Quick recap
Jailed for Queen Tatiana's murder, Rose is waiting to be executed. Her friends break her out, and she runs with Dimitri to find Lissa's secret half-sister, Jill. With a living sister, Lissa gets the quorum she needs to run for the throne. Jill is kidnapped and rescued. Back at Court, Rose exposes Tasha Ozera as the killer. In the showdown, Tasha fires at Lissa, and Rose takes the bullet. Rose survives. She and Dimitri are pardoned and can go public, and Lissa, her vote secured through Jill, is elected queen. The main series ends with her coronation.

