Okay so I absolutely loved this. Shusterman created a world that I was completely absorbed by.
It was detailed and thought-provoking, without being so outrageous that it becomes hard to get your head around! The prospect of a world so advanced that natural death is no longer a thing. It truly got me thinking about human nature and the repetitiveness of it.

The writing was fast paced and chapter sizes were a good enough length that I was always happy to commit to another one, so I ended up reading it in two sittings.

But mainly, my love was for Citra and Rowan. This is a very character driven novel but by no means does it skimp on the plot! They were both morally good but so blatantly human and they struggled with the tasks they were faced with. They also had so much character development but came out better versions of themselves than they were at the beginning. This wasn’t some ramped up love story but about their growth as people and their willingness and desire to do what is fundamentally right.

I’m really excited to read more in this series and I can’t believe that I’d only recently stumbled across it. Thoroughly recommend!