Summary
"In the society, Ofiicials decide. The person you love. Where you work. When you die."
Cassia has always believed them until her matching ceremony. The day where she would get paired with the person the society thinks would be a good life partner. To Cassia's fortune, her match just turns out to be Xander Carrow, her best friend and the perfect guy-intelligent, good looking, and safe. Cassia has a good, secured future and all the girls envy her for having Xander as her match. Cassia's happy, obviously, with this perfect life she gets to spend with her best friend and is relieved that she wasn't matched to some stranger like all the other girls. This match was unique. Cassia already knows everything about Xander so there is nothing to learn. When Cassia inserts the microcard that every matchee receives with information about their match, something strange happens that will drastically change her life.
*SPOILER ALERT*
Ky's picture flashes for a minute on the microcard, but that moment was enough to capture Cassia's heart. In that moment, Cassia's world turned upside down and her heart did a flip. A matching Official tells Cassia that it was just a malfunction and assures her that Xander is still her match, but Cassia can't believe her. The society doesn't make mistakes. The Official also tells Cassia that Ky is an Abberation, so he can never be entered for real in the matching pool. Abberations are people who have a status below Citizens; they disobeyed the society somehow. Wondering why Ky's face was really on her microcard, Cassia rushes to her grandfather for help. Cassia's wise grandfather is about to turn 80, the day where all citizens die. On the day her grandfather is going to die, his 80th birthday, he gives Cassia a poem that is not included in the 100 poems. Puzzled, Cassia starts to doubt the society. Xander and Ky are friends, so when Cassia goes to hang out with Xander, her future match, she often sees Ky. Intrigued by his sad, troubled demeanor, Cassia is surprised to see his softer side. Every new thing she learns about Ky makes her want to know more. Ky is different. He knows how to write and paint, a skill no one else knows how to do. In the society, citizens are only allowed to use ports, scribes, and readers and view the Hundred paintings, stories, and poems. Ky and Cassia fall in love. But who does Cassia choose: Ky or Xander?
My Review
I really liked Matched by Ally Condie. The writing style was so captivating and vivid. I was hooked on the concept of the story and practically devoured the book. I think that Matched was amazing until the last 20 pages where things started to get confusing. I would rate Matched 4/5 stars because the ending could be improved.
-Sneha =)
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"In the society, Ofiicials decide. The person you love. Where you work. When you die."
Cassia has always believed them until her matching ceremony. The day where she would get paired with the person the society thinks would be a good life partner. To Cassia's fortune, her match just turns out to be Xander Carrow, her best friend and the perfect guy-intelligent, good looking, and safe. Cassia has a good, secured future and all the girls envy her for having Xander as her match. Cassia's happy, obviously, with this perfect life she gets to spend with her best friend and is relieved that she wasn't matched to some stranger like all the other girls. This match was unique. Cassia already knows everything about Xander so there is nothing to learn. When Cassia inserts the microcard that every matchee receives with information about their match, something strange happens that will drastically change her life.
*SPOILER ALERT*
Ky's picture flashes for a minute on the microcard, but that moment was enough to capture Cassia's heart. In that moment, Cassia's world turned upside down and her heart did a flip. A matching Official tells Cassia that it was just a malfunction and assures her that Xander is still her match, but Cassia can't believe her. The society doesn't make mistakes. The Official also tells Cassia that Ky is an Abberation, so he can never be entered for real in the matching pool. Abberations are people who have a status below Citizens; they disobeyed the society somehow. Wondering why Ky's face was really on her microcard, Cassia rushes to her grandfather for help. Cassia's wise grandfather is about to turn 80, the day where all citizens die. On the day her grandfather is going to die, his 80th birthday, he gives Cassia a poem that is not included in the 100 poems. Puzzled, Cassia starts to doubt the society. Xander and Ky are friends, so when Cassia goes to hang out with Xander, her future match, she often sees Ky. Intrigued by his sad, troubled demeanor, Cassia is surprised to see his softer side. Every new thing she learns about Ky makes her want to know more. Ky is different. He knows how to write and paint, a skill no one else knows how to do. In the society, citizens are only allowed to use ports, scribes, and readers and view the Hundred paintings, stories, and poems. Ky and Cassia fall in love. But who does Cassia choose: Ky or Xander?
My Review
I really liked Matched by Ally Condie. The writing style was so captivating and vivid. I was hooked on the concept of the story and practically devoured the book. I think that Matched was amazing until the last 20 pages where things started to get confusing. I would rate Matched 4/5 stars because the ending could be improved.
-Sneha =)
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