Matched by Ally Condie

Matched by Ally Condie

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I should preface my review by saying that I listened to the audiobook which is positively wonderful!



It opens with Cassia preparing for her matching ceremony where she will learn who the Society (government)has chosen for her to marry when she turns 21. When she finds that she has been matched with her best friend Xander she couldn't be happier. Her happiness is short-lived when she looks at the microchip the Society officials give her that holds information on her match. The face of another boy she knows, Ky, flashes across her computer screen. Confused as to what this means for her match, she chooses not to tell anyone.



As time goes on, Cassia comes to find that the Society is playing games with people's lives and that not everything is what it seems. She spends the summer getting to know Ky better and realizes that she wants to be able to make life choices for herself. The problem is that the Society literally controls everything. As she and Ky fall in love they begin a desperate search to find a way to be together.



The basic premise of Matched is not a new one. In some ways it's a more mature version of The Giver with romance. Condie's use of language is wonderful, and she reaches amazing depth in each of her characters. I won't spoil the ending of this first volume of the series, but I will say it's going to be a long wait until the fall when Crossed is released in order to finally learn what happens to Cassia, Ky, and Zander!



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