3.5 What! You cant stop there! Dangit. 
 thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review 
 Full review can also be found on: Paein and Ms4Tune's Book Blog 
 This is another in which I started to read it after I had seen some of the TV series. Luckily only an episode or two as it seems so very different and I would have been constantly comparing the two, as it was I found it a little harder to come to grips with the book than I would have normally. There was an amalgamation, addition and even a subtraction of characters. Which just made the whole thing confusing. 
 The book is entirely first person, but told from the point of view of four separate characters. Three on the ground and one in space and you gain insight into each through flashbacks. The three on the ground all interact heavily but the one in space, Glass, has connections to them only within the flashbacks. It's cleverly done. You get to see what's happening on both fronts and while you only need one person on the ship, you need the three on the ground, despite it being the smaller group. 
 I don't know who I feel sorry for within this story arc. Those charged with keeping humanity alive, or those that are killed or imprisoned for such minor things. Honestly, what's the issue with TALKING about it? No one ever talks. One issue though, if population control is such an issue, why is there no form of birth control or conceiving blocker or something? But moving on... 
 Unfortunately this book ends on a cliff hanger and I started reading book 2 before I wrote this. While some storylines I clearly remember the break for, others are a little fuzzier so I've tried to be vague about that. 
 The book doesn't take place over a very long period of time, it feels like only a few days, but from the title of book 2 it's more 21 days and while you're often within the flashbacks, they don't drag and I can't be sure as what I read before this was so long, but the book seemed a nice and fast read. 
 I'm always fascinated with Science Fiction and I love to see exactly where it is people think humanity will end up. I look forward to the rest of this series.