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Jan 06, 2012 Erika rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, reviewed, bad-romance, mixed-feelings, pov-alternating, romance, two-stars, love-triangle, annoying-mc, dystopian

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Oh this book. This took way too long to read. Want to know why? I was bored throughout most of it. Yes in the synopsis above it calls this emotionally gripping but I have failed to see what is so gripping about this book.

I think that you should know that when I read Matched about a year ago I actually enjoyed it and I don't even remember why. Then I read Crossed and I swear that book was one of the most boring books I've ever read. I don't even remember ...more

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Sep 09, 2013 Lulu Belén rated it really liked it

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Jul 09, 2012 Ruo Nan rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-stars

I was heartbroken. What happened to Team Xander?

Alright, review time.

Reached is the final book in the Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie. This dystopian trilogy takes place in The Society, where the citizens have no choice whatsoever, aberrations are meant to die, and anomalies are the lowest of the low. Everything is planned and decided for a citizen, how much food they eat, when they sleep, how much exercise they receive, who they marry, what job they have, and when they die. There are only 100 po I was heartbroken. What happened to Team Xander?

Alright, review time.

Reached is the final book in the Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie. This dystopian trilogy takes place in The Society, where the citizens have no choice whatsoever, aberrations are meant to die, and anomalies are the lowest of the low. Everything is planned and decided for a citizen, how much food they eat, when they sleep, how much exercise they receive, who they marry, what job they have, and when they die. There are only 100 poems, 100 paintings, 100 stories, and 100 songs. No one in The Society is taught how to create, whether it be words, stories, art, of music. The Society even monitors a person's dreams! Cassia is broken between two boys; Ky is the aberration Cassia can never have, Xander is the golden boy Cassia has known forever. While the Society is on the brink of collapse the three of them join the rebel group called the Rising which is lead by the Pilot.

Reached takes places right where Crossed ended. Cassia, Ky, and Xander (now all in the Rising) have each been assigned to their individual tasks. Cassia works somewhat as a double agent sorter in Central. Ky becomes a pilot (along with Indie) in Camas. Xander becomes an Official and a physic in Camas. The beginning of the rebellion begins when the plague infects the whole Society and only the Rising has enough cures. Later, month after month pass as the Rising swoops in and cures the citizens, therefore earning power in The Society. After everything seems brighter, the virus that started the plague mutates and even people who have been cured starts becoming still once again. Only the immune are safe while the rest of the population are dying. It's up to Xander and Cassia to find the cure and save Ky and the rest of what used to be The Society.

Why 3 stars you might ask?

+1 star: The writing of Ally Condie is fantastic. She writes so beautifully and so poetically

+1 star: The basis of this trilogy was alright. It was definitely a light dystopian unlike the Hunger Games or Divergent. I liked how this was less about violence and more about the government being corrupt with power.

+1 star: I'm a sucker for medical stuff. I watch House MD and I like science and biology so naturally I loved the talk about viruses and cures.

+1 star: This became really emotional when Indie and Cassia's father dies.

+1 star: The ending was wow. Read it, you'll know what I mean.

-1 star: I did not ship Ky, I did not support it AT. ALL. I was Team Xander all the way and whenever he was rejected or when he moved on, I was heartbroken!

-1 star: The disappointment of Crossed still haunts Reached. There were a few moments in Reached when I really wanted to stop reading.

Total: 3 stars! ...more

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Feb 07, 2013 Janhavi♥herondale rated it liked it

*Clears voice* Ahem..okay so now that the series is over i can finally say whoo hooo!!! I am sad that the series is over but i wont miss like TID, because if there was a 4th book than...i dont know what i would do!!

SPOILERS BELOW!! if you wanna see than go ahead it not like you will miss alot.....

About the book: Pros
-I REALLY like how it was different characters perspective in each chapter, so it never really got boring so thumbs for that Ally!

- When i started the book i thought it was goin ...more

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Dec 15, 2012 Abigail rated it really liked it

Shelves: true-love, utopian, love-triangles, third, multi-perspectives

I am greatly disturbed by this ending because, against all odds, I thought that (view spoiler) ...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Beth ~Mrs.SheldonCooper~ rated it it was amazing

Perfect ending to the perfect trilogy! I loved this book so much! It made me cry at the end because I wasn't expecting it. I would definitely recommend this book and the whole trilogy! ...more

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