Matched

This is not a story that I would typically pick up but on a recent haul (I bought so many books!) at Barnes and Noble, I saw Matched on a display and I just couldn't walk away from it. I am often intrigued by book covers and the picture of a girl in a lavish green dress trapped in a bubble caught my attention right away. So I picked it up, read the synopsis and decided to take a chance. And I am so glad that I did!

The story is set in a dystopian society where everything is decided for you: how you dress, where you work, who you marry, etc. Cassia is a young girl who has just come of age to be matched but when she does, two boys come up on the screen, Ky and Xander. They are both friends of hers but there is a bigger problem. Ky cannot be matched at all and even though Cassia knows this, she cannot seem to stay away from him.

Cassia gets to know Ky better. She finds out who he truly is and he shows her parts of the world that she could only dream about. But then Cassia finally sees flaws in Society's systems and begins to question everything around her. The world around her starts to crumble and she knows that in order to have a chance at happiness, she has to fight back.

I give this book 5/5 stars! It was amazing and I did not want to put it down! Unfortunately, there are other things that have to get done but as soon as I was done with everything else, I could not wait to put my nose back in this book! I really felt like I related to Cassia. I was always the good girl that did as she was told and never questioned things until her eyes were opened.

I absolutely loved all of the characters, their background stories and their complex personalities. I hate it when characters are one-dimensional and I didn't find that to be the case with this book. I have a long list of books to read (from that haul) but now I am absolutely dying to read the sequel, Crossed!

Have you read this book? What were your thoughts?

-Chelsea