A review by ebonwilde
Want by Cindy Pon

3.0

want is very short for high stakes dystopian fiction, which makes it difficult to connect with most of the characters/events. two characters died, which was meant to be very important for the narrative, yet it was unemotional for me, even though the author attempted to make the mood despairing. the prose itself is not adequate at expressing emotion, danger, or anything too high stakes, so the book felt quite mellow throughout, which was clearly not the intention. i did like the romance, and if nothing else, it was a moderately enjoyable read. 3.5 stars.