I picked up this Ally Condie book at a scholastic book sale. My sister in law works there and informed me that this is the first in what will be a trilogy. Normally I scoff at young adult books, but given I learned my lesson when the Harry Potter series proved to be the most amazing books ever (I admit I was wrong!), I thought I'd give YA books another chance. I'm glad I did.
This is the story of a dystopian society. Cassia Reyes is ready for her Matching ceremony. This is where the Society tells each young adult who they are to marry. The Society decides everything. Who you marry, where you live, what your job is, what you eat, etc. Cassia has looked forward to this day for awhile. But when the time comes, she finds that her match is someone she knows, her childhood friend Xander. She brings her microcard, with the information she needs to know about her match, home to view it. She is shocked when she uses the microcard and realizes another boy's picture shows up. It is another boy she knows, named Ky. Cassia and Ky begin to fall in love. And Cassia realizes there are flaws in the Society. At the end, it is perfectly set up for the next book.
I very much enjoyed this story. It was an easy read, with a fun topic. I love stories that get your mind turning and make you wonder how a world like that would be to live in.
This one had 366 pages.
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