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Now that society has advanced through controlling the genetics of the population to the point that they can guarantee a full and healthy life up to age 80 (not a day more though, mind you), everything is not as perfect as it seems. On Match Day, Cassia is excited when Xander, her neighbor and good friend, is announced as her match. When she opens the data card to read more about Xander, though, Ky's picture appears instead of Xander's. This leads to confusion as she begins to question the choice
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Really liked this one! It's a dystopian YA novel, premise of the current society chooses everything for the citizens based upon statistical probability of things. At 17, all students are shown their matches, who will be their spouse, if they don't opt to be a Single for life. The main character is shown her match and unlike 99% of the others where their match lives in a different place, hers is one of her best friends. They celebrate. She takes home the disc they give with the Match's info on it
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Loved listening to this audiobook.
Listened June 2012
Listened June 2012
