A standard dystopian story that is better than most dystopian stories out there that have flooded the market lately. It has all the grit and darkness that has been left out from a lot of the more recent dystopian stories. Despite all that, it had a hopeful story and damn, one of the best cliffhangers I've read in a while. I can't wait to read the other books in the series. Between this and A Monster Calls, I'm beginning to think that Patrick Ness is one of my favorite YA writers.