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3.5 stars.

I went into this with very low expectations, but I did end up pleasantly surprised.
It was really great being back in a dystopian world, however it definitely lacked originality. It felt like a mash up of a lot of popular dystopians.
The romance was very surface level and too insta-lusty for my personal taste. Like we get it you think he's hot. I did enjoy the more emotional moments we got towards the end of the book, but I do wish it had been a slower burn & that the emotional depth had been growing from the start. I feel like the MMC was a pretty copy paste of most popular MMCs.
The FMC I had a love/hate relationship with. Some moments I enjoyed her a lot and others I wanted to SCREAM at her. She was so cocky & impulsive that it made her really stupid. One particular decision I honestly cannot believe she would be that utterly stupid getting Elis to remove her scar tissue covering her blood mark. Like seriously girl, uncle is ROLLING in his grave.
A lot of the twists/reveals were painfully obvious. However there were a few that did surprise me, and the ending left me pleasantly surprised!! I am very intrigued to see where the story goes and to learn more about the world, the mods & the resistance.
Lyddie betraying her hurt. Was shocked that Kaine was part of the resistance and not actually dead!! I also thought her parents were going to be alive, so shocked to see they were traitors.
I did really enjoy the friendships and side characters. I thought it was refreshing that she had female friendships.

Overall it wasn't anything groundbreaking HOWEVER I did enjoy reading it. And will read book 2 when it releases.

Thank you Penguin Random House Australia and NetGalley for the DRC in exchange for an honest review

Omg I actually NEED the next book right now. Please. Also as a slow reader, I just read a 500+ page book in 3 days?!? Talk about addictive.
This book wasn’t perfect but BOY did I love every second. I actually struggled every time I needed to put it down and my uni assignment is suffering because of it😩

This book had so much to love: fast and engaging plot, tension, seamless world building, interesting and dynamic characters, and action! I actually loved it so much and still feel immersed in this world. There are so many similarities to other books I love, but not in a copycat way. In a way that made me love it even more.

DYSTOPIAN IS BACK BABY.

And for a debut book, this is phenomenal. I’m so excited for the future for Dani Francis.

Read this if you enjoyed any of these books:
Divergent
The Crimson Moth
Fourth Wing
Shatter Me
The Hunger Games

This book is insane.

Silver Elite is so good, I barely slept while reading it because I was hooked. It's this cool dystopian romancey book with Modified people and Primes, and a very violent Uprising.

Wren and Cross are possibly my two favourite people ever, and their constant push and pull was fun to read. The world building was excellent, and I appreciated the time taken to set the scene with the Wards, Mods and current leaders. The powers that the Mods have were well explained, and it continued to develop throughout the story.

At one point I was cursing the author, but it was redeemed right at the very end - plot twist!

I am desperate for more, I need to know what's happening next and I need to know it right now 🙏