This book reminded me a little of Amy Tintera's Reboot duology and a little bit like The Hunger Games, but only in small ways. The rest was wholly original. I love stories that you know something bad is going on and there's this one character that is out to find out what that is. It makes for compulsory reading! I thought the writing itself was very good and I would definitely read other books by this author.

What a nightmare! Not the book, or the writing, the story is a nightmare.

This book is set as a sci-fi dystopian. A group of kids do basically a reality show where they compete to stay at a prestigious school to study the arts. It is a "dream" come true for many of them. They can't afford the education that they receive.

There is a catch (as always), they have to sleep in pods for 12 hours. The school provides the sleeping pills. Supposedly it is the maximum sleep for creativity. One student doesn't take her sleeping pills and quickly learns that it is not as innocent as it seems.

This book is not set in a distant future. There are many things that feel familiar for a dystopian book. The science is different, but it makes me wonder if something like it could happen. Basically this book made me think. Books where there is a villain who seems benign and acting like he is helping society really interest me. It reminds me that people are not always who they appear to be on the surface.

The book has romance that is age appropriate. There is some violence and a lot of a young lady sneaking out of her bed investigating. The subject matter is a little disturbing and intense, with that in mind, I would feel comfortable letting one of my teens read this book.