Bloodydamn. 
 So close from being a five star book. So close. 
 I was definitely skeptical of all the good reviews because it started off slightly boring--I mean, it wasn't totally boring since I didn't skip anything and continued with the story, but it didn't seem like this story would get anywhere. Then it did. And holy shit. I'm so glad I read this book without even reading what it was about because that would have spoiled some of the fun I had navigating through the story. 
 There are problematic things in the book that I didn't really think about too much until I read some reviews. I noticed misogyny and homophobia in one-liners and how some characters acted, but I kinda ignored it because the overall story was so compelling. There is pretty terrible female representation. It didn't really seem too bad until I read one review that went into depth about how disappointing it was for Pierce Brown to do all those things. I agree that he shouldn't have done it (like is it really hard to imagine a world where these things don't exist?), but he did have scenes and lines that made it seem like he was aware of these problems and that they are wrong. 
 Another small gripe is Darrow's rage. It got on my nerves towards the end because I thought he was going to ruin everything because he couldn't just think straight, but I like that he's flawed. And there were clever twists going on--ahhh I really like this book haha. There are some great lines (I used my highlighter tool a lot), and you can tell that Brown has put in a lot of work/thought into this book. <3 
 One of the few things I knew about this book going into it that the world building was amazing. But it blew my bloodydamn mind. Wow, I just daydream about this world Brown has created and I love it. 
 During some of the action scenes, I couldn't help but think about and play "Animals" by Maroon 5. Although it would be in a different context... more than just about a guy and girl. 
 Okay, I could probably go on and on lol 
 (I will most likely be rereading this book.)