I absolutely loved the writing style in this book...original, interesting, evocative. And, Juliette is such a sympathetic character, reminding me of the times my students and I have discussed the basic human need for touch, physical contact. The instant steaminess between Juliette and Adam is, while understandable on a visceral level, incredibly off-putting to me. I get it, I really do: Juliette has been deprived of love in any form, shunned, feared, mistreated all her life. She craves human contact; she's losing her grip on reality without it. But she goes from zero to 100 in the blink of an eye, and Adam's explanation that he has always loved her (and her reciprocated experience) doesn't transcend the intense immediacy of their contact for me. Perhaps for some, this is their response to the post-apocalyptic world they inhabit; for me, it felt reckless.

However, this story is incredibly interesting, different, worth the read, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the next installment takes me. :)