Matched Trilogy box set

Book 1:I would like to start by congratulating Ally Condie in doing such an amazing job with this book. I think that it was very well written and I can see why Disney has purchased the rights for the film adaptation. Even though at the moment, the majority of the books I am reading are in the YA category and these are indeed the ones I most enjoy reading, I have noticed that YA novels (especially from the dystopian genre as this one is) are not as poetically elaborated as books like "Warm Bodies" and this one were.I actually finished it in one sitting. The events in the story unfold at a very quick pace, which I love in a book because it keeps me entertained and fully engaged.Although many people have described this novel as being very original, I kind of found it to be very similar to "Farenheight 451"! I was actually very intrigued about the death process for the elderly in this society, which reminded me somewhat about the culture of the Eskimos. After you finish reading this novel, you can check a little reference of this and get a sense of what I am talking about: [...]..The story is set within a dystopian world in which your choice about everything has been taken away from you. Even in matters of the heart you must marry whom the society has chosen for you, hence the name of the novel, "Matched". The female protagonist (Cassia) is matched with two individuals though, and she must decide which path to take. The only thing I am going to say about this is that the love triangle in this story is complicated even for me as a reader. I think it is the first time I experience my soul being played tug of war with. I felt like my heart was being torn in two as I read about each of the male characters, because they were both so freaking awesome that by the end of the book I was just resigned to the two of them. So Cassia, do all of us a favor and just marry both please!I give it five stars and I would definitely recommend this book to all YA and dystopian novel lovers!Book 2:Well done Ally Condie! This second installment was even better than the first! There was a more profound description of the characters and of the world itself, with the introduction of new concepts like the "reclassification".I loved the new way in which the story was narrated, now not only by Cassia, but from Ky's perspective as well.And I must clarify that although I love Ky, I am Team Xander!Book 3:Oh my goodness! Reached was amazing! All I am going to say about the ending is that it is a happy one! Although I wish she would have ended with the boy I loved! Oh well, at least she was consistent.There was so much poetry in this novel, that I had a hard time choosing which phrase I loved the most, but in the end I am going to stay with: "Anna embraces them both, and for a moment they are a little family, three generations, connected not by blood but by journeys and farewells". The reason why I loved this phrase so much is because I completely agree with the fact that many times there will be people in our lives that are more dear, special and important in to us than our family simply because of all the experiences that we may share with them.One thing I did not like about this book though, were the kisses between the characters and others that were not their true loves. I felt that there was a lot of cheating and although in a sense this is a realistic portrayal of teenage love experiences since it is a time in which they are still adventuring and discovering themselves sexually and romantically, it was not realistic in the portrayal of the reactions of the characters that were cheated on. I mean puh-lease! Who can say that in their teenage years or in any other stage of their lives were cheated on and then reacted with understanding instead of anger or jealousy! Bull-#$%^!Either way, this was my favorite novel! Ally Condie made me fall in love with both male protagonists in such a way that every time I felt like I was leaning more toward any one of them, she would make the other one do or say something that would make me empathize with him! So yes, my heart was ripped in two by both Xander and Ky. In the end though, Xander won the battle! <3Also, there were many things that I was able to predict from the beginning of the Trilogy. Like for example, Matched at least to me, was very similar to the Hunger Games in the sense that both sides of the war seemed to be using the characters. I also seemed to have a feeling that her grandfather and her (Cassia), had more to do with the rising and the matching of her with two boys than they realized. But for this you will have to read the book because I will not give it away!Once again I must say that I truly cannot wait to see this trilogy on screen! I think it will play out beautifully!

