Proxy was a book I was really intrigued by, but I end up thinking it was okay. While the actual concept of a proxy is interesting, I didn't really like it as much as I thought. For some reason, I thought we see more from that part of it, but we only see Syd get one punishment. I guess it makes sense, because you need to focus on one thing, but honestly, something about it didn't work for me. It was a lot more boring/uninteresting than I thought, and it's a pretty forgettable book. I did like that Proxy's are named after literary figures. And that Syd is gay added something to the book, though I can't explain why. It did seem like there might have more to that story line, and it fizzled and got lost in everything else going on. Knox was obnoxious, and Syd is a little sympathetic, but overall, I wasn't terribly invested in what happened to Syd. 
 My Rating: 2 stars. It's an interesting idea, but overall, pretty forgettable. Even though the ending was interesting, it wasn't enough to make me want to pick up the next book.