Good but paced badly, fast then slow then fast... etc. Good plot, okay characters, not a ton of detail. I still liked it but I wouldn't call it a definite favorite.

Good book, but i thought that it would have more feeling and be a harder read.

this book could've been so good .but it wasent . i found the lack of punctuation irritating . and the entire book confusing.

Hope the story continues.

I tried really hard but just couldn't get into this book. The style of prose was hard to follow. Disappointing becuase the story-line looked so promising.

Good book. I bit boring in parts. It was modern yet had history in it.

Bit confusing 'cause Lise Haines didn't use any quotation marks, only hyphens when people were talking. All in all, an awesome book--love the plot.

A bit futuristic and brutal, but not bad.

I found this book to be a very interesting one. It felt a bit futuristic but mostly like an alternate present. the main character is a strong female who makes the decision to go against tradition and take care of herself and her brother, rather than follow in her mother's footsteps and be a wife (and widow). There is also an emerging romance which complicates her plans. An engaging coming of age tale.

This book was such an unexpectedly awesome book. When I'd read the summary online I figured it'd be enjoyable but never was I expecting such a dynamic tale with characters that tugged at my heart. Before I get to the good I'm going to hit the bad. There wasn't much but a few things. Starting with how I dislike being confused with 'modern' stories. I had no clue what time this was set in, current or future or past. What I'm trying to say is that it took me a bit to figure out where we were and I wish that in summaries they did a bit better job being less vague. Once I realized that it was slightly in the future but not flying cars future I was good. My other issue was just the dialogue style. Haines didn't use quotation marks for dialogue but instead a dash and it took me while to enjoy the style. Felt like I didn't always know when the person was talking verses thinking. Wish she'd used the standard punctuation because it definitely would've been less confusing. There was lots I loved about this book. The whole cautionary tale about our society becoming desensitized to violence and our disturbing thirst for it was probably my favorite aspect of the book. It definitely makes you look at the world around you in a different light. Haines really created some stunning characters and gave them so much to work with. Characters, like Uber, that in most books you would hate you ended up loving. He actually became one of my favorites by the end of the book. We got the unexpected with him and Haines managed to give us the unexpected with all her characters. I loved how fresh and unique these characters were. The plot itself was engaging and kept you hooked. I loved the twists we got and how as the story progressed we got information about previous events that subtly shaped certain outcomes. However, without the past history you weren't confused. All the finer details just added to the big pictures. Haines definitely has a way of giving us the story and then adding to it in a seamless fashion. If you haven't picked this one up I highly recommend you do!