I am giving this a reluctant 4 stars. This follow up to Allie Condie`s very successful Matched, and the 2nd book in a planned trilogy was clearly a bridge novel to the finale but I enjoyed it nonetheless. In Matched I did not completely buy the relationship between Cassia and Ky and their insta_love. However reading Crossed from both Cassia`s perspective as well as from Ky`s, I understood how they came to love each other and understood the deep love that Ky had for her Cassia is another story though, as she has both Ky and Xander in her life. This installment was less about that choice and more about the journey to find Ky and possibly the Rising. 
 Along the way in the search for Ky and Cassia to find each other, we are introduced to several new characters that join both Ky and Cassia in their search. I anticipate that at least on of these characters we will see in the next installment. Although I enjoyed the further development of Ky in particular, there is much we did not learn about Indie, and I think she has a lot to say. 
 I was not happy with the end of Crossed, and am hopeful that Condie will bring it in the last installment of the trilogy. I just found the ending to be annoying and frustrating. Ky and Cassia came so far only to... Well I won't spoil it, but let me just say, it seemed like kind of a cop out on both the characters parts, as well as on the part of the author. I am really looking to Condie to make the right choices in the final installment.