Hello everyone! Welcome, welcome. I’m so glad you’re here!

The absolute thrill and joy I feel getting to read ARCs is unmatched and I have a lot of reviews coming at you. I’ve been so busy reading as I’ve been privileged enough to get a good bit of them, but for this one (and the next) the author was kind enough to reach out to me to have me read these (I even get to read the companion novel early)! Thank you so much Starr for allowing me this opportunity. Without further ado, let’s get right into it!

Thank you so much to Starr for reaching out to me and allowing me to read this book and do a review! All opinions are my own.

No matter how far I got into this book, I definitely understood Ugene’s plight and his point of view. His desperate need to fit in, but eventually learning to love himself, with out without having a Power.

While this took a minute to get into, once you got to the main objective within the tests run at Paragon and the idea that while Ugene might not have a Power, he’s still special. The idea that using your knowledge to your advantage was a really cool concept. It was almost like a mash up of Divergent and The Host? It’s a fantastically done dystopian YA!

I thought the plot was easy to follow, the characters arcs were well done and the prose flowed nicely. I really enjoyed getting to know each character, especially Ugene. I think that he was “ordinary” yet valuable to any plans. Once I got started, I didn’t want to put this down.

My only gripe is I would’ve liked a little more romance, but that’s a personal preference. The book did just fine without it! I did really enjoy this though. It’s an interest concept and was fun to read about.

Have you read any fun dystopian novels lately? Let me know in the comments! Until next time…

Safe Flights and Happy Reading Nights!

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