This was disappointing and dissatisfying. Most of the novel seemed to be spent on dithering love interests instead of on the political turmoil. The plague narrative was not resolved well. The finale was brushed over. A few small battles were shown and then the book cuts to several months later at tells the reader what has happened since. The book brushes the issues under the rug instead of dealing with them and spends too many pages faffing on an unbelievable romance. 
 The main gripe, however, that pushed this from a 3 to a 2 was the (view spoiler)[ amnesia story line at the end of the novel. Three books of character development are wasted. A refusal to communicate leads to ten years apart only to end the book with the characters further back than two books ago. It was dissatisfying and not told thoroughly enough to enjoy. Perhaps if I had believed Day and June's relationship was plausible throughout the series it would have been emotional. Perhaps if I had read this at 12-14 I would have seen it as tragic but it just fell flat for me. It felt like I had wasted time reading Day's character development to have it wiped clean. And the secretiveness of the relationship doesn't sit well, the truth will come out with a larger fallout. It was just too convenient for a last minute tragedy. (hide spoiler)] 
 I enjoyed the first two books but this was just disappointing.