This was a solid "fill in the blanks" story but not sure the genre/age group it was going for.

It's a story that you can only read when you read book 3 of Old Man's War. With that being said, it feels like a different genre. The teenagers all act like YA novels but younger YA. Not cursing, no sexual talk, basically nothing like real teenagers. Now, I'm not saying I need that in a story, but when you have an adult series for 3 books and then it goes to young teen book, it's weird.

So this is the story of Zoe and her adventure through the last conoloy. It follows book 3 pretty well but get a little bit more detail on the werewolves as well as more closure on Enzo and other characters. The way Zoe looks at things is like John but not with much life experience and that's a new take.

Good: I liked Zoe. I liked her friends. I really enjoyed Dickory and Hickory. All the small emotional moments hit well. And the endings really worked for me.

Bad: The feel and tone felt off the whole time. Zoe doesn't feel like a 16 year old, more like a 12 year old. I also thought the book was a little stretched and then zoomed too much at the end.

Overall it's a solid book but lacking in a few spots. I can't give it higher than a 3.5.