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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved this book, the twists and turns that the book takes us on is fun and exciting. The series takes you on a ride with four characters and learn how they develop as a character and person.
When I came down from all of The Hunger Games hype I was still anxious to read something different than my typical girly reads. Something that was similar to The Hunger Games books- yet a little different. With this book I got just that! My friend, Bridget suggested this book to me as she works at Penguin books and they were promoting the e-version of it for $2.99.... can't beat that!
I am so glad I decided to read it. I loved how the author was so desriptive (it wasn't the type of descriptions that in some books people just decide to skip over). It really made you feel like you were part of the book. I loved the love story in this book, that translates into the second book. Ky keeps me on my toes because I am so unsure of him in the book. Is he safe? Does he mean well? How does Xander feel? What on earth is Cassia thinking?! All these questions were asked while I read the book and I quickly bought the second one upon turning to the last page of this book!
I can't wait for the third book to come out
I am so glad I decided to read it. I loved how the author was so desriptive (it wasn't the type of descriptions that in some books people just decide to skip over). It really made you feel like you were part of the book. I loved the love story in this book, that translates into the second book. Ky keeps me on my toes because I am so unsure of him in the book. Is he safe? Does he mean well? How does Xander feel? What on earth is Cassia thinking?! All these questions were asked while I read the book and I quickly bought the second one upon turning to the last page of this book!
I can't wait for the third book to come out
It was O.K. It wasn't one of my favorites but it was still a good book, just not for me. My friend who read it loved it. I read it really fast. You don't want to put it down. I don't think I'll ever read again, though. The whole series is good. The characters in it are really likable, or good charters. The author was really good at writing this book.
In a Society where everything is controlled by the Government, Cassia Reyes finds herself questioning the authority more than once. Matched by Ally Condie is a novel that looks into a probable-future and how things might function then. A system that boasts of its perfect methods is all of sudden put under scrutiny when the people of Mapletree Borough realize that all is not as perfect as the Officials make them seem. In the Society, everyone is “matched” with a person deemed to be their partner for life. They are assigned what to eat, what work to do, how long they live and even their social status is determined by the Officials. Its practically a robot-life.
Cassia was supposed to lead a happy, safe life with her matched partner Xander. But when a minor glitch leads her onto a dangerous path, towards Ky Markham, she starts risking everything to be with Ky. Questioning the authority is something that few attempt, disobeying them is something that only a few dare. Cassia knows that either she must continue to live amidst all the rules and discipline in the Borough or she could be the brave person her Grandfather thought her to be and follow her heart. What will she choose? The rebel or the submissive?
This book has been on my reader for a very long time and it never occurred to me that maybe, it not only has an eye-catching cover but also a brilliant plot. I admit that there were times I wanted to ditch the book and grab something else but something very minuscule kept tugging at my mind to not let go of it, just yet. And wow! Could I be more glad for finishing it?! :D It has got attractive male characters, a rebellious female character, a lot of hide&seek, a brilliant storyline – what’s not to like? Cassia just drags you in and takes you for a ride throughout the novel. She is a loveable personality and you’d be surprised at how relate-able her character has been made. The Society that Ally Condie has imagined as “what the future would be like” is great, perhaps appropriate too but then you begin to realize how restriction is not the solution to all our problems. I mean you can’t tell people what to eat and how much to eat or who to marry and who not to fall for! So I can completely understand why Cassia grows vary of the Officials.
There are loads of other intriguing ideas in the novel. I tell you – get past the slow paced chapters and you wont regret it!
Cassia was supposed to lead a happy, safe life with her matched partner Xander. But when a minor glitch leads her onto a dangerous path, towards Ky Markham, she starts risking everything to be with Ky. Questioning the authority is something that few attempt, disobeying them is something that only a few dare. Cassia knows that either she must continue to live amidst all the rules and discipline in the Borough or she could be the brave person her Grandfather thought her to be and follow her heart. What will she choose? The rebel or the submissive?
This book has been on my reader for a very long time and it never occurred to me that maybe, it not only has an eye-catching cover but also a brilliant plot. I admit that there were times I wanted to ditch the book and grab something else but something very minuscule kept tugging at my mind to not let go of it, just yet. And wow! Could I be more glad for finishing it?! :D It has got attractive male characters, a rebellious female character, a lot of hide&seek, a brilliant storyline – what’s not to like? Cassia just drags you in and takes you for a ride throughout the novel. She is a loveable personality and you’d be surprised at how relate-able her character has been made. The Society that Ally Condie has imagined as “what the future would be like” is great, perhaps appropriate too but then you begin to realize how restriction is not the solution to all our problems. I mean you can’t tell people what to eat and how much to eat or who to marry and who not to fall for! So I can completely understand why Cassia grows vary of the Officials.
There are loads of other intriguing ideas in the novel. I tell you – get past the slow paced chapters and you wont regret it!
This one has to be my first dystopian read ever. I remember buying it just beacuse of the cover and I was afraid of starting it, but when I did I couldn't put it down! I remember my mom calling me to celebrate New Years Eve and that I wouldn't answer because of this book.
I highly recommend it, it's like nothing I've ever read before.
Too bad the sequels didn't get better though, but that didn't stop me from adoring the first one from the trilogy.
Éste tiene que ser mi primer libro distópico. Recuerdo que lo compré sólo por la tapa y que tenía miedo de empezarlo, pero cuando lo hice no pude dejar de leerlo! Recuerdo que mi madre me llamaba para celebrar Fin de Año y que no respondía porque estaba leyendo este libro .
Lo recomiendo encarecidamente , es algo que no he leído nunca.
Lástima que las secuelas no mejoraron mucho, pero eso no me impidió adorar al primero de la trilogía
I highly recommend it, it's like nothing I've ever read before.
Too bad the sequels didn't get better though, but that didn't stop me from adoring the first one from the trilogy.
Éste tiene que ser mi primer libro distópico. Recuerdo que lo compré sólo por la tapa y que tenía miedo de empezarlo, pero cuando lo hice no pude dejar de leerlo! Recuerdo que mi madre me llamaba para celebrar Fin de Año y que no respondía porque estaba leyendo este libro .
Lo recomiendo encarecidamente , es algo que no he leído nunca.
Lástima que las secuelas no mejoraron mucho, pero eso no me impidió adorar al primero de la trilogía
Guess I grew up - Two Stars
Have you ever looked at a picture of yourself in middle school and can't help but cringe? Reading this book was like that for me. Like my love for side-parting my hair, One Direction fanfiction, and skinny jeans, I loved this book in 7th grade. Unfortunately, I did not love it freshly graduated from college. And you know what? That's okay with me. It's honestly a good thing that I don’t love the same books I loved back then. Matched help me find my love of books. It was my first dystopian, maybe even one of my first romance novels. It didn’t hold up, but thankfully, neither did my side part and skinny jeans.
Have you ever looked at a picture of yourself in middle school and can't help but cringe? Reading this book was like that for me. Like my love for side-parting my hair, One Direction fanfiction, and skinny jeans, I loved this book in 7th grade. Unfortunately, I did not love it freshly graduated from college. And you know what? That's okay with me. It's honestly a good thing that I don’t love the same books I loved back then. Matched help me find my love of books. It was my first dystopian, maybe even one of my first romance novels. It didn’t hold up, but thankfully, neither did my side part and skinny jeans.
I read to the middle of the book. It was boring so much information that I could care less about & confusing since we don't live like that.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
I was bored to tears through most of this. Unfortunately, I own the second book too.
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
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