School Library JournalGr 9 Up—The action never stops in this dystopian trilogy conclusion. Having escaped London in the aftermath of the Chaos, Sarah, heavily pregnant, is tired of living rough. She's sick of scrounging for food and constantly looking over her shoulder in fear. She wants to settle down with her young charges, Marty and Luke; her daughter, Mia; and Adam. However, the Adam she knows now isn't the guy she fell in love with. This Adam is paranoid and distrustful. He hates that he can see people's "numbers," the day they're going to die, and he's disturbed by not understanding how Mia was able to switch her number for a higher one, giving her a longer life. ("I don't know what the rules are anymore. I don't know how it all works.
