For the most part, I enjoyed this book. It was inventive and intricate and you could tell that the author made a real effort to be unique. Unfortunately, it felt like the ending was rushed and too easy, the story suffering a little for style. I still enjoyed the book, but there was so much resolved too quickly and without tension or left unresolved at all, despite the series of recap summing up "reports."

Thank you Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Although this has an interesting futuristic appeal, I had a lot of trouble getting through it. The structure of novel is heavy on description and not well developed dialogue. It has a very slow pace and the characters flat. This could use some revision and more engaging characters.

We can easily picture ourselves in this near future dystopian world

Run by commercial corporations, the people in this society are slaves to the drudgery of subsisting on the work hour handouts. In a world where the powers that be protect themselves with deadly force, two young women fight to stay alive holding a secret that could bring down the entire society.

A brilliant piece of imagination with loads of action and suspense.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
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The blurb of this novel really pulls you in. It hints at a revolution in a futuristic setting.

There are several positive aspects of this story. The first is the setting itself. The technologically advanced society and its political order are subtly embedded into practically every scene of this novel. It was a pleasure to read any paragraph and see the subtle hints about the setting and political environment and its influence on the characters.

I enjoyed reading the perspectives of all three characters. They each have their own mysteriousness and their own objectives and it's interesting to see where their separate and distinct intentions lead them.

There are a few things that I did not particularly enjoy. The characters were difficult to relate to and I believe the writing is to blame for that. Where the writing shows the political environment exquisitely, it falls flat when describing a character's emotions or thoughts. There was a very basic "tell not show" approach being employed throughout this book. It made it very difficult to relate to the characters.

I also think the pace of this story is quite slow. The lack of character depth and a slowly developing plot do not make a good combination.

These are the reasons why I could not finish this, however I do plan to continue it later.

Overall, this is a good first novel that I hope I will enjoy the ending of.