I'm usually pretty good at separating books from their adaptations, but this one was harder for me. I picked up this one because I like the TV show so much. The show is excellent, and I'd recommend it to anybody. The book is a lot different. It's a quick read, and I like that we got more into the backgrounds of the POV characters through the use of flashbacks. Octavia's backstory especially surprised me. 
 However, it just didn't live up to the promise of the premise. A hundred delinquent kids get sent to Earth to see if it's inhabitable and save humanity! That's awesome. It lends itself so easily to a gritty survival story. Instead, the description and world-building are thin, and we hardly see much of the kids setting up camp and learning how to survive on earth in favor of focusing on the romances. Glass's story in particular is romance-heavy, and yet the romance feels too shallow for her ending to resonate. 
 There's not a lot to increase the tension, and not much actually happens. The whole book probably could have been condensed into 50 pages and used as a jumping-off point for a more complex story. The most interesting development happens on the very last page! Considering that, maybe I'll like book two better.