I knew very little about this book going into it - other than that a huge amount of my Goodreads friends loved it - but all Is revealed fairly early on. Still, it was a little more exciting that way so I won't give too much away. 
 This is an intriguing mix of genres - SciFi, Horror, Drama all mixed in. It was a well written, interesting read that kept me turning the pages. Very enjoyable, and a little bit awful, in the best way possible! 
 Melanie is a 10 year old girl and pretty much a genius. Every day she, and all the other children in her block, gets strapped down to her wheelchair and wheeled to the classroom. She hopes Miss Justineau is teaching; she's her favourite. Later, they are wheeled back to their cells, unstrapped and locked in. Once a week they are fed a nutritious meal of worms and grubs and once a week they are put in a chemical shower. But things can't stay the same forever...