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alicia_g's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
4.5
I think the thing that stuck out to me most about this book was the style of writing. It's hard to describe Condie's writing but to put it simply it feels like this book is written in the style of a poem, with all of the metaphores and hidden meanings. This was shown especially in Ky's POV with him telling his past. Anyways this book was a nice read and felt nice and thought out.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Slavery
bboshart's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Wow, this book was slow! I wasn't super impressed with Matched to begin with, but I also didn't hate it and wanted to give Crossed a fair shot. I feel like almost nothing happened! Most of this story consisted of listening to Cassia and Ky's teenage-angsty thoughts in the form of far too much poetry. The writing is set up in a way to make you feel like major secrets and plot twists are being revealed, but it just falls flat. I'm going to give the third book a read just to see if it picks up at all and hopefully it doesn't turn into a DNF.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Genocide, War, and Death
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