The premise of Burn Out was what really drew me in. It was a different concept than what I have read in most dystopians. Unfortunately, the rest of it was pretty standard in this ever-growing genre. 
 What worked for me the most were the high stakes and fast pace. This book never really slowed down, and paired with the short page count, I flew through it quite quickly. Death and danger were always looming over Tora and her companions' heads and I was anxious to see how everything would go down. 
 The rest of the book though is cookie cutter dystopian. End of the world looming. Girl experiences tragedy and then isolation. Strangers show up and chaos ensues. Hot, mysterious boy in the mix - perhaps he's good; perhaps he's bad; but he's definitely hot. Alliances, backstabbing, double crossing all around. If you've seen it in a dystopian before, you'll probably see it here. There was a death that I predicted from the start so I never felt anything when it actually happened. 
 It's not so much that Burn Out is bad, but more so that I've seen it before. You could say it's burnt out in its genre - pun intended. 
 As it looks like it's going to be a series and the ending left me with several questions, I'll probably end up checking out the sequel. All in all, there are definitely better dysoptians, so it's kind of take it or leave it.