Feminist dystopia is on the rise as a genre, but unfortunately, very few of them stand out, and The Virtue of Sin seems like it will fall prey to the issues that plague similar books. We start with what is supposed to be a chilling premise, but based on the lackluster tension and complete disinterest in the relationships between the boys and girls I have doubts about this book's ability to follow through with a truly compelling story all the way to the end. Comparisons the The Handmaid's Tale mean very little to me at this point, as they typically only examine women's rights from one angle, while ignoring the fact that controlling and exploiting women's bodies via very real modern surrogacy arrangements is overwhelmingly celebrated by the same people that decry anti-feminist scenarios like this book sets up.