When he misses an essential shot, a Young One boy, August, begins to remember his past and is horrified by the terrible things he has done. He and three others break out and become involved in a coup to take back their country. Who can they trust? What conspiracies lurk around them?

This is a book I didn't hate but didn't love. Written in first person present tense, with random scenes in the third person present tense of a different character altogether, we follow August as he learns about the politics in his day. As a character, August is...alright. He is, as most YA Dystopian characters are, Important. He trusts people after talking to them once because something inside him says they are trustworthy. I did not relate to him in any way.

I think I may have enjoyed the story more without the romance. Elisa made little impression on me and I really didn't see any connection between her and August except for the fact that she was pretty.

The plot didn't seem to have a focus and the end is left open to lead into a sequel with no real answers to anything that had already happened.

Overall, it is a harmless Sci-Fi Dystopian for young adults. ( )