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3.5 stars. I debated a lot about what to rate this book, but ultimately, I had to rate it based on my own experience. The extra half star was because of the author's note at the end.

I completely appreciate what the author was trying to do with this book and I liked the world she created and her writing style was also one that worked for me. But what drove me crazy were the characters. None of them were fully likeable as they each made choices that made me want to shout at them. Some of these choices seemed to come out of nowhere! And the ending was fine, but it felt like there were too many things that had to align correctly for it to end up that way. I know my opinion is very much in the minority, and I wish I liked this more than I did. I will be reading the second book when it comes out in December because there was a lot of other positives to this book. But it's tough when you just can't love any of the characters. Maybe it'll be better next time. I have to hope that these characters have now grown and matured and that perhaps they'll make better choices next time, or at least more consistent choices.