Matched (2010) (edit title/settings)

• Rated 5 stars

“Love it”

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“I thoroughly LOVED this book. One of the best I have read in a long time. It is very clean but yet full of suspense. I would completely recommend this to anyone.”

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“If you like THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy, you will like this.”

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“I could not put this book down. ”

• Rated 4 stars

“The first thing that made me look at this book was the cover. It was so pretty and simple somehow and I don’t know why, once I saw it I was: I have to read this book. Thank the starts I did.

Reading the summary my first thought was “hum, a Romeo and Juliet in a dystopian society. Me likes.” Well, I was right and wrong. Matched is a love story, but at the same time is so much more.

Cassia has a comfortable life. She studies, works and follow the rules to a T. But a tiny mistake (was it?), makes her start questioning everything.

Seeing the society through her eyes was amazing. Sometimes we follow some rules so blindly we don’t even stop to question it. And that’s where this book was unique for me. Cassia is not all “This is wrong, we have to change it” in the blink of an eye. Like I said it’s all about the little things. You start think that maybe this or that is wrong, that there are other ways, and in no time you will have so many “what ifs” that everything starts crumbing apart. But you were taught to never question, society knows best. What if you were wrong? Cassia starts seeing everything through new eyes – with grandfather questionings and Ky’s unique view, she realizes that not everything is as perfect as it seems and that having your life predetermined for you might not be the best, even if it seems safer.

It took me a while to get into Matched, but once I did I loved all the first chapters we spent learning about the society. We don’t learn everything, but all that we do learn seems to open so many possibilities for the sequel… oh, the possibilities.

Overall, I loved matched. It was a well written book with characters far from perfect that left me wanting to say “hey, you can work it out.”. I read somewhere the next book will have two POV and I can help but wish November would come sooner. My next dose of Cassia, Ky and Xander will not arrive soon enough.”

• Rated 5 stars

“this book was really good i cannot wait till the next one.”

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“Wow! Anyone who loved The Hunger Games will also love Matched. The writing was beautiful, good pacing, excellent story, and lots to keep you thinking. I could not put this book down. I neglected everything else in my life and read all day! It really makes you think about the power of choice. I'm dying now because the second book in this trilogy will not be out until Nov. 2011, and the third is scheduled for Nov. 2012. Headed to Amazon.com now to pre-order the next book, Crossed!”

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“See the review by Morgan F. on the CSMS Library Blog”

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“Loved this--a more modern version of The Giver.”

• Rated 4 stars

“I liked match because it was a lot like the hunger games. It related to the hunger games by the officers and the officials making up what you have to do. For instance, they tell you who to get married with, weather you know them or not, and they choose how many kids you can have, when you go to school, and when you DIE, which is when your eighty. I liked this book because it kept me going with exitement. I would reccomend this book to all of the Hunger Game lovers!!!
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