So the whole time I was reading it I was like, “where’s Jonas and Gabe?” “What happened to them” but they aren’t in this book at all. It’s actually unrelated to the Giver but the 3rd book ties both of them together. So when I was reading the book I was disappointed the characters from the first weren’t there, but after reading the whole series I like it a whole lot better now! The story is very interesting and beautiful. My only question is what happens to Jo?!?! Spoilers for the book but we find out that she’s supposed to be in chains the rest of her life, and then, what happens?! We never see Jo for the rest of the franchise. Besides that this book is amazing!!!! But the Giver’s still my favorite

ending….what the heck I thought it would relate to the giver but it does not overall very good though

This book is on top of The Giver for me because it feels more magical and the main characters feel more like main characters. But that’s just my opinion, you can have a different one. I would recommend this book, too. But I would read the first Giver book first because there is a small mention of Jonas, though he is unnamed, in the last chapter.