First published 2014
Civil war threatens to tear the nation apart as rebels prepare to challenge the ruthless leaders who control their world. Cia, a gifted university student, possesses dangerous knowledge about the shocking truth behind the Test. She cannot fight alone. This becomes her opportunity to seek justice and apply everything she has learned through her training. But finding allies proves treacherous. On a campus where danger and deception lurk around every corner, Cia must gamble with the lives of those she loves most. She places her trust in fellow students who have already proven their unreliability. The stakes have never been higher as the future hangs between fear and hope. In this final installment of the Test trilogy, Joelle Charbonneau escalates the tension to new heights. Ready or not, examination time has arrived, and this last test poses the greatest threat of all.
Genres: science-fiction, dystopia, adventure, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Campus
Period: Civil War
304 pages · Kindle Edition · HMH Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: violence