Juni has grit. Even in the dystopian world she lives in, she finds a way to buck the system, and thanks to her grandfather, is one of the few of her peers who can actually read rather than just having a book "uplinked" for her. I love her grandfather and how he raised her to live outside of societal norms so that when everything starts to happen to open her eyes to the world around her, she is able to move forward in confidence to find the truth. 

This seems to be the first book in a series. I don't see news about book 2 yet, but the ending of this one leads to a second. And because this seems to be a series opener, there are many questions about how the world came to be this way that are left unanswered. I hope we get some clarity moving forward in the series about the past.

That being said, this was a fast paced and interesting dystopian novel that I think has some good things even for a middle grade book club to discuss about the power of books and knowledge. 

Thanks to Blackstone Audio for the gifted title. All opinions are my own.