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This book did what I wish so many others did. It describes love, loss, family conflict, and friendship in such an honest and realistic way. It is also an amazing insight into how belief can become destructive and how the line between being good and causing suffering can sometimes blur. Not to mention it has amazing, well-thought-out queer character (in my personal opinion, every book should.) 

When I finished this book (in just two days), I sat with the ending. It was satisfying and what I needed without being cut and dry. So many books end in a neat little bow or with an obvious cry for a sequel, but this book gave me an ending that felt real. A story was told and the climax is over, but this isn't the end for these characters. Just like real life, there is this overwhelming feeling that we merely got a glance into just a chapter of their lives. 

For a book about a dystopian future, I felt incredibly grounded while reading it.