Woah, what a crazy book. This book has a little bit of everything in it: dystopian, suspense, romance, thriller. The plot was paced well and there was a lot of action which I was surprised about because most of the chapter endings made me want more. There were a lot of twists that I never saw coming and I was gasping aloud because I was just so shocked! 
 There were so many characters in the story that at first it was kind of overwhelming but after awhile I was able to keep track. I liked Alenna in the beginning part of the story but when she started falling for Liam I was kind of bored by her because I felt like she was a love sick teenager. I really did like Gadya. I thought she was a strong female character and she was very likeable to me than Alenna. 
 I would have given this book 5 stars but I didn't like the ending. I know it is the first book in a series and I just felt like it didn't give me that cliffhanger that I was craving. 
 I think this book would appeal to both guys and girls and definitely for fans of the Lord of the Flies and the Maze Runner.