Reached (Matched)

What I Liked: 1) How Cassia and Ky's relationship has changed. They have both grown up so much from what they were and knew in Matched, and it's made their relationship very mature, and I have loved watching that. It happened gradually, especially since they spend so little time together, but I really noticed the changes in Reached. 2) There is an all around maturity that I found in this book. I'm not just talking about the characters, but in the story itself. The plot advances with perfect pacing, and the situations that the characters encounter...there is just a maturity to all of it that I notice is missing in some YA books. It appeals to the adult in me, I guess. 3) Xander. I've always been a Xander fan. That's one of the hardest things about this series is that it seems that there is only one thing that will make both Ky and Xander happy, but they obviously can't both get it, so one of them will have to be unhappy. That breaks my heart. But I really loved getting parts of this story from Xander's perspective. Everything up until now has been Cassia's perspective of him, or Ky's. But there was a lot going on under the surface that you never really knew about until Reached, when we the story was switching between Cassia, Ky and Xander's POVs. 4) The ending. I was so thankful for the way this ended. It was perfect for the storyline. There was no big build up and then crash down to the ground. Enough of the twists were resolved to make everything end satisfyingly, but also open-ended enough to give the reader a sense that these lives in this world go on, no matter if we are reading about it or not. I love it when a book ends on a note like that. What I Didn't Like: Nothing! Overall Thoughts: Ally Condie is one of my favorite authors, despite this series being the only books of hers that I have read. If everything else she writes has this level of intrigue and maturity, then I will always read stuff that she writes. The Matched series is one with romance, action, a great setting, and a battle of good versus evil that sparks a lot of thought about just what is right and what is wrong. If you haven't begun this series yet, I'd definitely recommend reading it. If you've enjoyed it so far but haven't yet read Reached, then don't hesitate! It holds up to the high standard set forth by Matched and Crossed, and ends on a very satisfying note!

Reached brings us to the end of Cassia's issues with the Society and her potential Matches, Ky and Xander. Now a member of the Rising, Cassia works undercover as a Trader while she waits to see if the Pilot will come to power. She knows both Ky and Xander are taking risks for the Rising so they cannot be together, but when a Plague epidemic strikes, she knows the time has come. Problem is, those who unleashed the Plague did not anticipation it mutating and placing those they love in great danger. This is where the trio become reunited and a race against time for the cure begins. While Reached does not give on the edge of your seat excitement, it does move everything along to its ultimate conclusion well. There are lots of scenes where Cassia must interact with those she's either known in the past or has feelings for, and lots of mysteries are explained, though some take a while to get there. What I liked most is that Cassia's feelings for her family were never left out, nor did she put her feelings for Ky ahead of those for family. It's nice to see a heroine acknowledging her longing for her grandfather and the debt she owes to those who have gone before. There are some coincidences in the book, such as the identity of Lei, which probably stretched my imagination more than they should have, and a few times I felt as though some action was thrown in simply to pad the story. I did feel Indie got shortchanged, and I would have liked to have read more about upcoming changes to the communities and if the Otherlands existed. Perhaps that will all be answered in another book or two. My biggest gripe with Reached, which I found interesting and intriguing overall, was the Pilot himself. He just was. That's it--I did not feel much about him one way or the other. What was the big attraction? How did he personally come into power? He seemed threatening at times and just bewildered at others. Though I could see him as figurehead for the Rising, I was ultimately let down by everything about him, including how he came to know about our trio. I really didn't understand why those three made an impact on him out of thousands, and I felt he treated them shabbily in expecting so much. Reached isn't without its issues, but it definitely is deep on meaning and relationships, and those components alone kept me involved in the story. I felt Reached was a big improvement over Crossed, and I liked the ultimate resolution. I loved the idea that Cassia could have been part of something she didn't know about for so long, and I loved that these three relied mostly on brains rather than luck. A good solid ending to the trilogy.

This book was such a good read and brought the story together perfectly!! It was definitely better than the second book so if you find yourself on the edge of not wanting to read it/ wanting to read because of the 2nd book, read it!!!! I really love the way that the author has managed to create this whole new world but hasn't made it so extravagant that it's not believable. I would recommend this book to any one but particularly young adults!!

livre anglophone broché à couverture cartonnée souple petit format récent (2013) présentant le troisième et dernier tome d'une trilogie d'anticipation imaginée par Ally Condie; Reached (Conquise pour sa traduction française): dans ce tome final Cassia, redevient citoyenne de la "Société" tout en étant une partisane du "Soulèvement"; elle est soumise à de terribles épreuves car la "peste" une épidémie virale qui a échappé à ses concepteurs décime les populations; elle retrouve Xander, devenu médecin et son amour de jeunesse Ky devenu lui aviateur dans les provinces frontières où ils sont chargés par le "Pilote" de chercher un remède à la maladie; on assiste à la lente prise de conscience de la jeune fille et de ses amis qui découvrent que les cadres du Soulèvement et de la Société sont en fait interchangeables depuis des générations et que cette catastrophe aurait pu être évitée; elle est toujours amoureuse de Ky et cherche à ménager son fiancé qui devra néanmoins finir par s'effacer malgré sa perfection; de nombreux flash-backs font références aux parents et grand-parents de la jeune fille et de Ky expliquant à posteriori bien des comportements; ce magnifique roman d'anticipation captivera tous ceux qui ont lu premiers tomes; l'anglais est tout à fait accessible dans cette édition brochée bon marché mais à la police plus grande et donc lisible que dans les éditions de poche habituelles; le papier recyclé et la brochure ne paraît pas devoir résister à un usage intensif et au temps; pas d'illustrations sauf les merci de cliquer ci-dessous si ce commentaire vous a paru utile

This is the 3rd book in the series. I read the 1st one a while back and really enjoyed it! I usually don’t enjoy reading, but this series I did. The story line is easy to follow and it is unique, as it happens in some sort of future. The book is well written and draws you into it, as though you feel like you are in the characters eyes through the story. The first book she starts out in a bubble on the front cover and as the series goes on, she starts to break out, which represents this book well. I highly recommend reading all three books in the series (Matched, Crossed, andReached). I hope you all enjoy!

Love this book read first two books and got hooked on. Loved it!