Matched - Ally Condie

Matched

By Ally Condie

  • Release Date: 2010-11-30
  • Genre: Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 1,573 Ratings
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Description

#1 New York Times Bestseller

“[A] superb dystopian romance.” – The Wall Street Journal
 
“Strong feminist ideals and impressive writing that’s bound to captivate.” – The Los Angeles Times  

In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.

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 with complete certainty that 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.

Look for the sequel, CROSSED, and the epic series finale, REACHED!

Reviews

  • Good but….

    4
    By Elegant Lavendar
    I enjoyed this book but it was a little too slow for me. I read the second book which I feel like this (the first book) was just a build up to the next book. I think the love triangle that’s going on in this book is kinda sweet but idk a little predictable. If your looking for a book just to read if you don’t know what else to do i recommend this one. But for people who like faster paced books don’t recommend this one is for you.

  • Terrible, horrendous

    1
    By ☀️✨☀️✨☀️✨
    I HATED THIS BOOK!!!!!!! The idea itself wasn’t bad it was the execution. The plot never really went anywhere, the MC Cassie, she was terrible she had almost no personality whatsoever, she was just a vessel for the (non existing) plot. And the love interests, they both had the personality of a flat soda. The author’s writing style was Terrible, it just never flew together nicely. Overall wouldn’t suggest this book to anyone

  • Not good.

    2
    By Jubster487
    I am a huge dystopian book fan. But this book wasn’t a good one. The author totally copied The Giver another dystopian series. In the Giver people are assigned jobs, matches, and homes. In the Giver there are also communities. And in Matched they have outer provinces. Matched’s World is practically the same as the Giver’s World. I didn’t really enjoy this series the nor the characters in it. The plot was ok, but when I was reading it I just saw to much resemblance to The Giver. For me this book was kind of boring. Also the love triangle was interesting, The main character is always freaking out about who she loves. I get it it’s a love triangle but I have had way better experiences with love triangles in books the The Hunger Games, Keeper of the Lost Cities, and more. I wouldn’t really recommend reading this book before you’ve read The Giver.

  • so good

    5
    By ALmusic15
    I loved this book so much. It was well written. Kept me interested the whole time. Can’t wait to start part 2!!! Highly recommend this!!!

  • Wonderful series

    4
    By dixietorres1107r
    Great book series definitely would recommend

  • Gorgeous read

    4
    By Z book reader
    This book had an excellent message and was very beautiful.The reason why it wasn’t a SUPER good book is because it is really boring at times but it was still an interesting read.The love triangle is pure gold and I adore Xander and Ky I just wish that they both had someone better than cassia even though she is a great lead.

  • Eh

    1
    By Dacusville000
    Decent writing but I HATED the plot ... ended up finishing the series bc I can’t not finish a series I start but yikes I was angry the whole time. The series doesn’t end well IMO either.

  • Sss

    5
    By KaylaZen779
    W

  • It ok

    4
    By Rkstar2208
    I have read all of the books and I would say this is one of the bests out of all three but it was not the best book I have ever read.

  • Definitely okay; interesting read in the US political environment of 2020

    3
    By taylorlmosk
    First off, let me start this review by saying I’m looking forward to the second book in hopes it has more action. This book was somewhat like the Hunger Games if the Hunger Games had less action and more love triangle drama. Sometimes I would think to myself, “Okay calm down. You’re 17.” Basically it parallels in that the lead character is a older teenage girl questioning the values of her government. This book was definitely an easy read, but I never quite felt the “I can’t put it down yet until I know what happens next” feeling until the last ~3 chapters. Then this whole book kind of felt like a set up to the next book in the series. The writing is beautiful and it is definitely a tale worth telling as there are parallels to be wary of in our political environment. Just be prepared for a bit of a slow read.

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