Review: Awesome Conclusion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 19, 2013
Contrition is the third and final book in the Perception trilogy. It starts up right where Volition left off and continues the story of Zoe and Noah. The world is in chaos. Humans have depleted the world's resources. The major cities are domed and humans are divided between two categories, naturals and Gaps which are Genetically Altered Persons. Zoe is a Gap and Noah is a natural. Zoe has lived her privileged life secluded in Sol City with others like her. Noah hasn't. But, they fell in love and have been on the run for a full year. Zoe's Grandfather is now the President and has a price out on Noah and Zoe's head. They know too much. In the year they have been gone, enhancing oneself with cyborg parts has become the norm. Just what does the President plan to do with his cyborg army? And having humanoids as servants has also become the norm. Are the humanoids intelligent enough to rebel and plan a takeover of their own? Zoe and Noah face constant danger in the year they are on the run. They are betrayed by their traveling companions, attacked by cyborgs, starving, and dehydrated. Zoe becomes ill but how is this possible? She is a Gap and Gaps don't get sick. Their love for each other is the only thing that can get them through. What sacrifices will Noah have to make to save Zoe and keep her alive? Contrition had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. It is a thrilling conclusion to the series. Thank you to Netgalley and All Night Reads for giving me the opportunity to read it.