This book was so good until about page 250. I read this in two sittings, first because I really wanted to know how this ended and then because I only had a hundred pages left and I wanted to power through.  I think overall it was an interesting read and the system they lived in was interesting to read about. Nora, Dylan, Jess, Abby, and Elisha's parents were all characters I really liked.  My feelings for Alex went from intense dislike to neutral and my feelings for Elisha went from neutral/passive like to dreading every POV character of his post page 250. I never liked Alex and Elisha's relationship together (duh?) but I liked where they ended up.

I never bought either of them genuinely liking each other until the end of the book. 

Some of the reviews say the book is bad at handling race and I agree partially. Nora and Dylan are both well written black women (I definitely remember Nora being described as black, once, so I hope I'm remembering correctly) but

the fact that even after it's revealed that Onyx is not on dociline and in a consensual relationship with his Patron, he's never given a normal name... I understand the Opal+Onyx thing is fetishizing their looks and renaming them is another way rich people dehumanize Dociles but once there's the reveal why not learn their real names.

Eugenia telling Elisha to just stay a slave then because he doesn't want to risk his personal and family safety for her cause. Oof. 

Overall it was a good read but theres a ~100 page lull towards the end before anything interesting happens again.