Probably closer to a 3.5 
 I liked this book. The writing was great, and overall it was intriguing. But, most of the time I felt somewhat cold when it came to Darrow. He talked about his emotions, but it rung hollow to me. It just felt like the forward movement in terms of motivation dragged somewhat. Additionally, while all the alliances and characters in the game were interesting, it was long. Time jumped I'm not sure I always got a sense of its passing. 
 Admittedly, while I've been reading a lot of dystopia's lately, especially with their popularity right now, they're not my primary genre of choice. I'm interested to see where this goes because I think Brown has an interesting voice, and there are some intriguing seeds that were planted here. I'm anxious to see how it plays out against the backdrop of the larger society.