When Among Crows by Veronica Roth is roughly 176 pages and packs the punch of a full book in a short amount of time. I really appreciated this aspect. The writing is descriptive, engaging, and thought provoking. It takes place in Chicago with a lot of references to the 20’s which I found myself rolling in. There’s something about that older feel in a modern book that my brain loves. I honestly had no idea what this book was about going into it and I would highly recommend that. Really all you need to know is it’s an imaginative, personal, dystopian with a damn good twist and ending to top it off with. I found myself smiling at the last page. 

One of my favorite things was the worldbuilding. Its a world that’s both beautiful and frightening. I also found so much wisdom and myself highlighting a lot of quotes. Because it’s an early copy, I am unable to share those quotes until they have been checked against the original. Just know there are things you’ll want to remember and sit with. 

This is an emotional story with characters you will love and believe in. I recommend it. It’s beautiful.