Interesting premise, but it may crib too much from existing works, since very little is surprising beyond the setup. Unlike Hunger Games or Ender's Game there are pretty much no likeable characters. It is all mere savagery, and the mournful obsessions that teenage me would have eaten up. That said, it is still a fairly entertaining read.

I think my review of Hunger Games is just as applicable to this book, especially the quote from Stephen King: www.goodreads.com/review/show/253234489