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 4.5/5 
 Damn. I mean... damn. I just keep thinking to myself, "Why didn't I get to this book sooner when I first put it on my TBR list?" 
 The unique story and the plot, and ugh, the characters. I adored these characters. I had just finished Raven Boys and I didn't think the next book I started to read would catch up but this did. 
 It takes such a sensitive topic, twists it, and it's scary because you start to think, no this could never happen, but it seems so probable that something of the sorts could. 
 Connor and Risa and Lev. Like these characters developed into their own people. I mean, I just pitied all of them for being Unwinds but then they learned how to fight and SURVIVE. They became smart. They actually started using their heads to fight instead of just a naive rebellion. 
 Like Connor was able to channel his anger and not completely act out. He only did the wrong things at the right time. And Risa... I didn't like her at first because I thought she was going to start out a worry-ward but after she left that bus and we actually saw the gears turning in her head, she had me. And MY POOR LEV, he's only 13 and he was forced to grow up so much and he had the best character arc, I loved reading in his point of view. 
 I was so engrossed in this book and MY GOD, WHEN ROLAND WAS BEING UNWOUND I WAS TEARING UP. LIKE I CANNOT EVEN. He was a great, misunderstood antagonist and I just wanted to hug him half the time because you can tell how messed up he became because of his mom and step-dad. I DIDN'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD KEEP YOU AWAKE DURING THE WHOLE UNWINDING PROCESS. It's so scary because you know you're losing yourself. You see your past memories, YOUR SELF fade. I was about to bawl towards the end of it but I was in a public place so I couldn't. 
 Normally, the multiple POVs would give me a headache trying to match one person with another, but each were distinct. You can tell who was who, so I definitely applaud the author for that. Although sometimes, I was confused about the timing, especially in Part 5 Graveyard, since they kept switching POV, I was confused about the sequence of events for a little, but as you keep reading on, it made sense. 
 Then Connor and Risa are adorable, I hope they last. 
 I'm definitely reading the Unwholly very soon.