Reviews

Crossed by Ally Condie

teniren's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

mer_dont_care's review against another edition

5.0

Couldn't wait till this book came out!! I must say I was a little disappointed. But, it was a really good book!!

onlyjessica's review against another edition

2.0

I breezed through the first book in this series, Matched, in 2011, just before Crossed came out. I decided to go to the bookstore after work and I saw Matched on a display and the cover caught my eye. I sat down to read the first few chapters, as I always do before purchasing a book in a bookstore, and I couldn't stop reading. I literally had to pull myself out of the first book just to drive home, and the second I got home, I kept reading until I finished the book.

I could hardly wait the month before Crossed came out. I actually went to the bookstore and bought Crossed the day it came out. Every time I started to read it, I put it down without even finishing the first chapter. Eventually, I forced myself to, and while I read it all the way through in about a day in a half, I found myself oddly disappointed.

Spoiler

This book just didn't seem real. I'm almost tempted to not even read the third one, but I know I will because I've invested this much into it… I should at least find out how it ends. They spend the whole time walking around. And they are in the "outer providences" and somehow the MC and her love interest end up in the same canyon. The big reveal about the MC's other possible love interest didn't even surprise me.

And nothing ever seems to happen.

parkeryvc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kaeliesreads's review against another edition

1.0

DNF
I did this because I saw the little synopsis on the back end I did not like it I also read the 1st book At the end it gives you a little bit about the next book I did not like the little bit that it gave me.

carli5's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

bhalstead04's review against another edition

3.0

Eh. It's ok. I did not love it. I did not hate it.

keen23's review against another edition

3.0

Now I probably have a year to wait until the third and final book comes out.

I was totally confused by the switching of the narrator from chapter to chapter.

I was totally confused by Xander and lack thereof.

I was totally confused by Cassia's general cluelessness.

I so wanted to like this book more. The first book was so excellent, that I waited for a LONG TIME for the sequel. Now I'm unsure about the third book. I know I'll read it, but I won't be anticipating it.

oliviagf3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

emilyheltzel's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5