I started this book a couple days ago and I hate when I have to put it down. It reminds me so much of The Giver which is one of my favorite books and am glad to hear that it is also part of a series. What do you think of sci-fi novels like this with Utopian-like societies and controlling governments?

I thought this book was much better than the first but that's because Lena is barely in this one. I'm sorry but I don not like Lena. She's whiney and too self-loathing. Does anybody else dislike this character? Who are your favorites?