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Breezy read, but the character names drive me nuts. I can’t help but get groan every time the heroine’s name is mentioned: America Singer. And yes, she’s a literal singer, in some kind of dystopian future America called Illéa, because America as a country no longer exists, and so naming her America just feels like the author is trying to beat us over the head with the theme of the book.

And yes. It’s apparently been 7 years since I started this book, and I still haven’t finished it yet. Still reading it

It’s good. There’s a lot of loneliness in these pages.

I’m confused and hoping someone can explain. Reiss explains the “power” desire as (1) wanting to have influence / leadership and (2) wanting to have achievements. Achievements seems completely different from power/influence/leadership. If I am an absolute monarch, for example, it would definitely fulfill one’s desire for power/influence, but it doesn’t mean you need or want to achieve anything to get it.

Quote on page 159: “They all look a lot less slick and cool than they did when they were in my class, because helping each other has made their years bigger.”