Initial Impressions: 4 stars 
 This book was provided to me by Simon & Schuster for an honest review and for use in the Selective Collective promotions (Thanks!!!) 
 Hmmmmmmm. What can I say about Level 2. It was good, but a completely different story than I thought it was going to be. I thought it was going to be strictly dystopian based on its description and without giving anything away, turns out it was quite a bit more... paranormal? Based on the cover too (all bright colors, geometrics and at first I thought that girl was wielding a sword), I was expecting something different and I came out the other side liking the book but feeling a little misled. 
 Assessing the book upon completion, It was a very interesting and creative story. I'm not sure I agreed with all of the turns it took and the ideas behind it, but I did like the way it ended. I have a LOT of mixed feelings about it yet still give it four stars (usually my mixed feelings end up around three stars). 
 What else can I say? I can't really talk about a lot of the plot without spoilers so I think I'll just leave you with general feelings. 
 Full review originally posted on The Book Addict's Guide: (rating adjusted to 3.5 stars, rounded down to 3) Okay, let's start by saying that this is a VERY difficult review to write without spoilers... BUT I promise that there aren't any specific spoilers about plot or characters - Just clarification of the main idea of the book. 
 LEVEL 2 was definitely a unique story, combining a few different genres to come together to create one novel. We get a taste of dystopian, paranormal, and contemporary all wrapped in one. Based on the cover, I was personally expecting it to be predominately dystopian, but I was surprised to continue reading and find out there's a lot more to the story than just the outward appearances of "Level 2", where Felicia is currently passing the time after her death. 
 LEVEL 2 has a mix of fast-paced action sequences and touching flashbacks, thanks to the system that's set up in the afterlife. Each "person" (spirit? I'm not quite sure what to call them because their very presence in Level 2 means they've already died) is able to catalog, store, share, and view their own personal memories and actually feel like they're reliving them as well as having the ability to relive the memories of others for a fee. At times, I felt like the memories were a bit disjointed from the story when they cut through the exciting pacing, but a lot of them were our only insight to Felicia's backstory as well as the stories of Neil, Julian, and Autumn and we get to see what Felicia's life was like before Level 2. 
 I will throw a warning out there to all those who shy away from religious undertones and references because in this book, there are definitely a lot of them - We see Felicia and Neil not only at church, but youth group-like events which are a main part of their relationship. It's up to the reader to gauge how that might affect their feelings about the book because it is a constant theme and in fact, some of it gets wound into the plot even deeper than just the relationship of Felicia and Neil. 
 I have a lot of mixed feelings about LEVEL 2. I finished the whole book in one day and was really curious to see what happened next, but at the same time, I was also confused on some of the plot twists in the end and just feel like they could have been written just a tiny bit better to clarify to the readers a little bit more and really secure their place in the story. I also had a very, very small issue with all of the different countries that Felicia travels to (via her memories) because of her parents' jobs, traversing North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. My issue was that I didn't quite feel like all of those scenery changes were necessary to the story. There wasn't anything quite so specific that Felicia needed to be in these exact places for these events to occur so I was left wanting.... I'm not sure. A little more culture description? More attachment to the place? A reason to be there other than that's where she ended up? Just my personal opinion. 
 LEVEL 2 definitely creates a unique story and has a lot of original ideas (or at least ones that I haven't read about recently)! It's quite an interesting adventure following Felicia through her adventure in Level 2, and I'm definitely curious to see how book two goes. I wouldn't say we end with a cliffhanger, but it is a bit surprising and leaves me wondering about how the next book will start.