Review of Matched by Ally Condie

Hey guys so a few weeks ago I finished reading Matched by Ally Condie and I just have to say it was one of the best books I had ever read,  I don’t think I have ever been this angry over a book before but this book made me really mad.

So the book focuses on the main character Cassia, and Cassia lives in a futuristic world, where the government called the “Society” control everything and I mean everything, from who you marry, to how many kids you have. You might think wow, who would live in a world like that? But these people are happy with their lives, everyone who chooses to get married and have kids is usually always happy with their match, so let’s meet Cassia, Cassia ends up getting matched to not one person but two (Xander and Ky). Although she is told that it was only a glitch and Xander is her true match Cassia starts to question the society and find out who her true match is on her own.

What I liked about this book is that it instantly pulls you in and makes you fall in love with it. I did not expect to like this book as soon as I read it but I did it was amazing, I remember reading parts in this book and getting so angry that I just wanted to scream and shout and even in that anger I couldn’t stop reading. Cassia’s character development I thought was really well done as she went from this good girl who did everything the society told her, always obeyed the rules, to this strong girl who believes in what she chooses.  

What I disliked about this book is you didn’t hear much about Xander, I would have loved to see his character develop a bit more like everyone else’s did, to me it felt like Cassia didn’t really give him a chance she just instantly friendzoned him and that annoyed me. Another thing I didn’t really like is how the hell is everyone so cool about the society making decisions for them? It’s like “oh we are going to die at 80 but that’s fine cause the society says it is” even thinking about it still makes me angry.

I gave this book five out five stars on goodreads, because even though there was some things I was not happy about, I did love it and could not put it down. I would recommend this book to people looking for a different type of love story and people who liked Delirium by Lauren Oliver as the two are very similar. 

The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg Review

Hey guys so I have just finished reading The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg. This book has put me through so many emotions, I would literally be crying one minute and laughing the next, I can tell you now I was getting some weird looks in college.

After being told that her boyfriend no longer loves her Brie’s heart breaks and kills her. In the after world Brie meets Patrick and the two soon form a friendship. Patrick is a lost soul and must help Brie through the five stages of grief (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance).

But things in the living world aren’t so good, Brie’s family are falling apart and her best friend has been keeping a secret about why Jacob (the ex-boyfriend) broke up with her. Can Brie finally move on? Or is she doomed to wonder the earth looking for answers?

When I first heard of this book, I wasn’t that excited for it, I thought it might be dull, but as soon as I started reading that first page I was hooked. What I really like about this book is that it is not all sad and depressing which is what you would except from a book about death, but at the same time it’s not all happy and cheerful it’s just the right balance of both.

As for the characters they are just so relatable, weather it’s Brie, or Jacob or Patrick, you could put yourself in their shoes, because there is at least one time in your life you have or will feel the way one of the characters do. Although their where times when I wanted to grab Brie by the shoulders if I put myself into her shoes I would probably be feeling and acting the same as she did.

The pacing off this book was really well done, it wasn’t too fast and it wasn’t too slow, it was just perfect, it had the right amount of everything, I also really really liked how the start of each chapter either had song lyrics or the name of a song. Which I thought was a nice we touch as it related to the chapter and how the characters where feeling in it.

Over all I gave this book five out of five stars, I would recommend this book to everyone of my friends, viewers, family, it is just amazing. If you are a fan of books such as Before I fall By Lauren Oliver or Between by Jessica Warman then I would defiantly recommend this book for you.

Thanks for checking out my review of The Catastrophic History of You and Me, feel free to leave comments telling me how you felt and your opinions of the book.