I started this book back in January as an audiobook - one of the first ones I listed to on my new nook, as a matter of fact. I borrowed it from the library, and when my loan was up, I hadn't quite finished it & then I forgot all about it until I requested it from the library again - this time as an ebook.

I reread it from the beginning again, and realized I had listened to about 75% of it the first time around.

The book is about a Post Apocalyptic world, where every part of an individual's life is ordered, right down to the food you eat. Personally, it's a nightmare / horror world, because to take away all of our choices, from the clothes you wear, to what you own, to your job to your "match", is what gives our lives meaning. Society has also gotten rid of everything that makes our world special - there's only 100 movies, 100 books, 100 paintings, 100 poems, and so on. Like I said - it's a nightmare world.

So, my thoughts on the book? LOVED the audiobook version which was very well done, and it always reminds me of just how much I enjoy listening to books. Cassia starts off the book very positive about the world she lives in, and by the end of the book, she's grown up a lot, has learned about harsh reality, and is ready to find her true love, despite horrible danger. All in all, however, I didn't really care for Cassia & really didn't get involved with her as a character & I just couldn't get into the whole falling in love storyline which just seemed sudden.

I think my favorite characters in the book were Cassia's grandfather & little brother, at best minor characters in the book.