward, has an amazing knack for handling sensitive topics with child gloves so as not to evoke criticism for heavy handed issues, yet at the same time manages to convey the message that there are things wrong in this world and gets this message across to her readers and such a talent is one that shouldn’t be taken lightly.
The events, the characters, the depth and the fragility of the novel at times, completely drew me in and I was absorbed in this book, I didn’t want to put it down and that doesn’t happen often ;)
I loved Ward’s writing style, the touch of romance involved, the inclusions of new characters, the intricacy of it all and the way this wrapped itself up with a bomb-shell of an ending. What more could you want?!
Analysis of characters:
Often flawed characters are always my favourite as opposed to picture perfect ones. I admire when authors know that characters who are flawed, and therefore real, are ones that we as readers can relate to more and that was something I saw more closely in the third book. I loved the flaws and imperfections of Adam and Sarah and Mia, and the strong attributes they all displayed, especially newcomer Saul. They’re all real, and I felt it was all real, following them on their journey despite it being set in the future, I didn’t feel like I was missing something.
Overall:
This story is full of love, courage, numbers ;) something you can’t escape. You will, for sure, be dragged in by this whole series so thanks again to ChickenHouse for giving me this book and urging me to read the prior two books – this series will keep me counting for days after ;)
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The insanely awesome people at ChickenHouse Publishing sent me this book alongside another one and while this was the 3rd in a series that I hadn’t yet read, I rushed to a friend who had copies of the first two books. The blurb was awesome that I knew I had to read this series. So armed with the other 2 books which I devoured (reviews for them coming soon) I move onto the 3rd book and here’s what I thought ;)
Analysis of plot:
Often people complain that the following books to a series are never as good as the first but there have been many books that have proves this myth false and this book was one of them. As much as I loved the first two, especially the first which started off this awesome series, I find myself favouring the third one in the instalment.
Set in the future with the remaining characters of Adam, Mia and Sarah who are living together and trying to ward off the fame that came with knowing the dates in which people die (I know, how awesome is that?!) they’re living life as best as they can, knowing that they can be harmed for simply knowing too much.
I really don’t want to put any spoilers in this so I’ll try and be as vague as possible while urging others to go grab this and the other two books as well! Yet I can surely say that the author Ward, has an amazing knack for handling sensitive topics with child gloves so as not to evoke criticism for heavy handed issues, yet at the same time manages to convey the message that there are things wrong in this world and gets this message across to her readers and such a talent is one that shouldn’t be taken lightly.
The events, the characters, the depth and the fragility of the novel at times, completely drew me in and I was absorbed in this book, I didn’t want to put it down and that doesn’t happen often ;)
I loved Ward’s writing style, the touch of romance involved, the inclusions of new characters, the intricacy of it all and the way this wrapped itself up with a bomb-shell of an ending. What more could you want?!
Analysis of characters:
Often flawed characters are always my favourite as opposed to picture perfect ones. I admire when authors know that characters who are flawed, and therefore real, are ones that we as readers can relate to more and that was something I saw more closely in the third book. I loved the flaws and imperfections of Adam and Sarah and Mia, and the strong attributes they all displayed, especially newcomer Saul. They’re all real, and I felt it was all real, following them on their journey despite it being set in the future, I didn’t feel like I was missing something.
Overall:
This story is full of love, courage, numbers ;) something you can’t escape. You will, for sure, be dragged in by this whole series so thanks again to ChickenHouse for giving me this book and urging me to read the prior two books – this series will keep me counting for days after ;)
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July 3, 2011
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Just because this is annoying me. Whoever wrote the Goodreads synopsis needs to know that forever is one word not two.
As I sit here wondering how to describe the way I feel about this book, I have to warn you that this book suffers from a rare condition that seems to be getting more and more common. That's right folks, this book has what I like to call Synopsis-itis. Essentially what this means is the back of the book doesn't tell you anything about the story. Now I have good news Synopsis-itis seems to only be affecting books that are published by Chicken House. Unfortunately Chicken House is one of my favourite publishers. On the plus side although the synopsis is pretty rubbish this is still a cracking read.
