Rating 3.5 stars (but giving it a 3 star rating seemed way too low).

Make sure to read the author's note at the end! It absolutely influenced my rating and it's really something we should all know. I didn't mind the fictional element of this book. I thought it was well written overall but the plot wrapped up too perfectly for my liking in a dystopian novel that is based in real problems such as human trafficking and ghettoized communities. The world building & historical information was incredible and so unique.