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I love these books 
Dear Suzanne Collins,
I have no idea where to be able to reach you but im hoping this may work because Amazon is a popular store. I am 13 and currently going into the eight grade. Despite the fact that I read at a college level these are still my most favorite books. I beg of you to continue writing this series. I literally had tears streaming down my face when I finished the last book in the series. I can not understand how you could just leave things like that. What happens between Gregor and Luxa? Do all of the species end up bonding together? Do they move to Virginia? Does Gregor get to go back to the Underland? What about Boots and Lizzie? How can their family live a normal life? I completely respect you and your writing and hope that you will continue the series with at least one more book.
p.s. Why did you have to go and kill Ares? He was my favorite character save Ripred.
Sincerely,
Hopeful Reader
Underland Chronicles- Code of the Claw
One of her best books. My son had it read in about 4 days! He loved it and wished there were more to follow.
Cool series form Collins!
You have to read this book. It may be the final book of the interesting series of the Underland Chronicles it’s still one of my favorite out of the series. It ended with Gregor going home and death of many he loved and cared but now he worried about his new life in the overland like how can he explain his deep scar and wound from the wars he fought. Also what he missed the most is Luxa his special friend well overland word girl friend. The book also mentioned Ripred the rat’s sad stories and his disbelief to Sandwich’s prophecies. I would recommend this book to anyone with a good reading ability even kids. You would love it. Trust me!
A Good Finish
When an author sets out to write a series, it takes a special writer to finish with style. Not many authors keep you wanting more through an entire series. Suzanne Collins not only finished the series with a magnificent book it had an amazing voice. While you may finish it, wishing and hoping she’ll write more, you can feel at ease that Gregor and the Underland are safe.
A fitting if not quite-as-strong-as-previous-books finale. 
Gregor and the Code of Claw
This is the fifth and series-ending (I shy from ever using the word “final” with regard to fantasy nowadays) book in the Gregor series, one of the most original and powerful young adult fantasy series now in recent years. It is not a standalone book, so if you haven’t read the first four, you should start. Assuming you have, however, how does Code stack up?
I have to admit to some disappointment. While much of what has made Gregor such a strong series can be found here: strongly distinct characters, a quick pacing, truly moving scenes, a realistic approach to violence and its consequences seldom seen in most books (young adult or not), Code doesn’t quite match the quality of the earlier books.
Code picks up at the end of the fourth book. The war between the humans and their allies (bats, crawlers, nibblers, etc.) and gnawers has ratcheted up to peak level as the humans fight a major early battle against the rat army, then prepare for a siege, all the while trying to frantically break the “Code of Claw” that the rat army is employing to communicate. Gregor is in the middle of it all, of course, all while trying to forget about the prophecy saying he (The Warrior) will die.
Much of the plot is expected from previous books–The Bane makes an appearance, tension deepens between human factions, the relationship between Gregor and Luxa continues to grow. There are a few surprises in terms of plot. The battle scenes are bloody (as usual) and major characters are not spared war’s deadly consequences (also as usual).
Typically for Collins, the story moves along quickly, but here I think it moves too quickly. Much of the book felt a bit rushed–plot and character elements are introduced and then resolved too quickly or, if not resolved, pushed back by another fast-moving plot/character development. It would have felt rushed no matte where in the series this took place, but coming in the final book, one especially wanted some time to savor some of the developments, allowing them to deepen and allowing the reader to become somewhat more invested. It’s by no means a fatal flaw, Code is still a pretty good book, but it had the potential to be much more, especially based on previous books.
In the end, it’s a fitting close, if a slightly flawed or disappointing one. But that doesn’t take away from the accomplishments of the series as whole, which is highly recommended, although parents should be aware that it is not for younger kids–too many scenes that are truly frightening, too many meaningful, painful deaths, and a lot of blood. But for older YA readers, it’s an exhilarating, moving ride.
