Crossed (2011)
Condie, Ally
Young Adult, Fiction
Rating: 5 out of 10
No warnings
Crossed is the sequel to the novel Matched. Each chapter alternates from Ky to Cassia's point of view, so you get to read both of their sides of the story. The book starts out a few months after the ending of Matched, Ky has been taken away to the outer provinces, and Cassia was sent to a work camp for rebellious teenagers. Ky has been sent to the outer provinces to fight the rebellion, and he wants to escape and find a way to get to Cassia. Meanwhile, Cassia is trying to find a way to get out of the work camp so she can find Ky. As you read Crossed you will follow Cassia and Ky fighting against their twisted society, and their desperate journey to find each other.
As Cassia and Ky fight against their society, they realize that their love is really strong, and the society, no matter how hard they try, cannot stop them from being with each other.
Crossed is an intense, action-packed novel, that gives you a sneak peak into the life of two teenagers living in a futuristic, yet corrupt society. The author switches off between the two main characters, both narrarating in first person. The author has a very poetic style of writing, and often refers to a certain poem by Alfred Tennyson, called Crossing the Bar.
Crossed is a Young Adult, futuristic fiction, novel. It is a late junior high school level and up. Crossed is very similar to the Hunger Games series, and also the Uglies series. Those who enjoy reading about teens struggling against their corrupt societies, far into the future, will most likely enjoy this book.
I would recommend this book, although the prequel to this book was slow and on the verge of boring, I feel that the author kicked it up a notch and added action and suspense to the romantic and forbidden love story of Ky and Cassia.
"This futuristic fable of love and free will ask: Can there be freedom without choice? The tale of Cassia's journey from acceptance to rebellion will draw you in and leave you wanting more."
~ Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author
"Love triangle+ struggle against the powers that be= perfect escape."
~MTV.com
