Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.
Blurb from Barnes and Nobel.com
4 out of 5 stars
A beautiful book. Definitely one that makes you think about how much you can really do. A very organized, perfect world, that to anyone but the characters is completly odd.
Fans of The Hunger Games love triangle, Maggie Stiefvater's writting (particularly her Wolves of Mercy Falls series), and Julie Kagawa's writing would definitely enjoy this book.
Many of my friends liked the cover and wanted to know what it was about. So I told them that it was about a girl who lives in a world where everything is chosen for them. At first they thought it 'everything' was clothes and food, which isn't so bad. But once I explained it was more like who you love, they exploded with outragious comments, like how they wouldn't listen, how they'd rebel. And I tried to explain how they wouldn't, how if they'd grown up there, they would be just like the characters. They didn't understand, and said it sounded like a boring book. Kinda sad, isn't it?
If you agree with my friends, and you think anyone would rebel in that situation, then don't read this book. Your better off reading a different book. Because if you can't understand how people would act being raised like that, then you wouln't understand the book.
But anyways. I'm babbling.
The writing of this book was beautiful. It flowed in a poetic way, which fit some of the scenes in the book very well. This book also revolved around some poetry, so if you just absolutly hate poetry and can't stand the sight of it, don't read this book. I think maybe the author is a poetry writer, because she wrote some of the characters poetry, and her writting often flowed into poetry like thoughts and discriptions.
The ending was definitely unexpected, and left me smiling. Both a sad smile, and a happy one. The last page or so was also one of the most beautiful moments, writing wise.
I loved it, and I cannot wait for the next one. I have to go look up when it comes out right now. :)
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