just_one_more_paige 's review for:

Matched by Ally Condie

2.0

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So, this book was ok. Thus the 2 stars. Honestly I think the story itself had real potential. It wasn't anything ground-breaking, but it could have been much more dynamic than the author made it. But the cahracters and the development were incredibly 2-dimensional. Every piece of dialogue was stilted and every description was so obvious as to be painful. I do understand that this is a young adult book, but I think it was written on more of a elementary school level. And for kids of that age, like 17, what is all the fascination about a kiss? I see that it's a dystopian society, but really, kids will be kids. I'm probably going to read the next ones, because I am a sucker for these stories, even when terribly written. But the language here just really doesn't cut it. On a side note, I agree with the hype about the cover...super well done!