I was pretty satisfied with the ending as well. I do wish Shusterman would have gone into more detail about what happened to Lev, though. We can assume he became the face of Unwinding and that eventually, unwinding is no longer a common practice. You can sense this in a quote on page 325 about how CyFi's been coming forward about what happened to him. "There have been protests in Washington against unwinding - Cyrus even testified before Congress." Of course, I would assume this would take years to actually happen.
I also really enjoyed how Connor became the new leader of the Graveyard. He had finally found his niche, a place where he belonged, and Risa had been right all along: he was a great leader. I love his enthusiasm toward the unwinds, "We will make ourselves heard" (333). The energy in his tone made me smile.
We do know that the legal age was lowered to seventeen when Connor says, "This will be your home until you turn seventeen and become a legal adult" (332). I do not think there will be a sequel. Shusterman ended the book on a good note, but I don't believe there is enough left to be said to make an entire sequel. A companion that takes place 100 years in the future may be interesting though, to see how things have changed and if there has been another replacement for abortion/unwinding.
All in all, I quite enjoyed the ending.
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