Dang. Not an easy book to rate. Overall, especially by the end, I did enjoy this one. I wasn't sure what to expect because of all the hype and then a lot of mixed reviews, but I think everyone can agree that the ending was kind of crazy and made the whole thing worth it. There were definitely some ties to The Hunger Games that I noticed. Many other people had issues with the fact that this book was kind of similar to a few other series as well, but luckily I haven't read those yet. In general I think that it was a really cool book and I'm definitely anxious to read the next ones. It did take me a little while to get into it though; it wasn't able to hold my attention sometimes because it felt very introductory. I don't mind when the first book in a series is designated for world-building and not as much action, but I just wish that I was able to read it a bit faster without getting distracted. I agree with everyone that said that the last 100 pages were crazy and pretty awesome. I definitely saw the major betrayal coming but not to that extent. Throughout most of the book I was leaning towards 3.5 stars, but I think the ending did push it more towards 4. We'll see when I write my full review!