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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
~Ok so this review technically contains spoilers, but a book can't have spoilers if th book is completely uneventful am i right~
Well this was a book. The plot was kinda boring but I liked the first book so I'm gonna finish the trilogy. Ky was bad and I didn't really like him. Who runs the society? Also where is the society? The book said something about the Saharah, so I thought it might be Africa, but Idk. I was also confused about what the Carving looks like/what it is. Why is everyone straight? And I was really confused about Indie being in love with Xander...she's literally never met him!?!? She's heard like 3 things about him and seen a picture of him. That's it. It seemed like she had a crush on Ky cuz she literally asked him to run away with her, but I guess not?
So yeah. The book was very slow and overall kinda bad. But, if you can suffer through this book (or just read the Wikipedia summary) the first book in the series is good and so is the third one so far. You're welcome for my thoughts.
Well this was a book. The plot was kinda boring but I liked the first book so I'm gonna finish the trilogy. Ky was bad and I didn't really like him. Who runs the society? Also where is the society? The book said something about the Saharah, so I thought it might be Africa, but Idk. I was also confused about what the Carving looks like/what it is. Why is everyone straight? And I was really confused about Indie being in love with Xander...she's literally never met him!?!? She's heard like 3 things about him and seen a picture of him. That's it. It seemed like she had a crush on Ky cuz she literally asked him to run away with her, but I guess not?
So yeah. The book was very slow and overall kinda bad. But, if you can suffer through this book (or just read the Wikipedia summary) the first book in the series is good and so is the third one so far. You're welcome for my thoughts.
Hmmm intersting read so far....I like that both sides of the "conflict" are much more complex then they seem and not exactly perfect or evil. Nice job on describing the imagery of the harsh earthen canyons also.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was a little hard to get through. It wasn't as engaging as the first book, but I guess it was necessary considering all that took place and what happened at the end.
The last few chapters seemed to go pretty fast, and they made up for the rest of the book, but not enough to make it as good as the first.
I do have to admit that there were some things that were brought up in the book that made me excited for the next book to come out, so I suppose it wasn't all that bad. Of course that probably isn't for a little while, so I get to play the waiting game as usual.
Anyhow, if you like the Wired series, Delirium, or the Uglies series, you should give this series a try.
The last few chapters seemed to go pretty fast, and they made up for the rest of the book, but not enough to make it as good as the first.
I do have to admit that there were some things that were brought up in the book that made me excited for the next book to come out, so I suppose it wasn't all that bad. Of course that probably isn't for a little while, so I get to play the waiting game as usual.
Anyhow, if you like the Wired series, Delirium, or the Uglies series, you should give this series a try.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well written, very thoughtful and reflective. Cassia’s voice becomes more confident and self-assured, I enjoyed hearing Ky’s voice here too. His voice is intelligent, observant, and thoughtful.
Did anyone notice how similar the last two books were
There's so much I could say, but I'll keep it simple ... what happened to the passion??
2.5 out of 5 stars
So I just finished this second book in the Matched trilogy and unfortunately I didn't find it any more exciting than the previous one. I still plan to finish the series, but mostly because I want to see how the author wraps it up.
Crossed picks up right where Matched ended: our star-crossed lovers have been separated by the society, but are determined to somehow reunite. Cassia is focused on finding out where exactly was Ky taken and is willing to risk everything short of her family to find him. Ky is brooding, as he realizes he's not expected to last very long in his current situation. The book is a double narrative: the chapters alternate between Cassia's and Ky's points of view.
The double narrative was something that didn't work for me right away. I have just read Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl two weeks ago and after that fantastic example of a double narrative my standards were pretty high. The main problem I had with it in Crossed was that I didn't see much difference between the two voices. I actually had to make a point of reading the chapter names after getting confused a few times about who was narrating the story. I did not expect two characters with such radically different backgrounds to sound alike. I also could not believe how calm these characters were: their worlds are falling apart, they are in life threatening circumstances, they don't really know where they're going and yet they maintain pretty clear heads. Some teenagers!
I actually thought the story picked up a bit compared to Matched and that's something I liked, even though it still didn't live up to its full potential. There was definitely more action this time around, but then with the given circumstances it could hardy have been any other way. What bugged me was the amount of "lucky" coincidences: there were so many ways this could have gone completely haywire, and yet, even though it wasn't perfect, everything kind of kept falling into place. This also made most of the book predictable, so I was never really worried about where was all of this going.
There were a couple of interesting new characters, but we never really get to find out much about them. This is a major problem I find with most first person narratives: it's impossible to get the whole picture. Still, out of bits of information, these new characters managed to spark my interest. I have also missed Xander in this book and he's somebody I was curious about from the beginning. While we are given some insights into his life in Crossed, he's definitely being "saved' for the final book.
I can't really recommend Crossed to anyone, unless you enjoyed Matched and want to know how all of this ends. Other than that, you're not missing out on much here. The only things I appreciated about this book were the fact that I find dystopia interesting (even though this is not the best example of it) and the way the language is used here on quite a few occasions. I really wanted to like Crossed and it's too bad it didn't work as well as it could have.
So I just finished this second book in the Matched trilogy and unfortunately I didn't find it any more exciting than the previous one. I still plan to finish the series, but mostly because I want to see how the author wraps it up.
Crossed picks up right where Matched ended: our star-crossed lovers have been separated by the society, but are determined to somehow reunite. Cassia is focused on finding out where exactly was Ky taken and is willing to risk everything short of her family to find him. Ky is brooding, as he realizes he's not expected to last very long in his current situation. The book is a double narrative: the chapters alternate between Cassia's and Ky's points of view.
The double narrative was something that didn't work for me right away. I have just read Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl two weeks ago and after that fantastic example of a double narrative my standards were pretty high. The main problem I had with it in Crossed was that I didn't see much difference between the two voices. I actually had to make a point of reading the chapter names after getting confused a few times about who was narrating the story. I did not expect two characters with such radically different backgrounds to sound alike. I also could not believe how calm these characters were: their worlds are falling apart, they are in life threatening circumstances, they don't really know where they're going and yet they maintain pretty clear heads. Some teenagers!
I actually thought the story picked up a bit compared to Matched and that's something I liked, even though it still didn't live up to its full potential. There was definitely more action this time around, but then with the given circumstances it could hardy have been any other way. What bugged me was the amount of "lucky" coincidences: there were so many ways this could have gone completely haywire, and yet, even though it wasn't perfect, everything kind of kept falling into place. This also made most of the book predictable, so I was never really worried about where was all of this going.
There were a couple of interesting new characters, but we never really get to find out much about them. This is a major problem I find with most first person narratives: it's impossible to get the whole picture. Still, out of bits of information, these new characters managed to spark my interest. I have also missed Xander in this book and he's somebody I was curious about from the beginning. While we are given some insights into his life in Crossed, he's definitely being "saved' for the final book.
I can't really recommend Crossed to anyone, unless you enjoyed Matched and want to know how all of this ends. Other than that, you're not missing out on much here. The only things I appreciated about this book were the fact that I find dystopia interesting (even though this is not the best example of it) and the way the language is used here on quite a few occasions. I really wanted to like Crossed and it's too bad it didn't work as well as it could have.
Interesting read, that was a decent second book in a trilogy of its own right.