Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In a race against time (and a few grammatical errors along the way, which were annoying and distracting from the story) Peter, Jude, Anna, and newly-free Sheila fight to save the children from riots and attacks on their lives, and make a startling discovery that draws the perfect end to the trilogy. Peter- in Scotland with Anna, their daughter Molly and Anna’s brother Ben- travels to London after receiving a message that he is needed only to discover that Pip, the lovable leader of the Underground, has turned himself in. Richard Pincent, the head of Pincent Pharma we met in The Declaration and got to know in The Resistance, knows this but withholds the information, blaming the Underground for the mounting bodies. To make matters worse: a deadly virus is sweeping the country. Set one year on from The Resistance, the world is rapidly running low on energy, food and water with ridiculous rationing schemes having to be enforced. The final installment of the Declaration trilogy. Bolton, you’ll probably like Pip as well- and I don’t know what that says about me, but whatever. He reminded me of one of my teachers- if any of you know Mr. He leads Peter to believe everything he says, nearly forces Anna to sign her Declaration, and locks away Jude :'( The Underground are far more active, which is a good sign because Pip was also one of my favourite characters. Nice one, Richie! Or so it would seem, because he is really the most ‘Selfish’ character. He owns the company- Pincent Pharma- which produces Longevity drugs. We also get to know Richard Pincent, the man with all the power. He doesn’t take crap from anyone and is his own man. We’re also introduced to Jude- Peter’s half-brother. In this book, you just want to cuddle him.

The protagonist has switched to Peter so that you find out more about him because, in the first book, he was this mysterious character with an aura of wonder. It’s a slow burner, and quite predictable. The second book of the Declaration trilogy.

The resistance by gemma malley