This week I read the latest addition of the Matched trilogy, Reached. It continues off the story with what seems to be a few weeks between the last chapters of the other books and the first of this one. It flips back and forth between three characters, spending a chapter at a time on the thoughts, actions, and challenges of each one, even when they are reunited.
While Reached follows the same plot, the main conflict of the other two books is shifted slightly to encompass a plague that has brought the Society to its knees. The challenge for main characters Cassia, Xander, and Ky is to find the elusive cure to the mutated virus.
One thing that author Ally Condie does extremely well is set up the talents and relationships of the characters to balance each other. Cassia is smart, logical, determined, and, generally, a good girl. Ky is quiet and mysterious, but kind and devoted. He expects nothing because of his obstacle riddled past. Xander loves people, and his talents lead him into a medical field, where he helps to work out a cure. The three have their differences and their issues, but in the end they seem to make up the perfect team of protagonists.
So for reading times:
Reached by Ally Condie: 1/6- 45min. 1/7- 15min. 1/8- 10min. 1.9-20min. 1/12- 1hr. 1/13- 30min. 0%-70% (on kindle)
Total: 3hrs. 70%
Good post. I do not think I would be interested in reading this book myself because it seems to be more of a, "chick book". Perhaps you could prove me wrong that this book does not have a predictable plot with your girl cameo characters.
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