If this doesn't become a New York Times bestseller, I'll never understand why. This is one of the best novels I've read in the past five years—it will stay with me.

I absolutely loved this book! I literally couldn't put it down. At the same time, I didn't want it to end.

This book was hard to put down. On the day I received it, I read up to Part III, turned out the light but couldn’t close my eyes. So back up, light on, reading until I finished at 2 a.m.

… once I sat down, I stayed up most of the night to finish it!

I sped through the novel within two days of receiving it!

… [the novel] drew me in and then I couldn't put it down. The only problem for me was the book ended! I wanted these people in my life. I need to know what they are doing now.

Eerily relevant to current events—as if Joan stayed up all night writing it this week!

The characters draw you in, and the story is intriguing, moving, and intense. Could not put it down, had to know what would happen next.

No spoilers but there’s an unexpected moment towards the end that gave me goosebumps and made me want to sing … a must-read.

…a riveting read … will surely set a new standard in political fiction.