Meg is not hopeful like Simon because she has seen herself close to her grave in her dreams and she is sure that the time is near for her and the rest of the tribe. Anne Bishop was wonderful in Daughter of the Blood and Murder of Crows and this time the word wonderful is not sufficient for the author.
This single novel has outclassed the rest of the parts that have been written before this one. Alexandra Harris has also cemented her place as the narrator of this series after this performance which was equal in quality of the story. The “Others” dominate in the entire novel and still the hope of the survivors is not crushed.