Death and survival is cleverly entwined with love and longing, this book pulled all my heartstrings at once, with the sadness linked to war but also the devastating backgrounds we find many of these characters have had to go through. Once again, Ally Condie has created a masterpiece and this book will definitely be added to my top ten.

For the rest of Georgina Phillipson’s review, head over to Spinebreakers for more

Amanda Tew of the Florida Times-Union recently reviewed MATCHED and said:

This is definitely a great read for any chick from young adult to very much adult. It left me drooling for more.

Read the rest of the review at the Florida Times-Union online.

I really enjoyed Crossed. I loved being inside of Ky’s head and understanding more of his motives and his past. I enjoyed seeing Cassia displaced from the world she was used to and the fact that she was able to rise to the occasion and survive. I enjoyed getting to know the new characters — Indie with her toughness, Eli with his innocence, Vick with his secrets. I love Ally Condie’s gentle writing and the way beautiful art and poetry is prized as a precious thing — and the way it is transformed into something more than scraps of paper and simple prints for Cassia as she leaves the Society.

The rest of the Story Girl’s review is here

This second novel is an Odyssey, of sorts. Since the explosive happenings of ‘Matched’, Cassia has had her eyes opened to the short-comings of Society. She now sees the detriment in having only One Hundred Poems and One Hundred Paintings. She questions the life-limitation imposed at the age of 80. She has learnt to write when writing is forbidden, and she has fallen in love with an aberration boy who was not chosen for her. ‘Crossed’ is a very different book from ‘Matched’, purely because Cassia’s narrative is suddenly self-aware and questioning. Her easy compliance and blinkered non-questioning of ‘Matched’ is no more, and when ‘Crossed’ begins Cassia is an entirely different person.

Find out more of what the Alpha reader thought of Crossed here

Kristin at Growing up YA recently got her hands on an ARC of CROSSED from the NY Comic Con and loved it!

Crossed, which is told through both Cassia and Ky’s POV’s, is such a powerful followup to the first book. I say powerful because we not only find out what’s going on in the outer provinces, but we really dive into Ky’s backstory, which is incredibly moving and heartbreaking.  I also didn’t realize how invested I would become in these characters.  I really felt for them and was on the edge of my seat theentire time!

You can find the rest of her review here

With a new list of characters, a most surprising direction to the plot, and an ending that leaves me thinking and wanting answers now, I felt that this second novel in the series was a really surprising addition.

See what else Becky from One Literature Nut thinks about CROSSED by Ally Condie here.

Crossed has multiple layers which hint at the true nature of the book and its characters, just as a proper title should. At first glance, it seems to tell the reader that yes, this is not the sedate and leisurely story that Matched was. Sure, there’s romance, but the tension is much more palpable and real. Cassia, Ky and Xander cross lines they never dreamed they would see, and yet it is that connection to each other that makes them strong.

You can read the rest of the review at Mermaid Vision Books.

McArthur Public Library in Biddeford, Maine recently posted a review of Crossed from a teens perspective who said that Crossed is:

A powerful novel that makes you wonder about your own capacity for love and hate…

Read the rest of Marissa’s great review of Crossed by Ally Condie here

Confessions of a Book Addict recently reviewed CROSSED by Ally Condie and gave it 4/5 stars!

The incorporation of poetry and her lyrical descriptions are lovely. I found myself re-reading certain lines that flowed so beautifully.  Her graceful writing style was juxtaposed by the rustic setting and raw emotions in Crossed. She’s so talented!

Read the rest of their thorough review on their site here.

Lovin’ Me Some Romance recently gave a 5 star review to Ally Condie’s first novel in the MATCHED trilogy series!

With a beautifully rendered dystopian world, Matched engaged me from the first scene through the last. Whispers of sinister underpinnings provide an endless store of intrigue to propel the reader forward. Every Citizen carries three emergency pills at all times, what are they for? Why aren’t they allowed into each other’s homes? And why is everyone so afraid to break the rules? I can’t promise that all of these questions are answered in Matched, but I can say this book is a fun read and once you pick it up, it won’t be long before you’re ready to read Crossed.