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3.5-4⭐️ It’s the year 2050, the world is on the verge of destruction and soon, it will no longer be safe to be outside. Hence the creation of the “Inside Project�� funded by women’s rights activist Jacqueline Millender. When the lives of three unrelated women converge within Inside, Ava, Shelby and Olivia begin to suspect there is more going on, within the new society, than meets the eye.

This was an interesting take on climate/dystopian fiction that examines multiple ethical issues and what happens when ideas of today, are taken to the extreme in a future society. It really made me think about some of the complex issues discussed, and what a world like the one presented would look like.

My primary issue, and what kept me from loving this one, is that I struggled to connect with the characters. They were very interesting and I loved learning more about their backstory. Yet somehow, they still seemed like just that - characters. Instead of feeling three dimensional, they felt flat, as though they could not exist off the page. This prevented the emotional attachment that I needed to love Yours For the Taking. I also would have preferred a more conclusive ending, versus the nebulous and open ended ending we got.

All of that said, I would still recommend this if you enjoy dystopian or climate fiction. And the audio makes for an easy and pleasant read.

Read if you like:
•dystopian books
•climate fiction
•queer ensemble
•multiple povs
•emotional reads
•ethical debates

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio for the gifted copies.