This book started out slow for me but as the story developed and progressed, I found myself enjoying it more.

I enjoy the dystopian genre and the premise for this story was intriguing. Where I feel like it may have missed the mark was in providing background around what happened to make the doctor think the way he did and how the world ended up the way it did. Perhaps I missed it but I couldn't understand what might have happened that would have made society lean toward Hitler's ideals.

I thought the characters were interesting. Ellyssa was well developed and I wanted to know more about why she had a "flaw". I liked the introduction of the rebels and thought they added a necessary layer to the story but I found the insta-love a bit odd. For a character that has no sense of real emotions for the majority of her life, I didn't buy that after a week, she would be able to come to the conclusion that what she is feeling, especially after being so cut off from emotion for so long.

Overall I enjoyed this book and will definitely check out the next installment. I have a feeling that things will be getting very interesting for everyone.

Thank you to Netgalley and Spencer Hill Press for the review copy.