This was a fun and quick read! I really like the characters and the dystopian world Jen has built. Naturally, I found myself comparing this dystopian future to our current systems of control. Both the humanity and lack of humanity in this book are compelling and heart wrenching. I loved the action based plot points. I read the majority of it over a two day period and will be reading book 2!

Two pieces of feedback I would give Jen directly if I knew how: 1) I think the cover would be more compelling if it were a graphic design of primarily the title, in a different font (and without the word “is” inside the C) and then perhaps the visual of the death date symbol somewhere in the design. Maybe a tagline for intrigue. And 2) There are some moments where you have written out several thoughts or sentences about how Corrie is feeling or thinking and it feels like maybe you didn’t trust the reader to catch on by context clues or by dialogue. This makes it read as intended for younger audiences to me, but maybe that is intentional!