I really liked this book. I'm just not sure why ))) After I finished it, I read quite a number of 1-2 star reviews and agreed with most points they state. But it was still a good read. 
 Maybe it's just the fact that nobody is killing anybody else here, unlike in all the books I've been reading lately. Maybe it's my inner 10 year old self, so eager for a romantic story which involves one very handsome Prince Charming (as opposed to all those jaded super-sexy Alpha males from said books). And mostly, I think it was the emotional atmosphere the author created that kept me glued to the story. 
 Basically, this book is a fairy-tale with a dystopian flavor, not a truly dystopian novel. The politics was strange at best. During a chapter that was devoted to a history lesson about how this society came to be, my eyebrows were creeping higher and higher in disbelief as the lesson progressed. No, really, even if you are not going to read this book, but already have it or can borrow it from someone, do yourself a favor and read at least this one chapter (it is #17). It is too funny! 
 If you can easily suspend your disbelief while not over-analyzing this story, you will probably enjoy it.