3 stars. 
 I liked the main character but I questioned the realism a lot in this. Like a lot. 
 Actually had more to say but decided to limit it. 
 Things I liked: 
 Strong and somewhat sensible protagonist. 
 Decent plot. 
 Teenagers trying to speak good English for once. 
 Appearance of POC characters which I could complain about the relatively tiny size but I mean it's a book about politics. Sadly,it's more realistic that way. 
 Lack of forced romance. 
 Things I didn't like: 
 Several unrealistic situations for a teenagers to be in. 
 Protagonist had a really big mouth. Like REALLY big. This chick could not hold anything in WTF??? 
 Lack of forced romance now but you coukd clearly tell they're setting it up for the next book. Bleh. 
 All in all, I did enjoy this for the most part and I'm curious about what else this author has written.