How will a 17-year-old girl with barely a middle school education lead a global movement, let alone governing any country? There's so much more to talk about, but I'm going to finish by expressing my love for Aaron Warner Anderson, chief commander and regent of sector 45, son of the Supreme commander of the Reestablishment. Juliette hated that he forced her to spend time with him and made her wear stupid dresses for him… Apparently, he only did that because he liked spending time with her and wanted her to feel happy.

Juliette sees him sitting with Alia in the training room some days and realizes that that is the kind of person he wants, someone quiet, shy, and normal, which she is not. umm yeah I definitely have to read it to know what the hell happened after Julliete killed Anderson and how the hell are they going to take over everything. I think this reread really just solidified how much I fucking love this book for Juliette's character growth.

I had an entire highlighter color to highlight the quotes and scenes in which Juliette was particularly badass, and there were entire sections that I think are really undiscussed in the fandom that Juliette really shines through on her own.

She describes everything so beautifully whether its world building or her character's inner thoughts or the scenes where characters are getting intimate. I died about a thousand deaths while I read this book and I have absolutely no clue how I even survived to read this!Why did his character have to be assassinated just so Warner could look good and he could look like a scumbag in comparison?