The author's writing style gets a solid 5 stars. It's beautiful and poetic. It flows smoothly. Think, calm stream, not rushing river. There were no scenes that set my heart pumping, but the whole book had a current, pulling me forward, with no fear of drowning in it. 
 The characters were absolutely flawless, or more accurately, believably flawed. The story is told from two POVs. The first, Violet, is a ballerina, perfect in every visible way. And yet, I hated her so much. Right from the beginning, I found that her voice was bitter. Her only qualities that I can relate to are the kinds of qualities that I tend to turn away from; jealousy, spite, pride. Violet seems to be completely ignorant of her own faults. The second POV is Amber. She is an inmate in a women's correctional facility. Even though she has been convicted of a crime, I found her more likeable than Violet. Between the two, we get Ori's story. There are times when I wish I could have a chapter from Ori's head, to see what's going on in there, but I guess I'm just going to have to guess. 
 The story itself is not quite as much of a mind f*ck as I was expecting. There were so many interesting twists and turns, and I felt like it was building up to something epic! In the end, I was actually a little let down. It felt a little anticlimactic. 
 This was my first book by Nova Ren Suma, but I will most definitely be reading more of her books! 
 A copy of this book was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.