The main characters in this one are the same as Numbers 2: The Chaos. Adam and Sarah are just as real in this book as the one before. I still adored them, even though they are flawed as people. In fact I think that's part of why I loved them, it's nice to see characters that aren't perfect. At the end of the day they're just two people that are trying to do the best by Marty, Luke and Mia. Now speaking of I absolutely adored Mia, her beauty and intelligence shone throughout the book. The last character who I am going to mention is a new addition, he's called Saul and is probably one of the strongest characters in the trilogy. The emotions I felt whenever he was in a scene were so intense that I actually can't put them into words.
The plot to this book has a really strong meaning even though it covers many human emotions and reactions. The only other series I can think of that handles something similar is The Declaration Trilogy by Gemma Malley. I'm not assuming you've read that I just wanted to portray my opinion that this seems to have a basis that hasn't really been covered much.
If I'm honest at first I wasn't sure that this book matched the quality of its predecessors but in the end, as far as I'm concerned, it did. Rachel Ward, the author, left some things unanswered and I like the mystery of it, the fact that we'll never know everything because that's how it is in life. Another thing I like is the intricacies the author added, if you're a sucker for intricacies as I am you would have noticed a couple of things and squealed in sheer delight.
Just because this is annoying me. Whoever wrote the Goodreads synopsis needs to know that forever is one word not two.
As I sit here wondering how to describe the way I feel about this book, I have to warn you that this book suffers from a rare condition that seems to be getting more and more common. That's right folks, this book has what I like to call Synopsis-itis. Essentially what this means is the back of the book doesn't tell you anything about the story. Now I have good news Synopsis-itis seems to only be affecting books that are published by Chicken House. Unfortunately Chicken House is one of my favourite publishers. On the plus side although the synopsis is pretty rubbish this is still a cracking read.
The main characters in this one are the same as Numbers 2: The Chaos. Adam and Sarah are just as real in this book as the one before. I still adored them, even though they are flawed as people. In fact I think that's part of why I loved them, it's nice to see characters that aren't perfect. At the end of the day they're just two people that are trying to do the best by Marty, Luke and Mia. Now speaking of I absolutely adored Mia, her beauty and intelligence shone throughout the book. The last character who I am going to mention is a new addition, he's called Saul and is probably one of the strongest characters in the trilogy. The emotions I felt whenever he was in a scene were so intense that I actually can't put them into words.
The plot to this book has a really strong meaning even though it covers many human emotions and reactions. The only other series I can think of that handles something similar is The Declaration Trilogy by Gemma Malley. I'm not assuming you've read that I just wanted to portray my opinion that this seems to have a basis that hasn't really been covered much.
If I'm honest at first I wasn't sure that this book matched the quality of its predecessors but in the end, as far as I'm concerned, it did. Rachel Ward, the author, left some things unanswered and I like the mystery of it, the fact that we'll never know everything because that's how it is in life. Another thing I like is the intricacies the author added, if you're a sucker for intricacies as I am you would have noticed a couple of things and squealed in sheer delight.
January 29, 2017
Book 3 of the Numbers Trilogy: We pick up where Adam left off. He now has a little family: Sarah, his girlfriend who is pregnant with his baby, Mia who is Sarah's baby sister but now calls Sarah "Mommy" & calls Adam "Daddy", and Sarah's two brothers (whose name's escape me as they don't play a huge part in the story). The story takes place two years after "the incident" that changed everything. The government is out looking for Adam and he's on the run with his little family trying to protect them. Mia has a special gift that she inherited from Nan...along with her "numbers". How was that possible? Mia's "number" was up on the day of the incident but somehow her numbers got switched but no one knows how. Sarah has a gift of her own...she can dream things that will happen in the future. Will the government catch them? If and when they do...what will happen to these three???? Sarah is pregnant...what will become of the baby? The third and final book did not leave me disappointed. I was so happy to read all three books. Yes, another page turner! You simply must find out what is going to happen and you just stay up reading because you can't wait. I highly recommend reading the trilogy.
