There were aspects of this book that felt a little timid, particularly that it's set in what is clearly an extremely misogynistic, Handmaid's Tale-esque dystopia...without ever fully reckoning with the reality of a world like that. Like, the protagonist's husband is a tool, but he's a surprisingly tame tool. The soft edges mean that this universe never feels fully authentic, but where the dystopian qualities are lacking, the author does a much better job focusing on her main character and on the intrigue of her first becoming an unwilling participant in a resistance movement and then a much more enthusiastic member. The romance is also a nice touch, though it's also a bit underdeveloped and occasionally forced. Still, the cliffhanger ending did have me ready to move on to the next volume.