I had mixed feelings about this book. Was it a page turner? Yes. Was it INCREDIBLY dark? Absolutely. I was cringing at times. Did I also think the thirteen year old narrator was incredibly stupid at times? Oh yeah. I'm not interested in giving away spoilers at this time, but there were quite a few times I was appalled at how little thought went into some of Jemma's actions (although, come to think of it, maybe that is typical thirteen year old behavior.) I'm not sure it's really a good choice for the MSBA list, because of its darkness. i think it has a limited audience.