Ally Condie has a talent for world creating and character development. Poe has grown up in an Outpost. The love of her life was killed by raiders on a river voyage to dredge for gold. She has devoted her last two years to protecting the dredge boats with armor, potentially in revenge against the raiders. Poe is an intriguing character who is captaining a dredge that is voyaging down the Serpentine River. She is not connected to any of the other workers on the dredge and doesn't know who she can trust. Who is the Admiral's watchdog? Is anyone aligned with the raiders? The first Impression ends on a cliffhanger, and I look forward to seeing what happens next.