the second installment in kristen simmonss fastpaced gripping ya dystopian seriesafter faking their deaths to escape from prison ember miller and chase jennings have only one goal to lay low until the federal bureau of reformation forgets they ever existednearcelebrities now for the increasingly sensationalized tales of their struggles with the government ember and chase are recognized and taken in by the resistancean underground organization working to systematically take down the government at headquarters all eyes are on the sniper an anonymous assassin taking out fbr soldiers one by one rumors are flying about the snipers true identity and ember and chase welcome the diversionuntil the government posts its mostwanted list and their number one suspect is ember herselforders are shoot to kill and soldiers are cleared to fire on suspicion alone suddenly ember cant even step onto the street without fear of being recognized and laying low is a joke even members of the resistance are starting to look at her sidewayswith chase urging her to run ember must decide go into hidingor fight back