Matched by Ally Condie is the reason I have bags under my eyes. I literally have to force myself to put the book down and get some rest before my best friend named Migraine pays me a visit. Let me tell you why I like this book and why need to read the next book, Crossed, ASAP. 
 Cassia Reyes lives the good life. Meals are delivered to their home three times a day, goes to Second school and participates in scheduled recreation activities. She has an "internship" before she is assigned a permanent job. She is raised by her loving mother and father believing and never questioning the Society. In fact, it's not just her who believes in the Society. Everybody trusts the Society and their decisions. They have the best intentions for everybody. They never make a mistake. 
 One thing the Society does is "match" a boy and a girl based on genetics. For longevity of life. To procreate children without defects. To create a normal life. 
 Cassia Reyes is matched to Xander Carrow; her best friend, now her future husband. The odds of being matched to someone you know is uncommon and it hasn't happened in a long time. Cassia was excited, elated. After being matched, they each get a microcard that contains information about their match. 
 Her best friend is her match. Her best friend is going to be her husband. 
 Seems like the perfect life right? 
 She never questioned the Society until she opened the microcard. She did see Xander's face. However, she also saw someone else's. 
 Ky Markham. 
 Another boy who lives in the same Borough. Another boy she has known since she was a kid. 
 After this incident, Cassia became confused. Was Ky's face an error in the system? Did the Matching Department make a mistake? 
 Is Ky Markham supposed to be her match? 
 Cassia became curious with Ky -- a mysterious, secretive boy, from a well respected family. She kept thinking and dreaming about him even if she is supposed to be thinking about her match, about Xander. 
 Her grandfather, bless his soul, knew about the "error" in her microcard. He was a big part in making sure that Cassia starts to question how the Society operates; how the Society controls everything, and gives the people enough to pacify them and keep them under control. 
 As her curiosity with Ky grows, Cassia is in the brink of having an Infarction under her name and end endangering the people she loves. Will she chose the predetermined, law abiding life or will she challenge the Society? Will she accept the choice that was made for her or will she finally break free and fight for the life she wants and the man she truly loves? 
 My comments: 
 Matched is not a perfect book. However, it is paced appropriately; not too fast and not too slow. 
 My heart was wrenched when her Grandfather died and was enraged on how the elderly die at a predetermined age. 
 Cassia has her times where she is very naive. 
 There was very little representation of Xander in the book. I did not feel attached to him. I did feel sorry for him when Cassia told him that she is in love with someone else. 
 Now that this review is done, I will commence the reading for the second book. 
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