4.02 AVERAGE

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laura_vee's review

3.75
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This lost a star because of the length/where it cut off! What the heck! I thought I was being punk'd or something I swear to gods I was looking for the hidden cameras.

That said I'm honestly surprised at some of the reviews criticizing this book because it's amazing for what it is: a lightly smutty, well written, dystopian-ish romance. Is it a little trope-y/predictable? Yeah. But I've been reading this genre for ~15 years so does that speak to why some of it was expected? Absolutely.

I've read books of the same premise/concept and YIKES so coming from those this one was great and worth the read I blasted through in one sitting.

9/10

linnea918's review

DID NOT FINISH: 36%

Paused to read something else

3.5

h_reads's review

3.75
dark funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

starelin86's review

4.0
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

2.5 stars
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readingkatrina's review

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

Boring, cliche

blossem's review

4.0
dark mysterious medium-paced

OMG, I AM SO FREAKING HAPPY I DOVE INTO THIS!

Shout out to Andy for telling me to read it! Ugh, it was so good and now I need the next book! Thanks a lot.

First off, Princess Ballot how dare you end on that damn cliffhanger? UGH! Again, thanks Andy. Second, I loved Rafe way more than freaking Alex. Seriously... who wouldn't? I mean, after first meeting Alex I figured there was something fishy going on. Then there's Rafe, who may seem hard on the outside but is so sweet. I love the sexual tension between him and Violet.

Oh lord, the sexual tension was on fire between them.

Then there's Mattie and Nolan, who happen to be twins, were my absolute favorite. I was iffy about Mattie in the beginning because I didn't know if she was pretending to be friends with her but now I see that they are all actually genuine. Well, not Alex - douche canoe.

Lowkey, I need Violet to dump Alex stat and get with Rafe ASAP. Please and thank you.