I know that we have all heard the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” and laughed because it is what we all do. We judge books for their worth or readability and are drawn to even pick them up based off of the cover art. This is one of those books that I wish I could cover in a brown paper bag. The cover art does not represent the themes or the content of this series. I started listening to Matched because it was one of the Book Olympiad choices. I would have never picked up the book otherwise. I thoroughly enjoyed walking through Cassia’s life and following her decisions down the paths she chose. It was a journey I look forward to continuing in Crossed and Reached.
Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander’s face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham’s face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it’s a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she’s destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can’t stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society’s infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.
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