Desolation Angels, Vol. 3 by J.B. Stephens

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In the third installment of The Big Empty, the teens are on the run after making the shocking discovery that the leader of Novo Mundum, the secret community hidden in the middle of the evacuated Big Empty, is developing a new, even more dangerous virus.
The group faces a challenging trek through the forbidden zone as they search for someone they can trust. In a journey that will test their survival skills like nothing they've experienced so far, the teens' relationships are pushed to the breaking point, with one couple ripped apart for good. An unexpected reunion with someone from their past will prove to be a turning point-but will this familiar face bring salvation or ruin?

Diane Emge - VOYA

Readers return to visit a futuristic United States where most of the population has been decimated by the deadly virus, Strain 7. Those left alive are living under martial law in large cities on the East and West coasts. The broad expanse of the Midwest is now called the Big Empty. In the first book of this series, teens from distant geographic locations come together in search of the utopian refuge Novo Mundum, located somewhere in the Big Empty. In the second book, the seven teenage heroes find themselves safely at Novo Mundum but they begin to suspect that their safe haven is more dangerous than the perils of the Big Empty. The third book in the series, Desolation Angels, loses some of the momentum of the previous novels. Keely, Michael, Liza, Irene, and Diego escape from Novo Mundum after they uncover a terrible conspiracy that threatens their lives. Their long trek through the Big Empty is punctuated by endless squabbles and shifting allegiances, making it far less exciting than the dramatic travel of the first volumes. The action picks up when the group again encounters Maggie, now transformed into a sexual slave with the fearsome Slash. Fans will still be eager to hear more adventures at the close of this volume, which ends with yet another promising cliffhanger. Despite some loose plot ends and suspicious geographic calculations, the series has many appealing elements. Suspense and action-adventure vie with teen romance to keep the reader flipping those pages. Recommend these for your Buffy/Roswell/Countdown series fans. VOYA CODES: 3Q 4P J S (Readable without serious defects; Broad general YA appeal; Junior High, defined as grades 7 to 9; Senior High, defined as grades 10to 12). 2004, Razorbill/Penguin Putnam, 240p., pb. Ages 12 to 18.

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