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The Release is the thrilling YA conclusion to Tom Isbell's suspenseful post-apocalyptic Prey series, perfect for fans of The Maze Runner. Two months have passed since Book, Cat, Hope, and the others rescued the remaining Less Thans from Liberty, but they aren't safe yet, and soon they'll have to risk everything in order to defeat their enemies.

The group must leave the camp for good and escape the wolves, the Brown Shirts, and the Hunters. Most important, they need to stop Chancellor Maddox before she executes her Final Solution and grows even more powerful.

While the others are seeking freedom, for Hope, the battle has become personal. She wants revenge, no matter what the cost—and she's willing to sacrifice anything standing in her way. The group may still be weak, but they don't have time to wait. They must overthrow the Chancellor, even if it means joining forces with those who once betrayed them.

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    • Kirkus

      December 1, 2016
      Book, Hope, and the others continue their desperate search for safety after The Capture (2016) in this trilogy conclusion.The surviving Less Thans' camp is being threatened by the intelligent wolves that had been feasting on the corpses of the Brown Shirts killed in the previous book. No longer safe, they pack up their wounded and make their way back to the refuge where they left the Sisters, with the ultimate goal of escaping the Western Federation Territory altogether. Amid forced relationship drama (Hope freezes Book out, convinced her new facial scars make her "damaged goods"), the group splits, and Hope goes ahead to the Sisters while Book takes a small party to the Skullies' Compound to try to salvage food. Hope (whose chapters are marked by the incessant mantra of "Live today, tears tomorrow") ends up espying suspicious Brown Shirt activity; she follows to gain information, continuing to swear revenge on Chancellor Maddox and Dr. Gallingham. At the Compound, Book salvages a couple of atlas pages. They reunite with the Sisters for a showdown with the Hunters (the book's strongest sequence) before separating again from the nameless background characters for a mission to appeal to the president and to unravel what the Final Solution is. The ending relies on nonsensical motivations, inconsistent characterization, and naked implausibility. Aside from Hope and one side character, all seem white. Flimsy, phoned-in, and forgettable. (Post-apocalyptic adventure. 13-17)

      COPYRIGHT(2016) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2018
      It's been two months since Book, Hope, and their friends freed a group of Less Thans from Liberty. Now, to escape wolves, Hunters, and other enemies, those remaining must strike out, seek unwanted alliances, and stop Chancellor Maddox before she can complete her Final Solution. It's standard dystopic fare, but fans of The Prey and The Capture will enjoy the trilogy's swift-moving conclusion.

      (Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • English

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  • ATOS Level:5
  • Lexile® Measure:690
  • Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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