Matched Trilogy: Crossed (Series #02) (Hardcover)

from MashaK99

As most second books in a trilogy, this one is definitely darker. It's also much slower, letting us spend some quality time with Cassia and Ky. We discover more about the Society and the groups outside of it, including the mysterious Rising. The Big Reveal about one of the characters is not all t...

from MrsBoswellBooks

Crossed follows Cassia and Ky through their journeys in the Outer Provinces. Things are not easy for either characters. Cassia is maneuvering through an area she is completely unfamiliar with and Ky is trying to navigate the Outer Provinces from memory. The setting, for me, was rather blasé. I th...

from suetu

A stronger novel than Matched At the risk of unpopularity, I will admit that I was not a huge fan of Matched. It was okay, but my expectations were Hunger Games high, and the book didn't meet them. There was very little tension about the eventual choice that Cassia would make, and yet I really di...

from hoganedix

Slow going. I think what made Matched so powerful was the connection between Ky and Cassia. In Crossed, they are separated and their story is told in alternating chapters. It felt very much like Book #2: killing time before the conclusion in Book #3.

from 4sarad

Some people thought Matched was slow and dull, but I quite liked it. Crossed however, is a real bore. In 360 pages you see Cassia and Ky make absolutely no progress, you learn nothing new... it's just a whole lot of nothing. Cassia comes off as if she has some sort of brain injury with all of her...