Waiting On Wednesday #33

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted  by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

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Cover Reveal: Reached by Ally Condie

Doing this on the smartphone app to see if it works :) but anyway here is the cover reveal!
Reached (Matched #3) by Ally Condie
Out : 1st Nov 2012 (UK), 13th Nov 2012 (US)
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Crossed (Matched #2) by Ally Condie

Format: Paperback

Pages: 367

Published: 24th Nov 2011

Publisher: Puffin

Source: Publisher for Review

Genre: YA Dystopian

Description:

Rules are different outside the Society.

Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky-taken by the Society to his certain death-only to find that he has escaped into the majestic, but treacherous, canyons. On this wild frontier are glimmers of a different life and the enthralling promise of rebellion. But even as Cassia sacrifices everything to reunite with Ky, ingenious surprises from Xander may change the game once again. 

Review:

After reading and really enjoying Matched, I was super excited to start reading Crossed. My expectations were high, thinking it would be better than Matched. However, I found Crossed a disappointing and lacking excitment.

Crossed is set not long after Matched ends. Following the separation between Cassia and Ky. Crossed see our two main characters embarking on difficult journeys in search of each other. Along the way, they sacrifices are made and secrets are reveal. 

I am torn on how to review this book. I am not going to lie. I found the plot very very boring. It starts out very promising and had the potiental to be amazing and thrilling. However, it was slow. Very slow, I kept waiting for something exciting to happen and itdidn’t.And  If it wasn’t for the characters in this book I wouldn’t have been able to finish it. 

I adore the characters. Cassia and Ky are both very strong lead characters and they make the book worthwhile. Crossed is told from both Cassia and Ky POV and usually I am not a big fan of  POV in some cases it works perfectly. Like here. We get to see a completely different side of Ky and learn more about his background and his parents. I sometimes didn’t want to leave him when it changed back to Cassia. Only because we don’t really learn anything new about Cassia but I love her none the less. 

We are also introduced to some new and very interesting characters. Such as Indie. I kinda didn’t know what to think of her. All the way through the book I thought there was something iffy about her but she was always there for Cassia and help her out so that made me like her. 

Overall, I personally found this very slow and the story doesn’t really develop much. However, the ending was actually very good and I adore the characters.  I am very interested to see how the next book is and what’s in store for Cassia and Ky.

Rate: 3/5

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Matched (Matched #1) by Ally Condie

Format: Kindle
Pages: 384
Published: 2nd Dec 2010
Publisher: Puffin
Genre: YA Dystopian, Romance
Buy: Book Depository I Amazon UKI Amazon US

Description:

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 with complete certainty that 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

Review:

I have had this book on my TBR since .... well since forever it seems. I decided it was time to actually read it and now I wonder, why did I leave it so long? I honestly have no idea because I really enjoyed this book, alot more than I thought I would.

Matched is set in the future in a world were everything is controlled by "The Officals". The Society tells you who you are going marry, how many kids you will have and even when you will die. Cassia has always lived by the rules and trust the Society. However, things are all as they seem and soon Cassia is thrown off course in her life and thinking of things she shouldn't be thinking of. Mainly Ky, the boy who ISN'T her Match. (I suck at plot descriptions lol)

I went into reading this book with hardly any expectation. I have read a few mixed reviewed and was unsure. But I was so surprise by just how much I enjoyed this book. I really adored Cassia, our main character. She is very innocent and naive and trusts everything about her Society, she doesn't question them. She is Matched with Xander, her best friend and he is so lovely and is very clear that they have a special bond. However, after a "mistake" by the Society all Cassia thinks about is Ky and seriously those two are adorable. Ky, is a strong silent type who is very swoon worthly.

Matched is a fantastic Dystopian YA novel, the plot is freaking amazing. A world where everything is set by the Society it's got that Big Brother feel to it. It's exciting and thrilling and quite scary because I honestly wouldn't want to know when I was going to die. Death scares me badly and that part of the Society I did not like. I also felt at times it was quite slow is pace and didn't flow as well as I wanted it to. And I think this was mainly because there would be pages and pages where there was no conversation between the characters. I have said this in other reviews, I love conversation in books and alot of it. And even though there was plenty in this book, I don't like having alot pages between each conversation.

That was my only negatives about the book. The rest I adored! Including the heartbreaking ending I felt all the emotions the characters where feeling and I felt like I was there with them.

Dystopian is becoming one of the favourite genres to read. Especially when there is a romance in it. Matched ticked those to boxes for me and I really can't wait to see what happens next in Crossed

Rate: 4/5

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Cover Lover (22)

Matched (Matched #1)by Ally Condie 

In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.

Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s barely any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one . . . until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow—between perfection and passion.

Crossed (Matched #2) by Ally Condie

1st Nov 2011

In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky — taken by the Society to his certain death — only to find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues in his wake.

Cassia’s quest leads her to question much of what she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a different life across the border. But as Cassia nears resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and a surprise visit from Xander — who may hold the key to the uprising and, still, to Cassia’s heart — change the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses make the path more twisted than ever.

I haven't read any Matched. Yet. I really wanted to but I am waiting until nearer the time of released of Crossed before I buy it. These covers are just sooo pretty and unique dont think I have seen anything out there that are anything like these covers. I like both covers. I don't think I can pick between them. Although I love the green dress. 

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