I unexpectedly enjoyed this book. Other people have complained about the metaphoric writing style, even one review I read mentioned that it was "creative writing class gone wrong" and while I completely agree with that statement, I still really enjoyed the writing style. It's not an effective way of telling a story, and the strikeouts are annoying and interrupt your reading, but it made me feel really connected to Juliette's character. I imagined as if she was writing this all down in a diary, and it captures how she feels and what she is thinking beautifully. I completely understand if you do not like this as it's not for everyone, but it really just resonated with me personally as a reader.

I also really enjoyed the sappy love story. This is a romance 110% more than it is a sci-fi/dystopia. But I related SO HARD to this romance. I think I may have been spoiled on the following novels a little bit with the romance, so I am afraid to continue on. But I LOVE Adam. He is wonderful and so sweet. He is just what I want in a guy. Warner is freaking crazy and a lunatic. I don't understand how he is included as a love interest

especially in later books. Sure, they did kiss in order for Juliette to trick him into taking his gun and there was a "spark" as noted by Juliette, but really, he is a stalker. How can you fall for a stalker? He is obsessed with Juliette. Obsession does not equal love at ALL. It's not healthy. I am reluctantly interested to continue on with this love story to find out how "Team Warner" is a thing, but I am very certain I will stay Team Adam here.

I think the characters and character development is done well throughout the story. I understand where Juliette and Adam come from and how they feel. Juliette especially grows as she is out in the world, away from her prison. She grows more confident and actionable. Kenji adds some nice charisma that was slightly lacking before he appears.

Adam's brother, James, really adds a nice family element and how Adam cares for his younger brother is very sweet.

The plot development makes sense as well, even if I think by the end I could summarize this book very quickly:

"Girl with deadly touch finds out there are other people with superpowers and joins them all in an effort to abolish the lies of the government".

but that has to do with this being about the love story here.

And really, though that ending is predictable, if she really was the only person in the world with a superpower it just wouldn't make any sense. It would be incredibly poor worldbuilding. which already is just all right/generic.