this book has been in my shelf since almost the day it came out, because i bought it in an impulse, but never got around to read it until now. 
 the synopsis was promising, the plot was promising, but the execution is so poor and full of holes that i don't think there's something positive to highlight about this book. 
 we have a female MC, orphan, lonely and average that after failing the strange test the UNA government put all teenager through gets herself sent to the very terrifying prison island where these teenagers fight to survive... it does sound promising, doesn't it? 
 my biggest problem with this book was that it was badly written. the writing style is so poor and fails to deliver anything. it goes from crappy to cheesy and back to crappy at light speed. 
 at some point in the story i was awed by myself because i couldn't stop reading. i cringed every time the insta-love came out or the MC whined that she was not strong enough or her so-called friend gadya jealously jumped at her for looking in the hot boy's direction... but i wanted to know how this dystopian world was explained... and you know what? IT WASN'T WORTH IT, because it's bollocks, it makes no sense, it is completely and utterly UNBELIEVABLE. Things can change a lot in 6 years, but what it's told in this story that they built in 6 years is... is... is there any word stronger than unbelievable? 
 the worst part is that i already have the second book, but i don't have any interest in continuing with this saga...!!