4.5 Stars

I really love this series so far!!! I love the idea of dwellers and savages, and how vastly different their lives and environments are. Seriously there are so many elements to these books to keep you completely engulfed.

Now as much as I love the story, I equally adore these characters! Aria is amazing. She is a pillar of strength throughout this book. She never shies from a challenge, or takes the easy way out. She gives all of herself for the people she holds dear. Oh, and Perry was great too. I felt like we got see a different side of Perry in this book though. While he was still the strong intense guy from the previous book, I also liked that we saw some of the youthful arrogance fade a little. All I keep thinking is "Heavy is the head that wears the crown". Perry is in a position now where his people's needs come before his own, and I think he's starting to realize just how much pressure that can be. I thought it was great for him, maybe a little humbling, which could in the long run make him an incredible leader.

Let's not forget about Roar and Liv too. I have enjoyed Roar from the first minute, and I'm certain I will continue to do so until the very last. I was so happy to finally have Liv present, after hearing about her in Under the Never Sky, and lets be real....any girl who has a guy like Roar enthralled must be nothing short of amazing. It was hard not sympathize with her situation. She really is a lot like her brother, Perry. It was great to see more of the other characters too, namely Cinder, Marron, Talon, etc.

I just hope it all works out in the end for all these loveable characters. I am so bummed I have to wait until 2014 to read the next book!!!!! That's torture!!!