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In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
5.0

This is probably the best conclusion to a trilogy that I have ever read. It is true, at first Ruby is a bit annoying, because she is suffering from Jude's death at the end of the last book. Soon, though, she recovers, and is back to normal. She is such a strong protagonist, and carries this story really well. Liam is, in one word- AMAZING. He is the sweetest, most honest boyfriend any girl can ever have, and sometimes Ruby overlooks him, which causes some problems (no spoilers). Liam is so heartfelt and good in everything that he does, and it is refreshing to see someone like that. Chubs and Vida and Cole and Cate and Clancy and everyone else are so well developed, each becoming real on the pages, flesh wrought from fiction. They are all broken, in one way or another, and it is the healing proccess- the piecing together of the jagged shards- that makes them human. It is beautiful.
Definitely a must read.