This book was very slow at the start. It was good 60% until something exciting really started happening. Then it kept happening and happening, and got more and more exciting. I just wish I didn't have to wait so long for it.

Victoria Aveyard is still amazing at endings. This one was so well written, though not as utterly stunning and devastating of that of [b:Red Queen|22328546|Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)|Victoria Aveyard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1449778912l/22328546._SY75_.jpg|25037051]. Red Queen also took off running while this one had quite the slow start. I'm very excited to read [b:King's Cage|30226723|King's Cage (Red Queen, #3)|Victoria Aveyard|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1467121158l/30226723._SY75_.jpg|42721001] though, especially because of the ending.

I also found it hard keeping all of the characters straight. There are a lot of them with similar names and it's been since before I started Goodreads that I've picked up anything in the series. But I did not feel like I missed out on everything. I was able to get them straight in the end and was fully invested by the end.

In conclusion, I just wish this book had gotten to the good part a lot quicker than it did because the start was boring and nearly painful to get through, but once it got good, it got good. Very good. Like "I feel really bad for the beginning and the potential this book had" good. Because if the whole book had been like that last bit it would have blown me away, I can feel it. Hopefully one of the next installments does this.