This book drew me in more than I thought it would with the dialect-first-person-narrative. But there were a number of scenes that seemed like unnecessary padding, like the book was too short and Young had to add another 50 pages somehow. I'm not sure how or why it's the first part of a trilogy, since the story wraps up pretty well at the end. 
 That being said, Jack is DREAMY and a great dystopian imaginary boyfriend.