I didn't particularly enjoy the first two books in this series, so why I didn't just give this one away (complete-itis??) is a question I didn't have an answer for. Tbh I found Shay more interesting than Tally, and had very little investment in any of her relationships. When That Big Thing happnened, I just...didn't care. The world building felt a little shoddy and preachy and all the random ellipses really bothered me... 
 I found Tally boring. I didn't enjoy spending time with her and found her frustrating. And while the comparison isn't fair or reasonable (very different books/characters), this just felt like a poor mans Katniss even though THG didn't come out til '08 and this was published in '06. (Though I hated Mockingjay more than I hated this book b/c I didn't care that much about this book. Which, you know. Not better.) 
 Let's be honest, this was probably just not my thing? So. Yeah.