The premise of this book was so intriguing and I couldn't wait to get into it, to see how the author depicted a world with a matriarchy instead. The future within the book was not what I expected, the views of those in charge were madness and there were so many moments where I sat there trying to wrap my head around the policies and rules put in place. None of the characters were particularly likeable - for obvious reasons, except Goya who I loved. The book was well written, and heavy hitting covering a lot of topics to explain why Dana and her group had these extreme views. This was an interesting take on why a matriarchy wouldn't always be a guaranteed improvement on the patriarchy. This book could have gone a few different ways to show the future ruled by women and I think this was a good route for the author to go down. The snippets of The Quickening manifesto at the start of each chapter was interesting and provided a real insight into the start of the change and the revenge sought by Dana against all men.