This was such a disappointment. 
 In this distopian future society, you don't choose your soul mate; instead, the perfect mate was selected for you at your Matching ceremony. 
 Cassia and Xander are best friends, and have been since childhood. When Xander is chosen as Cassia's match, it's a dream come true. Something they never even dared to wish for has come true. 
 And they were so cute together! So adorable and awkward and hesitant. It was so real! It was the type of romance that you hope for in real life. 
 It was so disappointing when Condie introduced Ky as the romantic interest. Suddenly, it was not real, not cute, and not even sensible! 
 Cassia was falling for this enigmatic Ky, which I don't find cute or sexy or romantic at all! She knew nothing of this boy, except that he was forbidden, and that was precisely why she fell. She was leaving Xander for an idea in her head, not the person outside her head. 
 Together, Ky and Cassia secretly defy the Society. Xander and true love are left behind.