I am quite torn about how to rate this book for several reasons. 
 It's quite obvious that the author spent a lot of time building a complex dystopian world. I did enjoy the world-building and Paige is quite a likeable character. The whole story is fascinating and will appeal to any fantasy book lover. However this book seemed to have dragged on and on unnecessarily by constantly bombarding the reader with information. I do feel that it could be shorter and it might have been more appealing if it focused more on character development since I felt that most of the characters lacked a certain depth, which made it hard for me to empathise with them. 
 All in all I did enjoy this book and will eventually get to read the sequels since I am curious to see what happens next.