Matched by Ally Condie

I found this book while doing some research on the internet, and I happen to come across it at the Library, which is rare. Normally I have to order books in order to get the ones I desire. So it was a nice surprise to be able to walk in and pick this one up.  

The story is about a dystopian society where the population is ran by the "Officials" They supply your food, choose where you work, the age you pass away, and who you are Matched with. All of this is based on a system and they look at your personal statistics and DNA to figure out the best options for all of the items in your life. Cassia has grown up with this way of life and has had no reason to mistrust it, that is until the night of her 17th birthday when she is matched.  Ultimately she is thrilled with the match that was given to her, but when she looks at the microcard to learn more about her match, a different face shows up on her screen and it makes her question the entire system. 

I was ultimately not overly impressed with this book. I found the plot too predictable and I felt like there were a lot of gaps in emotions that needed to be filled. Meaning I felt like the main character started to have feelings for someone without any real substance behind them. 

This is the start of a series, but I do not believe I will be finishing it anytime soon. As a book lover and I interested in how the story ends...but as of the moment I have other books that are pulling for my attention so I think I may just give it to them first and save the remaining books for a rainy day.

Have you read the books? What did you think?

Happy Reading!