Finishing a book during finals week is no easy feat. Once I reached the half way point though I couldn't put it down. Ember Miller lives in a world where the Moral Militia (MM) have taken over the entire country. As another review I read on this book, "Imagine a world where Hitler would have won". That's the world that Ember is living in currently. Where breaking the law no longer is solved by fines but instead with your own life through death or torture. Life was hard but livable until her mother is arrested for non-compliance of breaking one of the MM rules. She's not only just arrested either, but she's arrested by Ember's first love Chase Jennings. 
 The changes that Ember goes through as character development are really heart wrenching. She goes from a young heart broken girl to someone who truly sees her own strength and what she can do to help others. 
 I really wish that I could write more on this without spoiling it, but I can't. Just think of this book as a really long road trip of two people trying to search for freedom with some bumps (and blocks) in the road along the way.