Based on ARC. 
 Having read Elsewhere by Zevin, I really wanted to enjoy this book. At first it seemed as though it was going to be a dystopian novel. Unfortunately it severely lacked in world development that it felt like an afterthought. 
 Then it came off as a modern day take on Romeo and Juliet. This aspect also just never really took off for me. I didn't really understand the romance. It just never fully developed for me either. 
 Next was the mafia/ family business conspiracy...I'm not sure. I never got engaged in this story line either. 
 Honestly, this book dragged for me a lot. I struggled with it. It's like Zevin had a bunch of story lines that just didn't really fit well together. For the first book in the trilogy, it just failed to draw me in.