(Buddy read with @venus_o)
 

I hope the anger emanating from me haunts him. Let him wake at night. sweating, from his dark dreams. Let him feel fear too. 

In my opinion it's not Marie Lu's best work, but it's still pretty good. Reminded me of if Red Queen and The Hunger Games were combined. It's pretty tropey but the tropes are well done, and it's exploration of war and trauma was interesting and emotionally got across pretty well. The majority of the characters, including the main antagonists, are well fleshed out and multi dimensional. Also some lines and paragraphs are just beautiful to read, but I've always liked Lu's writing style. 

My main problem with this book was the pacing. It takes about 40-50% of the way through for the story to really pick up and hook you, the first half is harder to get through. I think if you like these themes and tropes (trauma, rebellion, family and found family, the sci-fi elements of body modification, etc.) I would recommend it, but for everyone else; it's probably not worth it. Also, bonus points for side M/M relationship. I would kill for Marie Lu to write a main queer plotline in a science fiction setting ngl. We have Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta but it doesn't hit the same.