We don’t know what happened to the world to create this Society but that doesn’t matter. I love her design of this dystopian future. Some of this trilogy seemed somewhat slow paced but that was easily made up in the faster paced, tension fuelled scenes.Ĭondie’s writing flows well throughout the books, it has a very poetic feel to it, I found this series gripping and exciting. All of Condie’s characters develop well through this trilogy. Reading Matched I struggled to have any feelings for Xander but as his character develops through the books I was able to sympathise with how he felt. I also love how Condie was able to tie in the beautiful poetry from Dylan Thomas and other wonderful poets. You can also feel the love she has for her friends and family and the disdain she begins to feel towards the Officials. She builds tension well and you can feel the strain Cassia feels at times. The Matched Trilogy is full of twists that keep you on your toes, you have to keep thinking and wondering what might happen next. Cassia, Ky and Xander are wonderful characters with a depth that develops throughout the trilogy. I’ll have to look into Ally’s other stuff, because this was great!Ĭondie writes in a way that draws the reader in, her characters are relatable and the Society she has created is something that can be understood but not liked. The fact that it used literature as a weapon was just wonderful. That’s always fun to see.Īlly Condie used both a Thomas and a Tennyson poem to mold her rebellion around, and that was probably my favorite part. She goes from insecure and unsure of herself to really strong and confident. The main character, Cassia Reyes has a wonderful growth throughout the trilogy. They were written in such a way that I felt for them and wanted them to do things and hated and loved them all at once. The corrupted-but-tricky government took on a different cloak, but the rebellion was a little cliché. It was fun and interesting and everything you could want in a dystopian YA novel. The whole plague and cure thing was really interesting.Īll in all, this series was very entertaining.

This one took a little while to get going, and was kinda slow and monotonous in parts. It was pretty fast-paced and kept me turning the pages.Ĭrossed: 4 stars. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” Old age should burn and rage at close of day

Matched trilogy