Matched #1.
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That beautiful cover is mean. It drew me right in with its pretty lime green bubble, unfortunately that is where my fascination ended.
Cassia who has been excited about getting matched, discovers that she’s matched with her best friend, Xander, which is shocking because matches usually happen between people that live in different cities/societies and especially not with someone you’ve known your own life. Not only that, there was a mistake made and she had another match with ‘Ky’. Although she’s told it’s a mistake, she can’t stop thinking about mysterious Ky.
I guess my biggest problem was that I was bored for most of the novel. I was bored with the story, the characters.... everything. Cassia was selfish, and dull. I tried to like her, but she never really gave me much reason to. Her relationships with Xander and Ky were impassive, I understand that Xander was chosen for her, so there were going to be fireworks every time they touched, but I still didn't even understand their appeal as friends, not just as a romantically involved couple. And the obsession with Ky... why? And that's all that it felt like to me, an obsession. I didn't feel or see the energy between them.
The Society wasn't explained very well. Why is The Society there? How did it come to be? Why the current precautions? Why are there people that live in The Society and others that don't? There is a war going on? Why? Where? With who? I had more questions than anything.
Matched was not what I expected at all. What a total snorefest. I was prepared to be blown away by the awesomeness hidden in these pages. Instead, I was so so disappointed. Such a shame, because the idea sounded amazing and I was so excited. I was expecting it to be fantastic, but unfortunately, it wasn’t. Not at all. It didn’t even come close to fantastic. Frankly, it was boring. I can't whole-heartedly recommend this book to anyone, it simply doesn't offer anything new or noteworthy. Do I really need to say I am not coming back for more?