Engagement:
Genre:
Dystopian
Published:
2013
Page Count:
369
Where to Buy:
Champion
Legend
#
3
Content Ratings
Intense Themes
The novel confronts the cost of individual sacrifice for collective survival, the grief of choosing duty over personal happiness, and the trauma of watching friends and loved ones die for a political cause.
High Violence
Full-scale war, plague deaths, the death of a significant character, and battlefield violence are depicted with heightened emotional stakes; the conclusion does not shy from the cost of its world's conflicts.
Synopsis
As a deadly plague threatens both the Republic and the Colonies and war becomes inevitable, June and Day must make devastating personal sacrifices to save their nation, while the question of whether their relationship can survive the weight of their respective duties reaches its emotional climax. The trilogy concludes with genuine emotional force and sacrifice. A satisfying and appropriately painful YA finale.