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Based off the summary, I was expecting the Trials to be more Hunger-Gamesy, but it seems like they are going to be more realistic cruelty. For me that's a positive, I've seen enough YA death contests.

I think my enjoyment of this book is going to be dependent on how much nuance the author can bring the Violetta's character and situation. She killed her kid sister in an act of drunken stupidity - the government-sanctioned abuse is obviously awful and not a reasonable response, but I think it would be hard to get me to feel like her just forgiving herself is a satisfying conclusion to something so terrible.