Continuing my Shadow Children series reread, we finally get to read a book from Matthias’ perspective. When he saves the life of a Population Police officer, they bring him into headquarters and decide he should begin training as an officer. They need men with his bravery fighting on their side, after all. Readers will recognize Matthias as a returning character and know that he is an illegal third child, but the Population Police are not aware. His path crosses with another familiar character, Nina, and she enlists him in a plot to overthrow the Population Police from the inside. We follow along as Matthias struggles against what is right and wrong, trying to keep his identity and the fact that he is working with rebels a secret.