A brilliant ending to an incredible world. 
 3.5 stars 
 I want to address something first... (view spoiler)[Stalker's death was so upsetting. In my review of book one I absolutely hated that this character was a third point in what seemed like the set up of a love triangle. As the series went on, Stalker fought so hard to redeem himself and make his wrongs right. I actually fought just as hard not to grow to like him because I truly hated what had been done because of his command. But that all changed. It actually all changed in the blink of an eye, when he died for Tegan. I mean... COME ON with those feels. I teared up and just couldn't deal with it. I thought about it all night before falling asleep. I actually hated this characters death and I think that speaks volumes for Aguirre's ability to amend the past and redeem someone. (hide spoiler)] 
 So that being said... Book three was exciting as well as a let down. 
 I was so excited to get to meet the Uroch and learn about not only their history a bit, but figure out why they were changing. 
 This same point was also a let down. I wanted to delve deeper into their stories. I wanted to know absolutely every single thing about these people and unfortunately there wasn't a lot of delving. Outside of telling Deuce the needed information, there wasn't a lot of ultra shocking confessions. We knew they could speak, we knew they were changing, we knew there were those Freaks who were actually peaceful, we knew they had babies and had a civilization of sorts... So it all kind of seemed like repetition. I really hope we get to learn more of their specific history in Vanguard! 
 Another thing that I both loved and hated was Deuce's army. I absolutely LOVED the army she raised and her leadership, at moments. But, and I hate to say this, Deuce did not seem as fierce in this book as I expected her to be. I mean... This is DEUCE!!! The Huntress! She had rallied these towns for months and fought, since she was fifteen, for this end and she just... wasn't fierce. Maybe I'm crazy but when I expected her to have powerful influence, she seemed to fail. For instance, when she went from settlement to settlement... The men laughed in her face. But that didn't make a lot of sense to me because this woman was someone that previously made men respect her and ultimately fear her. I get why the author did it, so when they all showed up in the end and helped overtake the horde, it served as another surprise and kept the story going. I still didn't like how weak she seemed. But that's just me and it's basically because I keep telling everyone this chick is so cool. 
 The Oaks family had the greatest ending of anyone. As a whole, I was rooting for them. I wanted every single one to make it and be happy and I got that wish. 
 My favorite thing about this series is the world Aguirre built. It was so easy to imagine this place, broken and tattered. It was dark and eerie but then there were moments of pure beauty. 
 Something I've really struggled with is the fact that I don't feel like any of these books were a 5 star read for me. I know I loved this world and I loved Deuce, Fade, Tegan, Stalker, Momma Oaks, Edmund, Rex and a million more... I just feel like there were things I wished had been expanded on and they weren't. (Freak history, Fade's past, Stalker's feelings, Tegan (which I know will be in book four, but that was something I was looking for in these as well since she was such an important character), the aftermath of the ruins and the enclave and Girl26.) I just have all of these missing pieces of information that I really wanted to know and I feel like it was absolutely possible to put that in there. That's my personal preference though, so maybe Aguirre didn't want those things talked about in this trilogy so she has an opening for more books. I know for sure I'd read a book about Girl26. 
 Anyway, favorite character was definitely Deuce and oddly, my second favorite this book was Morrow. Loved his presence in the book. 
 I really cannot wait for book four. I am so looking forward to Tegan's full story. (Please be Tegan's full story...) 
 My least favorite thing about book three was simply the fact that it's all over. Even my biggest annoyances weren't enough for me to stop reading. Razorland is stellar.