Crossed
Ally Condie
Dutton, Nov 1 2011, $17.99
ISBN: 9780525423652
Society declared Xander and Cassias an official Match. However, Cassia who had always obeyed the rules knows she loves Ky and nothing Society says or does will alter that fact.
Ky has been removed from her, but Cassia vows to free herself from the work camps she currently is assigned to in order to reunite with her true love. She assumes Society has banished him to the dangerous Outer Provinces where the undesirable are stationed to die as cannon fodder “decoys” for the unnamed Enemy to kill. Cassie maneuvers Society enabling her to be sent to the Outer Provinces in search of Ky though she knows the risks are great and that Xander will demand his Matched mate come to him.
This is a terrific middle book though nothing major is tied up and it behooves the audience to read Matched first to understand what has happened to the lead couple. The story line is action-packed yet told in the diverse first person rotating between pessimistic depressed Ky and optimistic upbeat Cassia. High school age science fiction readers will appreciate Ally Condie’s powerfully vivid romantic triangle within a dictatorial 1984 like Society.
Harriet Klausner
Ally Condie
Dutton, Nov 1 2011, $17.99
ISBN: 9780525423652
Society declared Xander and Cassias an official Match. However, Cassia who had always obeyed the rules knows she loves Ky and nothing Society says or does will alter that fact.
Ky has been removed from her, but Cassia vows to free herself from the work camps she currently is assigned to in order to reunite with her true love. She assumes Society has banished him to the dangerous Outer Provinces where the undesirable are stationed to die as cannon fodder “decoys” for the unnamed Enemy to kill. Cassie maneuvers Society enabling her to be sent to the Outer Provinces in search of Ky though she knows the risks are great and that Xander will demand his Matched mate come to him.
This is a terrific middle book though nothing major is tied up and it behooves the audience to read Matched first to understand what has happened to the lead couple. The story line is action-packed yet told in the diverse first person rotating between pessimistic depressed Ky and optimistic upbeat Cassia. High school age science fiction readers will appreciate Ally Condie’s powerfully vivid romantic triangle within a dictatorial 1984 like Society.
Harriet Klausner
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