I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with a character who’s so obviously aromantic. I wish there were more books like this, where the character actually discusses how she feels. The scene between Clover and Adam was really well done and made Adam much more endearing to me.

This book does the found-family trope so well. I’ve read books where there is a supposed found-family trope and I just never cared for the characters and what happened to them, but in this book, I really came to love all the characters and root for them as a team.

Violet has to probably be my favourite. I started off hating her, but then slowly grew to like her and then was like ahhhh no I love her so much. In many ways she reminded me of myself, which might explain why I hated her so much in the beginning lol. Clover and Violet are so similar to me in many ways. They push aside their emotions to focus on their goals; they’re practical and realistic; and they can be a bit cold hearted which is honestly so me. I really loved Violet and Andy’s relationship. It’s such a strong friendship, we need more of that in books pleaseee

The only thing that makes me not want to pick up the next book is the plot. I don’t really care much for aliens, and while I was curious to know why the aliens couldn’t see these kids, when things were revealed, I was kind of meh about it. Like yes it makes sense, but it didn’t wow me. I think I prefer my dystopians grounded in our world because I find it creepier? But when you bring in aliens and other universes, it opens you up to anything. You can make the whole thing up, and while it might work, it just doesn’t feel as satisfying. I don’t know if that makes sense...

The end is actually written in a way where if you’re not that curious about what happens next you can just not pick up the next book and assume everything is fine. I think I might do that lol