The third book in Mohamed’s post-apocalypse series could be read as a standalone because it focuses on Henryk rather than Rain. His trek to find his uncle leads him to answer the universal question how do I fit in. More importantly, he asks — and answers — why he wants to. Mohamed explores a different angle on what it takes to survive a future dystopia, and what’s left after … everything. It’s a hopeful book, in the end, without being at all trite.

It's great to see how Mohamed decided to wrap these characters' stories, while also exploring all the various ways that communities can go wrong, what regime change actually looks like (not great, but frankly, it's all you've got sometimes), and being able to bring a wrap to Reid's individual story. I ended up tearing through this, but that was mainly because Mohamed has become an author I will ready anything I can find from, and there are some absolutely stunning passages here around the feeling of the world falling apart around you. Absolutely pick this up this fall.