Okay so the description of this book does not do it justice. Not at all. This book, when looking at the description would be a four out of five... maybe, but it is soo much better than that. It is up there is Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Harry Potter, the Darkest Powers Series, and the Power of Seven series. It reeaallly is that good. Okay enough praises... for now! 
 Okay so the main character is a girl named Kaya, who has lived a pretty normal, if a bit secretive and woodsy life. She is a healer, and her parents are Barrons who have been in hiding. Like I said it was all pretty normal. Until it wasn't. 
 I have to go over the basics of Tril society: 
 -There are the Unskilled and the Skilled. 
 -The Unskilled know nothing about the Skilled, and the Skilled try very hard to keep it that way. 
 -The Skilled are broken up into the Healers and the Barrons 
 -Barrons are fighting machines, who can withstand more pain than the average human and are kickass with a Katana. They are also the highest members of Tril society, with rankings among their own. 
 -Healers are basically what it says; healers. They are the ones who make sure the Barrons don't die in battle. 
 -Every Healer has a Barron they are Soulbound to, though if one or the other dies, they may be Bound to another Barron/Healer though the effect will not be the same. 
 -Healers cannot date Healers, Barrons cannot date Barrons, but Healer Barron relationships (usually within their soulbound match) are encouraged. 
 -PROTOCOL (A word I hated even before reading this book, but has gained a higher hatred level since reading it) rules everything. Everything, every action is dictated by the Protocol and if broken, you may be given community service or murdered. 
 Okay, so back to everything else. So because Kaya wasn't brought up with the Skilled she doesn't know about Protocol, and basically hates its guts. (I don't blame her because I would to. This makes her get in trouble a lot, which means EXTRA DUTIES. Basically she spends most of her time tending the rose garden. However, the protocol is not the only kick in the butt. She has apparently lost here Soulbound person, and is given to Trayton so that they can be matched. (Apparently is important, because the headmaster is a dek, and thus not to be believed.) Tryatons a great guy, though he cares way too much about protocol. Because of his odd loving of the rules, Kaya is forced to ask someone else to help her learn how to fight. (I know I missed a big part between the two sentences, but her learning how to use a Katana is huge to me. I was surpised that she didn't ask earlier, as so much other stuff is going on, though the description may not lead you to believe that.) 
 And enter the angry, silve haired sex god that is Darius. Okay, he saved her life, and then saved her life, and then teaches her how to save her own life. At first he is sooooo pissed off at her for no good reason (which I now know, and makes me want to say 'What the fak man?' and alternately squeal with joy) and then he's really nice, than really angry then just teasing. I loved his character though. And he is not that old, which I thought at first because he is an instuctor, and apparently unskilled, but he is only 17. FAK! But he teaches Kaya how to be bad ass, so I don't really mind the inital deception. 
 Okay, the book is just awesome, and so are the surprises. I love the crazy characters, and the nice ones. I love the tension that transpires between Kaya and everybody. And I like that Kaya really develops as a character that I could love, sympathize with, and look up to with awe. 
 You must read this book. I know I say it a lot, but I truly mean it this time.