From the Bookshelf of Nothing But Reading Challenges…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
I added this to my TBR because the person who recommended it saw some similarities with another book I like though except for that one particular thing, there wasn’t really much else. However, it’s funny how I kept getting flashes of other dystopian...
The novel opens with Cassia on the train, on her way to her Matching ceremony. I had in my mind of Katniss on her way to the Capital. The way she’s surrounded with all the glamour that is a contract with the drabness of real life. That’s all the re ...more
The novel opens with Cassia on the train, on her way to her Matching ceremony. I had in my mind of Katniss on her way to the Capital. The way she’s surrounded with all the glamour that is a contract with the drabness of real life. That’s all the re ...more
So, after finishing this I gave it three stars, but have since bumped it down to two. I'm thinking my original three star review came on the high of "oh-my-gosh-I'm-finally-back-into-reading-after-a-month-of-nothing-and-I-have-finished-two-books-in-two-days!" high.
It's a thing. Trust me. I'm still feeling it.
So, after that initial rush of "yay reading!" I started to really think about the book and realized that my three stars was a tad optimistic. Not that the book was bad, but I prefer the ori ...more
It's a thing. Trust me. I'm still feeling it.
So, after that initial rush of "yay reading!" I started to really think about the book and realized that my three stars was a tad optimistic. Not that the book was bad, but I prefer the ori ...more
Had I not just read Delirium, which has similar themes and was better, I'd have given this another star. In this future dystopian society, all members are matched for marriage, their lives planned out for them. When the protagonist sees that she has been matched with two boys by mistake, she questions what love truly is and if society has it wrong.
...more
Like another dystopian tale. Interesting, but slow paced.
Feb 11, 2013
Kari
marked it as to-read
Feb 23, 2013
Lolis Flores
marked it as to-read
May 29, 2013
Julie
added it
Jan 06, 2014
Mimmi
marked it as to-read
Feb 02, 2017
Jessie
marked it as to-read
