I feel like my patience was rewarded with this 3rd installment of a series that was originally supposed to be a trilogy. If Absolution wasn't coming out, I would probably be mostly satisfied with this ending... but I'm glad that I get more. As with the first two, there are still so many unanswered questions (although we got A LOT of answers too). I expect Absolution to offer more of the same, but hopefully more of a concrete type of closure.

If I could give 10 stars, I would. I don't recall the last time a book made me cry and warmed my heart so. The social commentary is incredible. This is now, absolutely without a doubt, my favorite book, I dare any to beat it. I want to stay for always, I want to read it again immediately.

As soon as I stop crying

Probably more like 3.5 - 3.75, I enjoyed it but wasn't as enthralled with it as I had expected, based on a description like "Hunger Games meets Percy Jackson". Lots of twists, great plot, worth the read.