May 20, 2016
2.5 stars! While I overall feel satisfied with the ending, I think this book really dragged out a bit. We just got ANOTHER super dramatic storyline and I really don't think all of this was necessary, especially because in the end everything that was super dramatic still got solved in a very convenient way.
I'm glad we got the mystery of the second book solved as much as possible though. Not everything in this book can and should be explained and I think it was done well enough.
I do think that certain abilities got a little too complicated and just too much. My brain was often rattling with possibilities of what can and cannot happen in this world and I do think there were some things that didn't really make any sense when it came to the abilities but I tried not to look too much into it myself because that kinda made my brain explode.
Overall I just don't really think three books was necessary. This third book was definitely the worst for me in the trilogy and I wish that at least we got some more explanation of what happened to London/England and the rest of the world and how it all developed.
I'm glad we got the mystery of the second book solved as much as possible though. Not everything in this book can and should be explained and I think it was done well enough.
I do think that certain abilities got a little too complicated and just too much. My brain was often rattling with possibilities of what can and cannot happen in this world and I do think there were some things that didn't really make any sense when it came to the abilities but I tried not to look too much into it myself because that kinda made my brain explode.
Overall I just don't really think three books was necessary. This third book was definitely the worst for me in the trilogy and I wish that at least we got some more explanation of what happened to London/England and the rest of the world and how it all developed.
September 9, 2011
What a great ending to this wonderful trilogy. We had a bumpy start, me and it, but the second installment made up for the first installment's faults, and now the third part has, too. It's as well-written as the second installment, and although I feared it would be tedious and repetitive at the beginning, pretty soon the plot picked up and it became a real page-turner, much more action-driven than its precedents, filled with twists and surprises until its very ending. I absolutely loved the conclusion, and everything that had led to it. That was definitely my favorite part, not only in this book but in this entire series. So for those of you who aren’t sure whether to read Numbers or not, don’t give up on this trilogy just because the first book isn't that great. It only gets better from there on in, take it from me!
March 4, 2025
„Nur noch wenige Tage, dann wird er sterben. Doch irgendwas stimmt nicht mit seiner Zahl. Sie flimmert. Was hat das zu bedeuten?“
Dieser dritte Band ist für mich der spannendste Teil der Reihe. Von Anfang an geht es rasant zu, und die vielen actiongeladenen Szenen halten die Spannung konstant hoch. Besonders begeistert haben mich die überraschenden Wendungen, die die Geschichte immer wieder in eine unerwartete Richtung lenken. 😍
Das Ende hat mich sehr zufrieden zurückgelassen, denn nicht nur war es schön gestaltet, sondern auch die offenen Fragen aus den vorherigen Büchern wurden schlüssig beantwortet. Rachel Wards Schreibstil hat mir das flüssige Lesen leicht gemacht, und ich konnte das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen.
Ein packender Abschluss der Reihe, den ich jedem Fan von spannungsgeladenen Geschichten nur empfehlen kann!
Dieser dritte Band ist für mich der spannendste Teil der Reihe. Von Anfang an geht es rasant zu, und die vielen actiongeladenen Szenen halten die Spannung konstant hoch. Besonders begeistert haben mich die überraschenden Wendungen, die die Geschichte immer wieder in eine unerwartete Richtung lenken. 😍
Das Ende hat mich sehr zufrieden zurückgelassen, denn nicht nur war es schön gestaltet, sondern auch die offenen Fragen aus den vorherigen Büchern wurden schlüssig beantwortet. Rachel Wards Schreibstil hat mir das flüssige Lesen leicht gemacht, und ich konnte das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen.
Ein packender Abschluss der Reihe, den ich jedem Fan von spannungsgeladenen Geschichten nur empfehlen kann!
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