Reviews

• “The hottest YA title to hit bookstores since The Hunger Games.”
  –Entertainment Weekly

• “Impressive writing that’s bound to captivate young minds.”
  –The Los Angeles Times

• “If you like a ton of romance with your totalitarian government, this novel is for you!”
  –Family Circle

• “Think The Giver, but sexier.”
  –Lincoln Journal Star

• “Absolutely riveting! Matched is a must-read.”
  –Melissa Marr, New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series

• “This futuristic fable of love and free will asks: Can there be freedom without choice? The tale of Cassia’s journey from acceptance to rebellion will draw you in and leave you wanting more.”
  –Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of The Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments series

• “This one’s a fierce, unforgettable page-turner in its own right.”
  –Kirkus, starred review

• “If you liked The Hunger Games then you should enjoy Matched.”
  –Winston-Salem Journal

• “I can’t stop thinking about Matched. It’s impossible to put down this enthralling romance, set in a chilling world where every choice is predicted and even love is controlled. I need to know what happens next. More please!”
  –Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Hands and Teeth and The Dead-Tossed Waves

• “The stunning clarity and attention to detail in Condie’s Big Brother-like world is a feat. The author just as easily tears this world apart while deftly exploring the individual cost of societal perfection and the sacrifices inherent in freedom of choice.”
  –Booklist

• “In a story that is at once evocative of Lois Lowry’s The Giver, George Orwell’s 1984, and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Condie introduces readers to the ‘perfect’ Society. Her awakening and developments are realistically portrayed, and supporting characters like Cassia’s parents and her grandfather add depth to the story. Fans of The Giver will devour this book and impatiently demand the next installment.”
  –School Library Journal

• “For adolescents with an appetite for fiction, I want to recommend a new novel called Matched, science fiction by former high school teacher Ally Condie. Her book takes the worry of dating and marriage to the nth degree in an America of the future.”
  –All Things Considered

• “Condie’s enthralling and twisty dystopian plot is well served by her intriguing characters and fine writing.”
  –Publishers Weekly, starred review

• “Love triangle + struggle against the powers that be = perfect…escape.”
  –MTV.com

• “Matched lives up to the hype...teens might find themselves fighting with their parents over who gets to read their copy first.”
  –Deseret News

• “[A] superb dystopian romance.”
  –Wall Street Journal

• “Matched is a page-turning, dystopian love story, written with the soul of a poet. Finally, a brave new world that readers from Twilight to The Hunger Games will claim as their own.”
  –Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, New York Times bestselling authors of Beautiful Creatures

• “A Must Read.”
  -Girls Life Magazine

• “Condie masterfully presents this not quite dystopian society with enough balance to make it clear how it is both suffocating and entirely warm and safe. There is an earnest, well-intentioned reason behind every creepy action the Society takes that sheds light on the way they attained all-powerful status. Cassia…is an excellent narrator, as she is both insider and outsider to the machinations of the Society, the most intriguing element of this romance. It is the journey into independence that really changes Cassia in ways that readers will find memorable.”
  –BCCB