Dread Nation

What a book this was! I was not expecting to love this as much as I did. Jane McKeene has now joined the gang of my favourite characters of all time. She's a liar and a cheat but she's also hilarious, clever, and is a good person. We're shown all of this through her actions without just being told and she had one of the best voices I've ever read. All of the side characters were interesting and complex as well and I loved everybody in this book. The way this book talks about racism in a setting we all have heard of but never lived in was done incredibly well. It kept me on my toes the whole time and I'm beyond excited for the next book. The only reason this wasn't a full five star read for me was that the plot itself was lacking. Looking back, I can't pinpoint any sort of build or climax; it was more of just events all happening. The ending also made me think of Divergent and I wasn't a fan of that. But, overall, an incredible and surprising read.