So I picked this up again when I heard about the TV show so I could figure out just how excited I was about the news. The answer is: this book is better than I remember it, and I'm pretty excited about the show. This by no means ranks on my top list of favorite books or series. It's what would happen if you took everything nuanced and exciting out of The Hunger Games. It's what would happen if you added just a tiny bit more plot to The Bachelor. So: decent, but not great.

At the same time, though, America and Maxon are super lovable characters and for someone who claims to not like this book that much, I sure do ship them a lot.