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 Savage Drift is the 3rd and final book in The Monument 14 Trilogy and it's always interesting to see how series conclusions pan out. Savage Drift maintains the same spirit as the previous books in this series, but I found that I quickly became annoyed with the characters. To complicate matters even more, I wasn't a huge fan of this novel's conclusion and it felt like it was extremely lacking. 
 The characters in Savage Drift are still the lovable characters that we met back in the Greenway, but something feels so different about them. These characters have grown for better or worse and their lives are forever changed because of the chemical exposure. 
 I truly wish Dean would have given up his protector charade because it really started to bother me. I truly didn't think that Astrid didn't need to be constantly protected and the testosterone contest that Jake and Dean were constantly competing in was a shame to watch. I didn't expect any better from Jake, but after seeing Dean mature so much in Monument 14 & Sky On Fire, it was truly upsetting. I also wanted to see Astrid tell off these boys in this book because she doesn't need a man to protect her. 
 Josie's story never really interested me and I missed seeing her interact with the other Monument, CO kids. Her story didn't progress fast enough and it felt like it was slightly repetitive, I just wanted Laybourne to move on from her story. 
 Though the Monument kids really went through an ordeal, I really didn't like the way this series was concluded. The 1st two books in this series were extremely realistic and gritty so it's a shame that Savage Drift ends on a weak, unrealistic note. The finale to this series feels like it wasn't drawn out well and it was too much of a "happily ever after" for me to be content with it. As much as I would like for everything to be happy and dandy for the Monument kids, "a happily ever after" feels so wrong and untrue to the spirit of this series. I felt cheated after reading the final pages of Savage Drift and I know that there were much better ways to end this series. 
 The Monument 14 series had it's ups and downs and Savage Drift truly feels like a step backward. I really felt like Sky On Fire was an improvement over Monument 14 and it's a shame that Savage Drift couldn't successfully conclude this series. I feel hesitant about recommending this series to dystopian fans after being so disappointed by this series's conclusion.