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    Crossed

    Written by Jack Riccobono and Ally Condie

    Narrated by Kate Simses

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The highly anticipated second book in the New York Times bestselling Matched trilogy!

    Perfect for fans of 1984, Brave New World, Black Mirror, and The Handmaid’s Tale.

    Chasing down an uncertain future, Cassia makes her way to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky–taken by Society to his certain death–only to find that he has escaped into the majestic, but treacherous, canyons. On this wild frontier are glimmers of a different life . . . and the enthralling promise of rebellion. But even as Cassia sacrifices everything to reunite with Ky, ingenious surprises from Xander may change the game. On the edge of Society, nothing is as expected, and crosses and double crosses make Cassia’s path more twisted than ever.

    Look for the epic series finale, REACHED!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateNov 1, 2011
    ISBN9781101538357
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    Reviews for Crossed

    3.5/5

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    • 4/5
      Read the full review here. One of the best aspects of this book is that we finally find out more about the Society - how it gained power, why people believe its lies so readily. It was also interesting to meet people outside of the Society’s influence - I liked the dimension they add to the story. The journey to leave the Society was very enlightening, and I enjoyed how the story was told through both Ky and Cassia. As Ky’s story was slowly revealed I felt myself getting more sucked into the story - he is easily the most three dimensional character in Condie’s world.I found Cassia’s continued trust in the Society incongruous, especially since she was defying them the whole time in the novel. She seems unable to believe just how horrible the Society is even though she has experienced first hand the atrocities they commit. She isn’t a heroine I sympathise with, and mostly she just gets on my nerves.I understand her indecision over the two boys in her life: Xander represents everything that is safe and familiar to her, and Ky is a risk, but he also represents freedom. I really hope that the third book of the series will focus more on the growth of her relationship with one by rather than on Cassia’s choice between the two.
    • 2/5
      Crossed is the second installment of Condie's "Matched" trilogy; I won't say it's a bad book because there are many beautiful sentences to be found, but that's all of the merit I could see in this book. It's a typical #2 place holder - I imagine the last book will be jam-packed with action. If you haven't started reading the trilogy yet, I would recommend you wait for all books to be released. This book referenced a lot of what happened in book one without giving you the necessary context; as a result, I was left in the dark during a lot of flashback scenes, despite having just read the book in June. There is also a lot of poetry-quoting in this book, which I interpreted to be more "filler." I wish the author would have used that space for her own words and given us some plot to propel the book forward, instead of just providing a lot of story with no action.
    • 4/5
      This is a good middle book. It reveals some background information and gets the characters closer to where they want to be. I'm listening to the audiobook and this time the narration switches between Cassia and Ky. I'm looking forward to book 3.
    • 3/5
      It’s been so long since I read the first book in the trilogy, I can only assume this is picking up where book 1 left off. I hope I’m not giving away any spoilers for book 1 by simply saying that Ky and Cassia have been separated and they are searching for each other. I really hate when a series (especially one that continues right where the last one left off) doesn’t give some kind of recap of the previous book. I was pretty lost for a good portion of it, but it did pick up for me about half way through. Even though I still didn’t understand how the characters got to where they are now, at least I could just concentrate on what was happening “now”, in this part of the story. This was told in alternating viewpoints between Ky and Cassia. I liked a couple of the new characters, particularly Eli and Hunter. I will read the last book in the trilogy, if nothing else but for closure of the series. I’m rating this one “ok”, only because it was better in the second half.
    • 1/5
      Wow, what a disappointment.

      Unlike the first book, which was told from Cassia's point of view, this book has chapters alternating between Cassia's and Ky's points of view. (Note: it wasn't until I saw Ky's name in caps at the top of a chapter -- "KY" -- that it occurred to me how unfortunate it would be if his name ever appeared in a sentence with "jelly.") The problem is that Cassia and Ky are basically in the same situation -- each is in the Outer Provinces searching for the other -- so the perspectives just aren't different enough.

      Virtually everything that interested me about the first book, particularly the design of Society and its careful planning of its Citizens' lives, is absent here. Out in the Outer Provinces, Society is just a big bad that sends its less desirable inhabitants out to be decoy farmers in otherwise-uninhabited villages (aka cannon fodder) for the mysterious Enemy.

      It's just all starting to seem a little dumb and not that well thought out. We're supposed to believe that Society is sending kids out to populate villages for the sole purpose of letting the Enemy bomb them. Why not just let the villages stay uninhabited? Is the Enemy so busy bombing the fake villages that it can't plan an attack on, you know, actual military targets? If the Enemy is that stupid, shouldn't Society have beaten them by now?

