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Matched by Ally Condie
4.0

Really enjoyable story. I admit, one of my favorite genres is what I think of as YA dystopia, which is almost always better than the adult dystopia. The Giver by Lois Lowry was one of my favorite rereads as a kid and Matched is a worthy successor to that tradition.
Condie creates a great world, well realized, one that seems both a step and a chasm away from our own. Cassia is an excellent narrator and, seeing the world through her eyes, Condie emphasizes both the horrors of the story and how easy it is to miss them.
Not to mention, the love-match part of the story is so incredibly compelling. Now I just have to wait for the next two books in the trilogy to come out. Sigh.