The premise was promising. I admired the diverse characters, from various races. I found the book way too violent for the genre (mention of rape, people getting skinned alive, tortured in several other ways). Nothing is detailed but I was shocked. 

And this might be just me but this was the first time I understood "show/don't tell" when it comes to writing. Many relationships, both friendships and the romance is a little sudden due to the bigger time jumps. Developing these could have used a bit more detail.

All in all, I'd recommend to anyone who wants something extremely feminist but definitely not to kids under 16-17.