Let me start by saying I have not read The Giver by Lois Lowry {I PROMISE YOU I WILL READ IT, SO DO NOT JUDGE ME JUST YET OK!?} That being said, I hear that this book is sort of a rip off of Lowry's The Giver. I wouldn't know, but what I do know is that I did enjoy this book. It is a dystopia, which I LOVE! There is something about a YA dystopia that just lures me in. I LOVED The Hunger Games
This is the synopsis on Goodreads.com:
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate... until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.
The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.
The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.
Loved:
- dystopiaaaaa!
- a society where people are matched at the age of 17
- the officials and their gestapo tendencies
- do they fall in love because they were matched, or because they were meant to be?
- book 1 of a planned 3!
- supposed future movie deal... I can just see my students LOVING this
- impending war
Loathed:
- how supposedly Condie's ideas are ripped off of The Giver
- ANOTHER dang love triangle
Really liked it, but it definitely isn't worth 5 hearts. It isn't a ground breaking idea, there are a lot of common literary elements, but it is enjoyable to read. If you can help it, read it don't buy the audio. The audio wasn't terrible, but I think it's better read with your eyes, not listening to the girl and her strange voices!
Up next for me... Matched by Ally Condie! :) Third book out in 2013.
Am I sensing a trend... some sought out sequels in 2013!?!?!
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