I won’t lie, I bought this almost exclusively for the cover. I do love me some Marie Lu, but I am also woefully behind on her books. Well, when I wanted to decide whether I needed to pre-order the sequel to this book (with an equally incredible cover, I might add), I figured I should read this, and I actually did! And look, it was good, if not completely mind-blowing? I liked the characters a lot and was definitely invested in them and the outcome for them, as they were all well developed and quite sympathetic. I felt like some of the middle of the book was kind of repetitive and perhaps a bit predictable, and there were many battle/action scenes. If this is your thing, then you will certainly love it, though I would have preferred a bit less. The world is interesting, and I hope to learn more about it in subsequent books. I’ll be giving the sequel a go, especially after the exciting ending.