Did the Predators turn "good" too easily at the end?

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Did the Predators turn "good" too easily at the end?

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At the end of the book, I was surprised when Aquila and Perseus sacrificed themselves to Psyriin in order to let Rion and the others escape the school. Considering that they had just been trying to murder Rion minutes before, and throughout the book they had hardly been anything but hostile, it seemed really odd to me that they would suddenly be so self-sacrificial, even if they did just get beaten in a fight. Knowing for sure that Auriga died didn't seem like a powerful enough motive for Aquila and Perseus to do a complete one-eighty. Did their change of heart at the end of the book feel forced, or in character?
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I was surprised by this act as well. Aquila and Perseus were the last people I expected to help Rion, let alone sacrifice themselves. This plot twist was really dramatic as their intentions were on the opposite end of the spectrum a few moments ago- to kill Rion. That being said, I won't suggest this character change to be forced, because this is exactly how a major plot twist should be. And similar plot twists have been done in many fictional novels in the past as well- good guys become evil in the end, and the bad ones become good.
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Aquila and Perseus tried to murder Rion which leaves us with questions, Is Rion going to die?. The ending has twist and sets up for book two of series so as to find out what will happen next.
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This sudden shift in direction felt a little too much Deus ex machina for me, honestly. I don't believe a good enough reason for them to suddenly sacrifice themselves for Rion was given to explain this change of heart.
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I think the author rushed the ending of the beautiful story. The sudden transformation from bad guys to life savers made it less real. I was surprised to be honest.
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I don’t believe that the Predators could have had that big a change of heart that quickly. How could they have believed Rion anyway, especially considering what they had just done to him? They had even less reason to trust Aries. How could they have become so selfless so fast?
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The book did t have a typical ending!! Personally, this is the thing I like the most about it. I do agree that the “predators” turned “good” quickly at the end . However, it sets book 2 up perfectly. The ending left me with a lot of questions and excitement to see what will happen next
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The book did t have a typical ending!! Personally, this is the thing I like the most about it. I do agree that the “predators” turned “good” quickly at the end . However, it sets book 2 up perfectly. The ending left me with a lot of questions and excitement to see what will happen next
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I think that the Predators realized that there was a bigger picture in terms of “family”. In the end, the Clairvoyants truly are a family sharing experiences that only the Predators and the Phantoms truly understand. They had been fighting for Auriga’s life- now they see Rion as their new hope.
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It's the plot twist that had to be there for things to move on. It wasn't too unfamiliar to me. Somehow, Rion had to become their new hope and we had to have a cliffhanger for the books to follow. It didn't seem too out of the book's reality.
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I do believe that they changed sides without too much thought. They had always beforehand been really against the regular people. I find it hard to believe that they suddenly became interested in the needs of others. Maybe it was just a way to get rid of them so he didn’t have to deal with them in the next novel?
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I agree with this statement. The Predators suddenly went from robbing banks and a willingness to kill to suddenly the "hero's". Perseus and Quila are attaching Rion and Aries with what appears to be the intend to inflict real harm, if not death, simply because they are in their way. Once the pair learns that Auriga is dead, the attacks are heightened due to the rage and anger they are feeling. The rage and anger are normal reactions to the lose of a father-figure, especially since throughout the book, both Perseus and Quila are portrayed as narcissistic crazed killers willing to do anything to get what they want. Then suddenly, on a dime, they are helping protect Aries and Rion survive and escape. It does not feel like this is something that they would do.
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Yes, I feel that is too quick too for the ending. Maybe it would become a preparation to the next book? We can just wait and see.
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I didn't like the ending. It seemed very rushed. That plot twist made no sense given Aquila and Perseus's nature. I think it was anticlimactic.
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Yes, I felt like the sudden change of bad to good guys was too much and this gave the impression of rushing to end the book. This was just so unrealistic of Aquila and Perseus's character.
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