4.5 stars 
 I'm so glad I finally got on board with this series! This is a dystopian book about a world that's gone to hell. There's food shortages, diseases, and war. This book is about Juliette and she has the power to kill people with her touch. Her parents abandon her because of her curse and she is locked up by this place called The Reestablishment because she is a danger to everyone else. But Juliette gets an offer to work for the army as their weapon to kill their enemies when she touches them. However, Juliette does not like killing people. 
 The plot was very interesting and I was intrigued to read this book for so long because it just sounded incredible. I wasn't disappointed. I really enjoyed the story. It's action-packed, suspenseful, and so romantic. I felt like it was well paced and that things were constantly happening. 
 Juliette is so admirable because there are so many people who have wronged her in her lifetime but even though she has a convenient power to kill people when she touches them, she doesn't use this power for revenge. She doesn't want to kill anyone and is even afraid of herself. I would of thought she would use her power for revenge but she's the complete opposite. She's so kind and she values life and I just love her humility. She's the kind of person I would aspire to be. My only issue with her power is that it was never explained how she got it. We know she was born with it, but how did she gain it? I wish there would have been a little more backstory with that. 
 Adam was one of my favorite characters. He was selfless and so brave. I love how he was there for Juliette and cared for her when no one else did. 
 I wasn't expecting Warner to be the villain of the story since I've heard so much praise for him prior to reading this. But the guy was brutal! And slightly psychotic....Yet I still found him intriguing. He was a really complex character. I'm kind of hoping he will redeem himself in the rest of this series because right now I'm just not loving his reputation.... 
 The romance was great though I think it was a little underdeveloped. The two characters had known each other since childhood so it's not exactly insta love but I still wished I could see it progress just because I prefer really developed, slow burn romances. But I still loved it! And was surprised to find how heavily present the romance is in a dystopian book. 
 The writing was very unique. It's very descriptive and metaphorical. At first I had a feeling that I really wasn't going to like the writing because there was so many uses of metaphors that it was getting redundant. But I got used to the writing overtime and actually ended up really liking it. Tahereh is such a talented writer and she writes in a way that is so captivating and whimsical. 
 This was a great dystopian. Would recommend if you haven't picked it up yet!