I might break this down more over on my blog, but ultimately the themes of racism Pierce was trying to tackle here by having her protagonist enslaved are unchallenged, and to some extent, just brushed under the rug without any real work on her part as a white author.

In addition to white washing slavery, the protagonist is written without any flaws and her problems are solved too neatly without any deeper psychological consequences. Her complete lack of rage at being enslaved, even what I'd consider her passivity at the situation, struck me as deeply false.

DNF'd on page 35.