All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin/354 pages

Several things attracted me to this book; the cover, the author and the chocolate! Gabrielle Zevin is the author of Elsewhere, which I read a few years ago and was a book discussion title for our young adult book group. We all loved it, so I was expecting great things from Zevin. From what I can tell this is book one of a planned trilogy and it is set in the near future in a crime ridden New York City. Chocolate and coffee are contraband and you pay postage for email. Water is scarce, the pools and fountains have been drained and the mafia controls much of the city. Anya is the daughter of a crime lord that has been murdered. Anya has been the main caretaker of her family since her mother and brother were the targets of another mob hit, killing her mother and leaving her brother mentally challenged. She is trying hard to stay out of trouble and out of the family business. She falls in love with the new DA's son and her ex-boyfriend is poisoned by, you guessed it, chocolate and Anya is the prime suspect. This is another book to add to that ever growing list of dystopian novels for young adults. Not one of my favorites, but will probably read next book just to see what happens to Anya.