This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Introduction
Knight Awakening is the sixth installment in the "Scorpius Syndrome" series and in this one here, is where we get the finale to the series and even though the author did say that there would be more books, we haven't seen those yet so who knows if she plans on adding more books to this world. But for know this is the finale book in the series and this is where we see everything that has been building come to a conclusion and seeing what the future will hold for this world and all these lovely couples we have fallen in love with along the way.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Marcus Knight
Marcus is a wounded warrior. He was taken captive during the pandemic, and tortured and his body manipulated and has amnesia of his past. His brother is Jax's brother (hero from book one). He is protective and does have certain psychopathic tendancies when it comes to defending Pen.

The Heroine: Penelope Kim
She is a doctor and a scientist. She is working on getting a way to help pregnant women not lose their babies that have been infected with the syndrome. She pines for Marcus, a man whom she has loved for quite a long time and sees the man beneath the tough protective exterior and has a compassionate heart.

Summary
Marcus Knight and Dr. Penelope Kim have been together for quite a long time on their journey throughout this dystopian world. Marcus was taken and experimented on and Penelope was his only anchor to the real world and the human condition when he wasn't being tortured and abused. She was his light, and even though he has been rescued and living with his brother, he made a vow to protect Penelope no matter what. Penelope is a doctor first and foremost, but she is determined to save their people especially the pregnant women who keep losing their babies who were infected with the syndrome. But things are escalating, and they need to find the research that will assist them, but Penlope is also determined to have the man that she craves and desires more than anything else, if only he will be open to a relationship with her and not be so burdened with his past that haunts him...

My Outlook
Knight Awakening is a book that I have been pushing for quite some time honestly. I just don't want this series to end. I absolutely love this world and its probably my favorite that this author has created. There is something so raw and real about creating a dystopian world, where we see the good and bad of the human equation and Rebecca Zanetti really conquered this in this series and I honestly wouldn't mind if she came back to it. But at the same time, I wanted to get to Marcus and Pen's book so badly. We have seen them in the past couple of books and really wanted to dig deeper into their connection that has only been teased in previous installments.

This story starts out with a bit of unrequited love here. The hero is almost obsessed with protecting Pen, no matter the circumstance and both his brother and Pen are trying to get him to get to a normal schedule. But as tensions start to rise at the base as there are attacks happening of certain individuals affected by the virus attacking their people, there is a rising sexual tension building between Marcus and Penelope. Marcus doesn't believe that he isn't good enough for Penelope, and is trying to protect her. But Penelope is determined to show Marcus that he is worth loving and having a partner to be loved. And while the team works on finding the President and other bunkers as they are running out of supplies, there are also other reveals to happen. And I have to say that I was completely shocked to see the truth being revealed especially about Marcus. I definitely didn't see that coming at all and Zanetti really threw me for a loop. But we also get to see a emergence of some characters we have only see in the novellas who have been doing other work to help rebuild the country despite the president's effort to destroy it all. But can these two groups come together and not only destroy their enemy but also rebuild America and the world from the damages the Syndrome has caused? Do we get the answers to their future? Somewhat haha We do get a finale of sorts and seeing their plans for the future and them reestablishing a government. However, I do wish we would get a novella or something to really showcase more of this a bit more even. Who knows...maybe I will write a letter to the author haha

I did have a blast with this one though and the romance was so precious. Seeing Marcus and Penelope come together and really open themselves up to love was endearing. Marcus' struggles really worked me over though, what he has been through. But Penelope is so good for him. She is the one that has to fight for the relationship and I do get a kick out of seeing a heroine being the fighter in the relationship. I love a hero that shows his vulnerabilities and the way he connects to her but also rebuilds his relationship with brother was also a focus as well.

So was this book perfect? Not really. It didn't have everything I was hoping for. I was really hoping for a bit more of finality to the series overall and seeing what happens to this group that I have fallen so hard for. I think the ending just wasn't as satisfying as I had been expecting but maybe the author did that on purpose, but I did feel like there was something missing from it. But if you are a fan of this author's work and especially this series, you will enjoy seeing Marcus and Penelope finally come together in this one here.

Overall View
I found Knight Awakening to be an sexy installment that brings the series to a close in such a epic and fulfilling way. Its a story of redemption, reveals and heart! .

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 5
World Building:5
Cover:4
Hero: 4
Heroine: 4
Steam: 4
Heart & Feels:4
Ending:3
Overall View: 4.25