I really loved this book series. My sister started it by getting the first one on reserve at the library and passed it around since she had it for three weeks and wanted her daughter and me and our other sister to see what we thought. We all read Matched in under 24 hours, it is a page turner and hard to put down.I wanted to know what happened in Crossed and Reached so bad that I came on Amazon and bought this set.Crossed and Reached are set up to be from more than one perspective so you have to read the chapter heading to know who you're reading about or it is easy to get confused. Sometimes that made it hard for me to really get into those two books, but the story is compelling and I liked the characters and the multiple perspectives.I particularly liked a female lead character that was proactive about things instead of just reactive. There were moments of simple reaction to her "love triangle" but I didn't feel like she was just letting things happen to her and was really trying to weigh her choices along with the feelings of her head and her heart.There were some good twists and the imagery of the dystopian society was well thought out and delivered. Ally Condie is a excellent writer and things flowed well and were well written, unlike many YA novels that seem to play down the intelligence of those reading them by trying to get away with poor writing.

I read this book series years ago, and I knew my 14 year old daughter would enjoy it, so I bought it for her. If you like books like "Hunger Games" or "Divergent"....BUT with more of a love story twist...you will love "Matched". It has the "people deciding things for you" part (like those other books), but more of a love triangle to it.

**possible spoilers here and there**Book 1-Matched- I really liked the start to this trilogy. It gave a great set up to how life has turned out some time into the future and it gave me a true sense of suffocation. I know that the characters in the book didn't feel that way for the most part because that's what they grew up knowing. But the author did a great job at making me feel what it would be like to live in that situation. Matched was the background and build up book. It gave the basic background for how this lifestyle came to be and it was a perfect subtle build up for what's about to come. How even in a seemingly perfect society nothing is truly as perfect as it seems. And how in a way living this way seemed more terrifying than living in chaos.Book 2- Crossed- I liked the adventure in this book and Cassia's slow discovery of the world outside her world. In her eyes everything she was seeing was so new, breathtaking and terrifying at times and I enjoyed the discoveries and endured the sadness right along with her. In this book you start to see the true colors of the Society and the Rising and neither one gives a great impression. You see how the Society is quick to try and extinguish anything that doesn't fit perfectly into their tiny, shinny bubble and it's a terrifying thought to think that at any moment they could deem one of your actions unsuitable for the society and have you shipped off to God knows where to fend for yourself without batting an eye. The Rising wasn't much better. They seemed to trust very few people and felt just as controlling an manipulative as the Society.This book is also where I started to dislike the series a little. I read somewhere that the authors favorite character to write was Indie...and it was painfully obvious. I hate when authors make it obvious. I know each one has a favorite to write about but never have I seen one so open about it in their books. I got a little tired of all the characters talking about how beautiful and amazing she was. I mean, she's a secondary character and I feel like the focus was on her entirely too much as far as the "romance" portion of this book is concerned. And Cassia was too quick to give Indie credit for a lot of things when she should have been giving it to herself. Cassia didn't grow up the way Indie did so why should she automatically know the things Indie knew. The world that Cassia was thrust into in this book was a complete 180 from what she was used to and she fought and she survived. I don't really feel like she was given her dues for what she accomplished no matter how little of an accomplishment it may have been in Indie and Ky's eyes.Book 3- Reached- This was my least favorite book of the trilogy. Back to the whole romance thing for a moment (and I yes I know that's not the whole point of the book but since it was in there I'm going to talk about it) I didn't really feel a "love connection" between Ky and Cassia. If anything I felt like he was in love with Indie (barf). Every time they were together in a chapter he would once again talk about how beautiful and amazing she was...things he hardly ever said about the girl he was actually supposed to be in love with. The only thing he would really say about Cassia is that he missed her and flash back to a kiss or a moment they shared. I never knew why he loved her, why he missed her especially when he was all the time staring at and praising Indie.Now that I did my romance rant...back to the meat of the story. most of this book was spent looking for a cure for the virus. I didn't get a lot of Xander's medical chit chat in his POV chapters and so I skimmed a lot of his stuff. I'm not a science person at all so maybe I just needed it dumbed down a little for me. Xander was a pretty boring character until closer to the end of the book when he finally started to progress and transform. I could really see his growth which is more than I can say for Ky or Cassia.Cassia changed only in the sense that she knew what the world was really like now. She knew the truth for the most part. Ky seemed to always want to stay out of everything on every side and just let the chips fall where they may (while talking about how beautiful and amazing Indie was).I was REALLY disappointed in the reveal of the Pilot. He was talked about all the time and I thought it was going to be some shocker or one of those "omg" moments you get in some books...but nope. He was just a nobody that knew how to fly well and helped rescue people and earned his spot as the pilot *yawn*.I could really nitpick at a lot of things in book 3 and if I gave it an individual rating it would only be 2 stars. Thank goodness the 1st 2 books were good and somewhat helped makeup for a blah 3rd book.All in all, I've told my friends about these books (not exactly recommended them) but told them that if they have nothing else to read then these would be good.

