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The Society has been all Cassia knows, but when during her Matching Ceremony Xander's face appears, followed by a quick flash of Ky's face before fading to black, Cassia begins to have some questions.

She is told it's an error and her life is meant to be spent with Xander, but Cassia can't get Ky out of her head. As Ky and Cassia begin to fall in love, Cassia begins to question the Society, embarking down the path that is away from everything she has ever known and no one ever dares to follow.

I've heard so many wonderful things about this book. I've heard nothing but glowing things about it. I really liked it, but for me it just didn't have a wow factor to push it to the next level. There were so many wonderful things about it, but it just didn't have that addictive quality I crave for in a book.

The characters were my favorite part of this book. I really liked Ky, he was so sweet. Cassia was a strong character as well. Even the smaller characters really just came to life and brought so much to the story. Cassia's Grandpa was another character I simply loved - he was such a nice person.

I loved the society aspect of Matched. The world was just so neat. I really liked all the little details Condie put in. The plot was intriguing, but, for me, was the biggest fault of the book. It just lacked that umph that makes me crazy addicted to a book. I still was interested while I read, but there was never that need to know what is happening next. It was simply good.

The story was a bit slow moving for my liking. Condie did a wonderful job developing the world, but that took a lot of time. The ending was one of the best parts of the book, and has me very excited for the next book. I think the sequel(s) to this book will be even better than this one, as the world is already built and it doesn't need to be developed.

I did like this one, and I would suggest reading it. It wouldn't make my favorite list, but is definately worth your time to read.