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Matched
by Ally Condie
So, this book was off to a very slow start. It took me quite a while, like a 150 page long while, to really get into it. But once it became good, it stayed that way.
First off, the character development was great. They took the time to actually let you get to know each character that mattered. You got a backstory and you knew about their present life.
My favorite character by far was probably Xander. I kept wanting him to come up more in the book, and was quite disappointed when he didn't :(
Cassia: Well of course you have to like her, but honestly I didn't. She led too much of a double life for me to get into her character. She had her good points, but her character reminded me too much of Katniss. Now, in Hunger Games, I was totally team Gale and she chose Peeta. I was team Xander and she chose Ky? No! She was intrigued by his face showing up, but doesn't mean you have to love him! Love your best friend, who's always been there and will continue to do so. GRRR!
Xander: Why do I love his character so much? He was dynamic. He played the loving friend/match but at the same time, understood why Cassia would choose Ky. Hell he even went his whole teen life keeping secrets for Ky! He really didn't get much of a chance to prove himself. It was kind of like, "oh hey you love Ky now, bye Xander!" Which secretly angered me because she didn't even fight for her love. She didn't give Xander a chance :(
Ky: So, Ky was the typical romantic heart throb you expect in a book. He was loving, gentle and willing to fight for what he wanted. Ya, ya, ya. It's been done. That character isn't anything new. Now I liked his backstory a lot and I feel as though a lot of questions were not answered. Let's hope they are in the later books? I just don't feel like his character was really "special".
Now, as far as a storyline goes, it was kinda choppy and hard to follow at times, I found myself rereading too many parts of the book because they jumped around so much. The story overall was great and I loved it, but they need to work on the jumping around aspect. I feel as it they tried to bring too many stories into the main picture and at some points, it didn't work. Not to mention, a lot of parts were very rushed, and some were taken way too slow and explained in TOO much detail(is that even possible? Ha!).
I really hope in the next books they find out what happened to the artifacts and that the subject isn't just ended completely. Rooting for a win here!
First off, the character development was great. They took the time to actually let you get to know each character that mattered. You got a backstory and you knew about their present life.
My favorite character by far was probably Xander. I kept wanting him to come up more in the book, and was quite disappointed when he didn't :(
Cassia: Well of course you have to like her, but honestly I didn't. She led too much of a double life for me to get into her character. She had her good points, but her character reminded me too much of Katniss. Now, in Hunger Games, I was totally team Gale and she chose Peeta. I was team Xander and she chose Ky? No! She was intrigued by his face showing up, but doesn't mean you have to love him! Love your best friend, who's always been there and will continue to do so. GRRR!
Xander: Why do I love his character so much? He was dynamic. He played the loving friend/match but at the same time, understood why Cassia would choose Ky. Hell he even went his whole teen life keeping secrets for Ky! He really didn't get much of a chance to prove himself. It was kind of like, "oh hey you love Ky now, bye Xander!" Which secretly angered me because she didn't even fight for her love. She didn't give Xander a chance :(
Ky: So, Ky was the typical romantic heart throb you expect in a book. He was loving, gentle and willing to fight for what he wanted. Ya, ya, ya. It's been done. That character isn't anything new. Now I liked his backstory a lot and I feel as though a lot of questions were not answered. Let's hope they are in the later books? I just don't feel like his character was really "special".
Now, as far as a storyline goes, it was kinda choppy and hard to follow at times, I found myself rereading too many parts of the book because they jumped around so much. The story overall was great and I loved it, but they need to work on the jumping around aspect. I feel as it they tried to bring too many stories into the main picture and at some points, it didn't work. Not to mention, a lot of parts were very rushed, and some were taken way too slow and explained in TOO much detail(is that even possible? Ha!).
I really hope in the next books they find out what happened to the artifacts and that the subject isn't just ended completely. Rooting for a win here!