A Google user
I enjoyed "Crossed"--there were some good moments of suspense and the love triangle between Cassia, Xander and Ky grows more tangled. I do have to say though, there were some elements of the story that were very muddled, and I didn't find them convincing enough to read closely and even try to figure out. Put the society elements from "Hunger Games" in a blender, along with 1984, and you get some weirdo elements that make up Condie's Society vs. Rising descriptions. Somewhat contrived, while also being a little too confusing to make it as streamlined as the Hunger Games trilogy. I'm still excited for the next book, and enough has kept me interested to see exactly how the story will unfold.
A Google user
Crossed was more action packed than Matched, although it started out a bit slow to me. I think this is mostly because it's been such seemingly long time since I've read Matched. I should've re-read or at least looked up some spoilers. But even with that, I remembered the characters and the main gist of the story.
Once I was back into Cassia's head, and the flow of the story, I didn't want to put it down. I just had to know what would happen next, and what trials she'd face next. Another thing that I liked about Crossed is that we get more into the head of Ky. He is still a pretty big mystery to me, because even though we were in his thoughts, they still seemed veiled or guarded. I did learn a lot more about him though, and I think that it helped the pacing to have him in the story.
Quite a few things surprised me in the story... how much I was able to care about some of the secondary characters that were new to the story for one. Xander also surprised me... I can't really say why, but he did something in the story and then something about his character from previous book that I didn't know and never would've guessed.
This is a great second book, and I can't wait for the conclusion!
Lyndsey Yvonne Darwin- Spooner
I love love love! Make sure you read in order or you'll miss out. I absolutely 100% recommend these books. At the end, when you put the third book down, you'll be here leaving the same review. I'm hoping a spin off series follows with other characters happy endings. These books more than any other, remind you to OPEN YOUR EYES, enjoy life while you can and appreciate what you have! Stop and smell the newroses, as it were :-P
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