I love spy novels and I love male/male romance novels, so I was totally on board for a book that was going to not only combine those two things, but doing it while poking fun at so many stereotypes in young adult romance novels. I am so happy to say I was nowhere near disappointed with this one. It was such a fun ride and was peppered with such a good mix of characters. And what an interesting way to get across the message to be who you are. Teenagers taking down evil corporations is always kind of silly to me, but considering the premise of this novel I was able to go with it and it worked for me. I am most definitely a fan of Cale Dietrich and I can't wait to see what he comes up with next!

For a book about teenage spies this book starts really slow, and it continues to be slow for most of the book. I had a hard time knowing who to root for or who was worth investing feelings in. It seems like an impossible situation, but I found Juliet to be totally perfect and that's just three too many perfect people for me. I was hard to root for Caden even when he was narrating, and Dyl was intriguing, but was a total enigma (guess he's got that bad brooding persona down pat). Overall, I found this story to be kind of boring and looked forward to the parts without Juliet when it was just Caden and Dyl.

I loved this book! I've really never read anything like it, and was up until 3am last night because I couldn't put it down. If you've ever wondered how The Hunger Games would have gone if Peeta and Gale had ended up together, or if Edward had fallen for Jacob instead of Bella in Twilight, this is the book for you.

Caden grew up in what's essentially a prison, knowing his life would have one purpose: to be assigned to a girl deemed "important," get her to fall in love with him, and then spend his life reporting her secrets back to the organization. So when he's assigned to Juliet, a teen genius expected to be a famous scientist one day, Caden can't wait to leave the compound and enter the real world. However, there's a catch - Dylan, another "Love Interest," will be competing for Juliet's affection too, and whoever Juliet doesn't pick will be executed. With his life literally depending on his ability to seduce this girl, Caden vows to pull no punches when it comes to sabotaging Dyl's advances on Juliet. But Dyl's not what Caden expected. And when Dyl and Caden's rivalry becomes a friendship - and then possibly something more - Caden doesn't know what to do. If he wins the game and Juliet's heart, Dyl will die and Caden will be trapped forever in a relationship he doesn't want, manipulating a girl he's come to love and respect as a friend. If he loses, he dies. And neither outcome gives Caden what he really wants - a chance at his own life and a relationship with Dyl.

Aside from the obvious trope subversion - which was a refreshing twist on the YA love triangle trope - there was so much to love about this book. I loved the subtle humor and gentle prods at familiar YA tropes. I also liked Juliet, and the other side characters, who were all likable and well developed. There were at least two big twists in this book I didn't see coming. I'd definitely recommend this one!

I thought the premise for this book was really promising, and I was excited to hear that it was an LGBT romance, but I thought the execution was a little underwhelming.