This is a difficult book to review. Not because it's bad or anything, but because it's really, really good. The moment I saw the cover, I knew I was going to love this book. I'm a sucker for pretty covers and this cover is simply gorgeous! But on to the content. 
 I'm starting to really enjoy dystopian romances and this one is no exception. Cassie lives in a world where the Officials control everything. Education, leisure time, what to eat, what to wear, when you die, everything. Including who you fall in love with. And when Cassie is Matched with Xander, her best friend, she is pleased. But when looking at Xander's microcard, sort of like a personality profile on dating sites, she sees another boy's picture, someone not Xander. 
 I really enjoyed this book because I can really see something like this happening in the future. Technology in Cassie's world has progressed to the point that they have communication ports, etc. But of course, all these come at a cost. The Society, not wanting to the same fate befalling the past societies (i.e. us), have decided to "downsize" everything. Years, and years, and years of "cluttered" culture, history, paintings, poems, have all been consolidated to the Hundred Poems, the Hundred Paintings, etc. 
 It's very rewarding to see Cassie grow from a teenager who believes everything the Society and the Officials tells her to a teenager who decides that perhaps the Society is wrong, and she starts standing up for herself. 
 The romance was very well-written too. You get the sense that with Xander, Cassie's relationship with him is relaxed, comfortable, but with Ky, it's something more, it's exciting; it's forbidden. Everything a teenage romance should be. It is obvious, even from the story's summary, that you know she's going to fall in love with both boys but with Ky, she starts lying, keeping their romance with Ky a secret and when Xander finds out, well, you have to read it yourself. 
 I also get the sense that there's more to Ky's character as well. He can read and write and not a lot of people in the Society can do that anymore. I sure hope that more of his character will be revealed in later books. :) 
 There were certain questions that Ky's relationship with Cassie brings as well, such as "Where exactly are the Outer Provinces and what are their lives like?", "What causes people to be classified as Aberrations or worse, Anomalies?" and so much more. There are also certain twists in the plot that make it rather interesting, but for obvious reasons, will not be discussed here. The novel's ending is a little predictable and ends at a point where a sequel is obvious and inevitable but nonetheless, I will still be eagerly anticipating its arrival.