So I have to say that while I really loved the first book this one felt a little more like Hunger Games in the sense that now Celestine is this symbol for the rebellion against the Guild. But it didn't bother me too much because I rated this book a 5. Why? Because the idea is that this whole Morality Court which punishes you not for doing something morally wrong (which in some cases could be punished marginally I suppose) but instead perceived moral issues. I do believe it is morally wrong to cheat on your spouse but I would say your punishment is to lose in the divorce. In this world, they would brand you for life. It is crazy. None of us are perfect. And you come to realize really the problem is human. 
 Crevan, the head judge, is abusing the system but marking people flawed because they angered him. I think Celestine's trial has the most injustice to it but when you learn more it is frightening. These people in a position of power use the power to inflict harm. Crevan branded the doctor who couldn't save his wife from cancer as flawed. There is something inherently evil I think about that. Feel angry. Feel hurt but to say a doctor is flawed because he couldn't save your wife? 
 There is so much for Celestine and her new friends to fight for and I can't help but route for them because another human doesn't have the right to dictate what is moral. Even human laws are flawed and yet we have them to try to help people but in this it is designed to harm under the guise of trying to protect the unflawed from those who make a mistake???? Mistakes are part of life and you can't learn if you don't make them. 
 This book makes your mind work. My favorite part is that Celestine wants to fight but doesn't want to do something violent to prove her point. That makes her point more sympathetic and makes me take noticed. Violence is only the answer when you are being physically attacked and you have no choice.