This book has some novel ideas. I wish Dalcher further explored the ideas and implications of her premise, such as the effects on institutionalized misogyny on private family life (for instance), instead of making an action dystopian thriller. The ending felt very rushed, and too easy. It was like the ending of Brazil without the very end. Overall I like this book. It (along with Doctorow's Walkaway) shows that our era's mediocre sci-fi still marches in the footsteps of Kilgore Trout.