It was great to re-visit the world of Uglies, but I'm glad that this series seems to stand on its own--I considered re-reading the Uglies books before this but whooo has the time? And this seems to be set far enough past those books that I could catch the occasional reference but didn't feel like "wait what?"

I suppose this is a new series starter but I found myself wishing for a little bit more of world-building? Like [b:Extras|493456|Extras (Uglies, #4)|Scott Westerfeld|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388187650s/493456.jpg|3315797], this seems to be very much about privacy and how having or not having it impacts a society. But hopefully future books will dig into that more.

In the meantime, this was an enjoyable, quick read and I'm rooting for Frey and Rafi to return soon!