I started out reading this as a skeptic. I had heard mixed reviews, namely that this was a retelling of a couple other dystopian stories. While there are some similarities, I would say most dystopian tales have similarities due to the nature of the tale. That being said, I enjoyed the first installment of the Matched trilogy much more than I imagined. 
 Cassia is a teenager who is taking the first steps towards the life she always dreamed of leading within the Society. Throughout the novel, she acts like the teenager she is, but also shows a great deal of growth and thought, not only about her own actions, reactions, and the consequences she faces, but how Society has created the web that is her life and what she feels about that. I can't wait to start listening to the second book, though it will have to wait until I whittle down some of the other books in my stack. 
 I listened to the audio version of this book, and while the narrator does a good job of Cassia and some of the younger characters, her male voicing leaves much to be desired. Ignoring that wasn't too difficult though, and she made the character of Cassia into a believable teenager staring at the edge of adulthood.