Centrist take. Maybe I missed the point of the book but the reasoning from the author to be more accommodating to the right is not convincing enough for me.
I really liked the buildup in the first half, kept me hooked to the audiobook. Later on when the author went more into Theo's personal life, I was kinda like “I don't care about Theo. Tell me what happened to Alicia.”. Little did I know that was all another buildup for the finale. Great listen and would recommend. 4/5.
The missing star is because of various holes in the plotlines that were not closed. (Max abusing Alicia, Paul borrowing money from Alicia, Jean Felix). Also, in the first few chapters Theo says the entrance to The Grove is so strict that won't even let him take his lighter but in later chapters everyone seems to be smoking inside The Grove.
