Ratings1,183
Average rating3.7
Picked this up to distract myself and succeeded. Read it cover to cover in one sitting.
If I were rating this on pure enjoyment, this would have been a 4/4.5. It kept me turning pages and kept me engaged. That being said, as dystopian fiction/science-fiction, it doesn't bring many new ideas to the table - a little bit Hunger Games (the government is trying to control you by dividing you) meets Harry Potter (you're special & different, but didn't know until now). There are opportunities to explore deeper ideas that are missed (or saved for future books). People who are completely unfamiliar with a certain way of life are trained in a matter of weeks.
Still, it's a good read, and as long as you aren't looking for the deeper things that drive books like Ender's Game, or the Hunger Games, you should enjoy this just fine. Can't help but root for the heroine.