Matched

The latest series that I read is called the 'Matched Series' by Allie Condie. I must admit that this is one of those "latest and greatest" series fads that everyone is reading and yes, I jumped on the bandwagon and read them too. The series is yet another futuristic series where a new form of government has taken over. This particular government is called The Society which holds complete control over practically everything that its citizens do. From where they work to who they marry every thing is pretty much decided for them. There is no choice. The reward for this is safety. There is no disease, no wars, just citizens living peaceful lives. When  The Society first came about they even had a committee to examine all of the art and music in the world. This committee selected 100 songs and 100 paintings to survive and destroyed the rest. Therefore there is no longer creation of art or music of any kind and has become a lost art. When teenagers reach a certain age they attend what is known as a Match Banquet. They get to go have a fancy dinner with food they have never had and at the end there is a ceremony where every teenager is given a match, or future spouse if you will, from somewhere in The Society. Almost everyone is matched to someone that they have never met, so when Cassia is matched to someone she has known her whole life, she is completely shocked. The week following the Match Banquet is the beginning of realization for Cassia  that The Society may not be as perfect as she always thought.

While I did enjoy this series and found it an entertaining read, I think it might be a little overrated. Yes it is good, but no it is not amazing. Just a fun read. I would recommend it, but I just hope it doesn't become an unbelievably overrated fad like Twilight (ugh). (Oh no, I wouldn't say these books are as terrible as Twilight, I was just referring to the fad thing.)