This book definitely reminds me of 'The Giver' by Lois Lowry, but it's not like that's a bad thing. Although I did really enjoy the giver, I also enjoyed matched. The similarity doesn't bother me: they're both greatly written books, and thats what matters most. I like how the people in the world within matched are still aware of what's going on, enough for some of them to kinda get that something is wrong. I also love how this book has a romance!! I can't wait to get my hands on the next book!