When She Woke

I started this book with pretty high hopes. I absolutely loved [b:Mudbound 2138727 Mudbound Hillary Jordan https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1296591096s/2138727.jpg 2144215] by Jordan and I really liked this premise. A dystopian future where law-breakers are color-coded by the type of crime they commit? Sounds bizarre - sign me up!Ultimately, I ended up with mixed feelings about this book. The first half was great and a fantastic start for a [b:The Scarlet Letter 12296 The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327879100s/12296.jpg 4925227] retelling. The main character wakes up to find that she has been “chromed” red. All of her skin is as red as a fire truck to symbolize that she is a murderer. She had an affair with a married man and was caught having an illegal abortion, so now she is doomed to be red for 16 years.The second half is where I feel that the book loses steam. It stops being about racism and the extreme religious-right type government and tries being an action packed adventure with a lot of preachy dialogue. The whole story just seemed rushed and the main character seemed to evolve too fast to be believable.