I did not like the writing style of this book, it was not objectively bad it was just not to my taste. I do understand that six-year-olds being so grown up because they are basically bred to be soldiers is a very large part of the plot (arguably the entire plot) but I don't think the author does a good job of reminding the reader that these are children. He does it but I think the reminders often make the writing choppy and showing some small weaknesses amongst these children to highlight how young they are would further aid the reader in connecting with them and the overall themes of the book. Very classic sci-fi story to me, it made sense but I think I have read similar books that were potentially partially inspired by this one that I connected with much more. I also am currently trying to escape thinking about politics so this was maybe not my best pick.