It took a little while for me to really get into the swing of things but once I was there I only once very briefly lost my crazed interest - when "Jessica" is introduced. I see why she's necessary to the plot but I found her less inspiring and pretty insipid. 
 I liked that as the reader you're just thrown into the world presented here. It's 2113 and a lot has changed in Britian, now the IRB (Independant Republic of Britain). The reader is allowed to discover the world bit by bit as it becomes relevant to the story. I prefer it this way as it doesn't feel authentic if there are long information dumps about things that should be considered normal by the main character. 
 An elite police force, ACID, has ruled the IRB for the past half century, ever since everything fell apart for Britain, financially, and they were kicked out of the EU. They rule with an iron fist and as with all such regimes, there are resistance movements. Jenna Strong, incarcerated for the murder of her parents, is broken out of a top security prison at the start of the prison. She doesn't know why they've broken her out, but they've given her a new face and a new identity - and she's willing to play their game as anything is better than prison. 
 Not everything goes to plan, though, and she soon finds herself running from the law along with Max, the son of the prison doctor who gave his life in her escape. But she's keeping secrets and she can't tell Max who she really is. To make matters worse, they seem to have jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire. 
 I really enjoyed the society presented here: it's scary but believable. I enjoyed Jenna and Max and how their relationship slowly evolved from initial attraction to something more. The story is part dystopian, part thriller, with a strong setting to work with. 
 This is the author's first book; I'm interested in seeing where she will go from here.