I loved this book! I've been dying to read it ever since I saw the first cover. Theo is such a fantastic character and I love that everything she does plays to her strengths. I hate the trope where a character has never held a weapon before and is suddenly the most amazing fighter ever. I was thankful that this wasn't the case. I'm almost never surprised when I read, but I did NOT see the Cress twist coming.

Wow!!! This book was absolutely amazing. I was hooked from the very start and was kept guessing up until the very last page. My only problem with this book is that I have to wait until 2019 for the next one! This book is action packed, wonderfully written, and an incredibly read. I have no doubt it will be flying off the selves next year.

Enjoyed...Looking forward to reading Lady Smoke......

I'm just going to open up and say this book is just a jumbo of every other YA fantasy book thrown together, especially Ruined by Amy Tintera, which is a book that I loved. It also had Red Queen vibes. I think if this would have been my first YA fantasy book, I would have probably liked it a lot more. Also, throw in my most hated trope, sort of a weird love triangle, and you already have me annoyed. Actually, I'm not even sure if it was a triangle, but there were multiple kisses going on.

Another thing that bothers me is when a character is annoying and takes herself too seriously. Theo/Thora just kept on saying my people this, and I'm the queen that. She also has all these intense memories from when she was seven or younger. I feel like I can barely remember yesterday, let alone when I was five.

What was good is that the writing was really well done, and if some of the trope things would have been removed (like girl pretending she likes a guy to betray/kill him, but she really likes him) it would have been a lot better. I just need something more fresh/different. However, I would still read the next book to see what happens next.