Crossed

Another YA review! This one is for Crossed by Ally Condie. (http://www.amazon.com/Crossed-Ally-Condie/dp/0525423656). This is the sequel to Matched. Basically, it is the dystopian love-triangle that you see in YA all the time. The "unique" twist is that every one is "matched" with their soul mate. But, Cassia, the main character, gets matched with two boys. She has to choose between her best friend and the guy that she has fallen in love with. Basically, that's the plot of Matched.

In Crossed, she has chosen (I won't tell you which one) and he was sent away. She got herself in trouble to try to escape the Society in order to join back up with him. This book is about her journey, and the choice they have to make together to join the Rising (the rebellion).

To be honest, there wasn't much remarkable about this novel. There were several moments of excellent suspense and the novel ended with a complete cliffhanger. My favorite thing about this series though, is the constant stress on the importance of history and art, including literature, poetry, songs, and visual art. But, there is not much that differentiates this novel from the myriad of other love triangles dystopian novels on the market right now. I do recommend the series if that is what you like because they are pretty well written and have excellent- if rather obvious- symbolism.

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DFTBA and Best Wishes!