I wished I liked this more. For one thing, it was way too long. Secondly, over the course of the novel, I started to get really annoyed with Helena. Kaine clocked her when he said that she made so many promises that she gets to pick the ones she wants to keep so she can feel better about herself. She often goes back on her word once she gets what she wants. Her hero complex of wanting to save everyone ended up barely saving anyone at all. I swear, every decision she made only made things worse, not just for her but for everyone. If she had just listened to Kaine in the first place and stayed put, they could have been spared two years of suffering and two-thirds of this book. I didn’t know this when I started reading it, but this started as a Hermione/Draco fan-fiction. As fun as that is, Hermione was ten times more clever than Helena. True Helena eventually figures out how to win the day, so many people suffered because of her and Kaine along the way. If you want to take the time to read, know that there is an upsetting subplot in The Handmaid’s Tale, and because it is about war, there are a fair number of depictions of violence. Honestly, it’s not worth the time.