Maddie Owen

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“And once again an author has sucker punched me in the gut with an ending. I have just finished reading the book "Matched" by Ally Condie, and I am pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. The book centers around the idea of a government that tells its people what to love, what is beautiful,...”

“And once again an author has sucker punched me in the gut with an ending. I have just finished reading the book "Matched" by Ally Condie, and I am pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. The book centers around the idea of a government that tells its people what to love, what is beautiful, who to love, how many children a person may have, and when to die. This society takes away all free will and choice from the people, but the people are so robotic and emotionless that they believe this to be the perfect way to live. Ally Condie does a great job at describing this world in a subtle way that just sent chills down my spine. The story is a slow drama that kept me interested even when nothing was really happening. The writing got me so attached to the characters that I was actually taken off guard at how much I found myself caring about these people especially at the end, which was actually rough to read about. I highly recommend this book.”

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“Yes, I like many other readers have questioned the praise and the hatred around this saga. So, instead of judging this franchise on the movies, which I am not too fund of, I read the books. I descibe this book as a rebound book. It's one of those books I read when I've finished reading the last...”

“Yes, I like many other readers have questioned the praise and the hatred around this saga. So, instead of judging this franchise on the movies, which I am not too fund of, I read the books. I descibe this book as a rebound book. It's one of those books I read when I've finished reading the last book of a beloved series like the "The Deathly Hallows" or "The Last Olympiian", and I am not wanting to get attached or emotionally invested with the characters. The characters and the plot were pretty generic and predictable, but they kept me entertained none the less. Don't get me wrong there is a specific audience for this type of book. Stephenie Meyer did do a good job aiming for that type of audience, but if you are not apart of that audience I can't find myself to recommend this to you. This book, even though it did not get me emotionally invested, it did keep me entertained enough to make me want to finish it. If you are not into a lot of romance, you might want to skip this one, but if you are, have fun reading just pick it up at the library before spending money on it.”