Lena is
trying to get on with her life. As part
of the resistance, she is helping fight the regulators and Delirium Free
America. Alex has nothing to say to her;
he has lived through his own personal hell and just wants to forget. Julian is trying to adjust from his life as
part of the DFA to that of a resistor.
Meanwhile,
Hana is preparing for her wedding to Fred Hargrove, who has followed in his
father’s footsteps as mayor of Portland.
Fred is “hardcore” when it comes to resistors, the uncured, and their
sympathizers. He will do whatever it
takes, including mass murder, to bring the resistance to its knees and kill
it. Hana has resigned herself to a
loveless, cruel life with Fred until she discovers that Fred is hiding secrets,
some about his first wife, Cassie O’Donnell.
Hana is determined to find out what happened to her.
Told in
first person from both Lena’s and Hana’s viewpoints, Requiem culminates the Delirium
trilogy in a riveting conclusion.
Readers will find out what happens to Lena, Hana, Alex, and Julian, as
well as Lena’s relatives who were taking care of her before she vanished into
the Wilds. Lena’s absent mother also
makes an appearance as mother and daughter try to mend their broken past. One last meeting occurs between Lena and
Hana, once best friends, now separated by their opposing views on what society
and their lives should bring to them.
Both Hana
and Lena are strong female characters, each showing sides of their
personalities contrary to what their beliefs should convey. Lena must choose between the two men in her
life—Alex, her first love, and Julian, her current one, and decide what path
her life will eventually take. Hana must
make the hard choice to help Lena or turn her over to her vengeful fiancé,
Fred.
Requiem is a fabulous ending to a series that is great
from book one to book three! The series
builds and builds until its conclusion and never let me down. It will make its debut on March 5, 2013. I highly recommend it to upper middle school,
high school, and public libraries!
Reviewer’s
Note: The book reviewed was a digital edition
received from Edelweiss Above the
Treeline in exchange for an honest review.
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