Did I love this book? No. Do I think it would be popular with a certain group of teen readers? Definitely. I gave Matched by Ally Condie 3 stars on goodreads.com.... but only because half stars aren't an option. For me it was about 2 1/2. Very middle of the road...I didn't really like it but I didn't hate it and certainly see its appeal. In the dystopian society that Cassia lives in teenagers are "matched" with their mate sometime in their 17th year and Cassia is matched with her best childhood friend (being matched with someone you know almost never happens) but briefly catches a glimpse of another young many she knows on her match card... confusion/ angst/ coming of age abound. This story had all of the right ingredients for me to really like it but it lost me in one place... I never actually started to like or care about the characters. I can't put my finger on why but I didn't and because of that I never really cared what happened next and getting through the book was really tough. I'll still recommend this title to teens ... i think it could have broad appeal (though the cover is sort of girly) but there is certainly better dystopian teen lit out there.
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