These books are lovely I collect books and this set was an amazing read

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If you liked Hunger Games, you'll probably like Matched! The trilogy is set in a futuristic world completely controlled by the Society; your life partner through the number of hours of exercises to do in a day, the meals you eat ........ EVERYTHING is controlled and planned to be as close as possible to a perfect society ... Until one day, an'' error'' occurs and change the live of Cassia, the heroine of the novel.So, questioning, rebellion, love triangle, choice and definitely a lot of actions create, in my opinion, this awesome trilogy. A must read!* * * * *Si vous avez aimé Hunger Games, vous aimerez probablement Matched! La trilogie se situe dans un monde futuriste entièrement contrôlé par la Société; de votre partenaire de vie en passant par le nombre d'heures d’exercices à faire dans une journée, au repas que vous mangez........ TOUT est contrôlé et planifié afin d'être le plus près possible d'une société parfaite...Jusqu'au jour où, une ''erreur'' se produit et change la vie de Cassia, l'héroïne du roman.Du coup, remises en question, rébellion, triangle amoureux, choix et définitivement beaucoup d'actions font, selon moi, une excellente trilogie. À lire!

Hearing great reviews about these books from friends I was highly encouraged to read this series. Loving the whole dystopian genre, I plunged straight into the idea of having your life controlled for you from birth. The Matched trilogy focuses on the main character of Cassia who lives in a "perfect" world where everything is decided by the Society. Even when she reaches the age to be matched, the many factorials are carefully sorted for optimal results. When a glitch in the seemingly perfect system appears, it leaves Cassia to wonder if the Society really is all it has been built up to be. She meets Ky, an outcast aberration, whom she has confusing and romantic feelings for, even though she has been matched with her childhood best friend, Xander. She soon decides she wants to make her own choices for what she can and can't do. Being a novel focused mainly on romance I was skeptical at first but I was assured by friends that there was the subtle undertone of the love triangle. I'm not afraid of romance type books but this one really pushed it a bit far for me. The character of Cassia seemed to really get on my nerves after a while and it seemed that every other thing she did in the story line was predictable after the first book. The ending of 'Reached' for me was not really adequate for me and I would have liked something a bit more substantial. HOWEVER, it may seem as if I'm slandering off this series but don't fret. I do have good things to say about this trilogy. The idea was played very well in these novels and the world building was spectacular and really reflects Ally Condie's writing style which is really good. Overall this serious was really good but definitely overplayed the romantic vibes, but perhaps that's just me being a guy.

Very interesting books. Kid loves them.

pour ceux qui aiment les films catastrophes parlant d'une contamination. J'ai été déçue par ce livre, car je m'attendais plus à une histoire d'amour, et en fait, bien que l'idée de départ soit séduisante - une société qi contrôle tout, vous évalue constamment, vous choisit votre travail et votre partenaire- cela tourne vite à une histoire de contamination. Le rythme est lent. Ca parle peu d'amour finalement - des ados qui s'aiment alors qu'ils se voient une fois tous les 6 mois, bof...J'ai trouvé ça très très longuet. J'ai regretté d'avoir acheté la trilogie. Ca pourrait tenir largement en 1 seul livre.