I received an ARC of this book with thanks to St. Martin's Press via NetGalley

I have already seen much hype around this book, and I must say that it's mostly worthy of it. It's The Hunger Games meets Lord of the Flies with characteristics of The Power and The Handmaid's Tale. I was pulled into the story from the first page and the further into the book I read, the further I got pulled in.

Of course I would've liked more backstory as how the County came to be, why the Grace Year was implemented, deeper character development and backstory however, it is a YA book and I don't expect that to be a strong focus in this genre. It will definitely pull girls in and they'll find a hero, a sister and a friend in Tierney. A very entertaining and absorbing read which I would recommend to any who enjoy YA dystopia narratives.