"A diamond doesn't know how much it's worth; it's just beautiful because it exists." 
 Stars (Out of 10): 2 
 Overall Thoughts: I tried. I tried so hard. Perhaps it was my fault. I went into this expecting a beautiful Sci-Fi book with aspects of romance, preferably with a hate that turns to love over a reasonable period of time. Instead I got a book that could be confused with a lowkey young adult porn novel with an insta-love and very little plot. In fact, there was plot for chapter 1, but the rest of the plot didn't start until I was 160 pages in, which is impressive because my copy only has 229 pages in it. 
 Caution: Spoilers Ahead 
 The Good: The cover is beautiful, with it's unique upside down font. Some of the quotes are amazing and can be made into inspirational posters or be captioned under pretty, filtered hipster photos. 
 The Bad: I have read better fanfiction than this book. I did not like the writing. While there was some beautiful quotes, some of the writing was borderline cringey. For example, at one point, Maxton said he wanted Sophelia to giggle when they make out, thinking it would be hot. I assure you, that would be the opposite of hot. Furthermore, I can actually say that the following is a quote from the book, "Hitler happens." Likewise, the characters were not my favorite. Mostly because they could not decide what their personalities were. Similarly, the romance made me want to die. It's always great to read how one would die for another when they knew each other for a week. Last, but not least, the plot only matters at the end. Speaking of the end, why is a guy who knew her for one day ready to end her life in a circle of revenge? Why does he care? 
 The Characters: As I said previously, I do not like the characters. It says a lot that the only character that I like is the talking doll. 
 The Plot: The plot is as elusive as the wind. We know there is a rebellion. We know Sophelia's mom is involved. We know that Sophelia is the "savior." But where is this important in the book? And why does the government want Sophelia so much? What did she do? Also, if she was such a public enemy, why isn't it that important until the end. 
 The World Building: The world building is there and then not at best. While we learn much about the planet they live on and the oppressive government, we learn very little about the rebellion. We also learn details about life on their planet is confusing at best. All characters seem to wish for the good old Earth days, but it sounds like there hasn't been Earth for a very long time. Likewise, they all have to avoid cursing, but if they grew up in a culture that couldn't curse, surely the characters would not have that big of a deal with it. 
 The Stereotypical Tropes: Insta-Love, Special Girl, the Savior 
 The Favorite Character: Betty Ross 
 Buy it, Borrow it, Or Bin it: Bin It 
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