Seventeen-year-old Lozen, named after the Chiricahua Apache warrior, has been forced to work for the Ones. The Ones are leaders left over from pre-C when a strange cloud destroyed all technology on earth. Using her family as leverage, they send her out to fight the monsters scientists created and lost control of when the tech failed. The Ones oversee Haven, but don't let the name fool you. It's hardly a Haven to those who are forced to live within in it's walls. But Lozan has a plan and she won't let them win. 
 I have never been more disappointed about not enjoying a book. I hate giving it such a low rating because it's so important (hence the round up to three stars). We need more books like this in the sea of mostly white MC dystopian novels. Joseph Bruchac is an author that I always trust when it comes to Native stories and this one is no different for the Native elements. Dystopian/Science fiction writing just doesn't seem to be his strong suit. This book had a major identity crisis going on. The world building was beyond distracting. It didn't know if it wasn't to be science fiction (dystopian society, futuristic technology, science experiments gone wrong), fantasy (Lozen has something called the Power which makes her psychic), or paranormal (vampires). It was just all over the place and much of it was poorly introduced. I still have no idea what "googed" is supposed to mean. 
 I didn't want to skim this book. I wanted to read it, but by day six of trying to get through it word for word and I gave up. I love Lozen. She's a great character. She presents the stereotypical stoicism to survive, but internally she is humorous and witty and far from devoid of emotions. The problem is, she's the only character that's actually fleshed out. All of the secondary characters are one dimensional. There's also very little character interaction. Lozen spends most of her time alone with her own thoughts/actions. Lozen's memories are my favorite part of this story. Her recounting memories of her father and uncle are the only moments that really drew me in. Oh and Hally. 
 Actual Rating: 2.5