Publication Date - April 5, 2016
3.5 stars
I am a bit torn about this book. On the one hand, I really found the dystopian-esque world unbelievable and inconsistent. After economic collapse the world is sick of immoral businessmen and decision-makers. To guard against these flawed individuals, a guild (separate from government) is created to judge citizens when they stray from being perfect. This setup has its problem from the beginning but as they book continues, the rules and punishment just do not make sense and started to frustrate me. However, the character development, forward momentum and actual writing of this book are really good. Celestine is a pretty, perfectionist teenager who is dating the main Guild judge's son. She always follows the rules and is an ideal citizen, until one day on a city bus she has a semi-breakdown that changes her whole life and marks her as flawed. I thought this character was interesting as you really see in her mind the confusion as she tries to process and understand her own actions. The fact that a perfect young woman becomes part of the flawed community spurs on a revolution of sorts and threatens all the Celestine holds dear. There really isn't much romance in this book but instead a focus on family. There are some dark scenes in this book, which took me by surprise, and I couldn't help but draw comparisons to episodes in real life. I'm not 100% sold on this world but I will continue on with this series to see where it goes next. I received a digital ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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