4.75 stars 
 Most of this book was beyond 5 stars. It was like the action of Divergent, except without the recklessness and confusingly fast pace, while having the thought and feelings of Between Shades of Gray. Katniss is an almost perfect model of good character development: she's not stupid, not helpless, and not a hypocrite. Despite a small lack of development, the romance played out well. However, the reason for this book's placement on the immature tween shelf is because Prim seems too weak and could well be six or so, except we know she's eligible for the Hunger Games. Fortunately, this did not matter much for the rest of the book. I'd give it five stars except the ending seemed a bit tedious, but don't get me wrong, this was a great book. Unlike Divergent I will actually read the sequel. 
 The downside of really good books is that they show you all the faults in books that aren't as good. The opposite is true for bad books, which make you think they're not so terrible after all. So, while I may have changed my rating of Divergent to 3.5 stars after The Tsarina's Daughter, because of this book, it remains three.