      I just... no. When a painful and wholly unnecessary love triangle among idiotic teenagers is the most interesting thing in the book, the time has come to put it down. And I mean that in a friendly neighborhood veterinarian way.
    • 4/5
      I really liked it!
    • 3/5
      This, the second in the Matched series, continues with Cassia fleeing to the Outer Provinces in order to find Ky, who has been taken by the Society and likely placed in a situation which will result in his death. This will be a short review, because not a whole lot happened in this book. Basically Cassia searches for Ky, and in the meantime a few new characters are introduced. The format of this 2nd installment is slightly different. Whereas in the first book, the story was told from Cassia's viewpoint, in this one the chapters alternate between Cassia's and Ky's points of view. I typically don't mind alternate points of view in a book, but in this case I didn't really feel that it added much to the story and if anything, I found Ky weak and annoying. This was 8 discs on audio, but I felt that the story could've probably been told in one disc. It was just dull. Only at the very end did the plot begin to pique my interest, and then it was entirely too rushed and was over. I will continue onto the third and last book in this series, but only because I already have the audiobook in my possession. And honestly, it's gotta be better than this one.
    • 5/5
      Long but good!!
    • 3/5
      Cassia has been cast out of Society and is subject to hard labor and suspicion, but still her only goal is to reunite with Ky, and possibly join the Pilot and the shadowy resistance movement. Her metal will be tested as will her relationship with Ky. A good second edition to the series, with some suspense and genuine relationship moments between Cassia and Ky as well as new friend Indie. Whom to trust is always in question and Condie does a good job of painting sub-characters as possible friends or foes. More information is revealed about the origins of the Society as well as the resistance movement. A bit melodramatic at times, but that's to be expected of YA (and also teenaged characters).
    • 2/5
      I loved book 1 so much, this was an enormous letdown. Oh well.
    • 3/5
      Matched is set in a structured society where everything is controlled by the government. Children grow up in nice homes on pretty streets with carrying parents. Crossed takes the main characters of their pretty, structured surroundings and through them into what amounts to a concentration camp where they must learn about the dirtier, crueler side of life.

      The romantic ties remain strong as each character goes off on his or her own adventure, but never fear, dear reader, they will be reunited into true sweet romance style.

      By the end of the book, I was tired of the series. I really didn't care about the impending rebellion, but being the good reader I am, I went on to the third book.
    • 3/5
      meh. Cassia's constant wavering annoyed me.
    • 1/5
      I put this book down long ago, I think it's pretty clear now that I'm never going to finish it at all. I wanted to like it, and I tried to read it, but it really doesn't live up to the first one, which was pretty good.
    • 3/5
      Cassie and Ky have been sent to the outer provinces. Cassie in her search for Ky and Ky as punishment for their relationship. There they reunite with a small band of friends and travel on foot along the great canyon. There they find evidence of a small abandoned farming community, and tales of the larger rebellion. Everyone must choose the way they want to go to bring down the Society.
    • 4/5
      Cassia and Ky's relationship develops, at least, after reading 300+ pages, you might think so, but you might also feel that the end was similar to the beginning. But, to Condie's credit, much has been accomplished. Ky and Cassia have a deeper understanding of what a relationship entails...commitment, security, trust, and much, much more. They also have a better idea of what potential each holds; this self-realization allows for the development of both and holds a carrot out for the readers of this series because we don't know what they will do with this personal knowledge. What a treat to have finished the second installment in this trilogy. Still unanswered, those looming questions like...who will Cassia choose, Ky or Xander. Who will choose Cassia and accept her? Who will become the Pilot? So much left to be answered in the final installment. Can't wait!
    • 5/5
      I just love the journey that Cassia and Ky take trying to make their way back to each other. I am so totally invested in their story!
    • 3/5
      As is typical with trilogies, I found this 2nd book more of a transition between the first and final books (the final of which isn't yet released). Wasn't as compelling on its own, but added to the characters' depth and story background.
    • 4/5
      Alternating between Ky and Cassia's point of view.Cassia want to find Ky, and Ky wants to get back to Society and find Cassia.We learn a lot more of Ky's life.
    • 1/5
      While I really liked Matched, this book got a little annoying. Cassia went from being mostly strong and realistic to a love-addled teen most of the way through the book. I had to put it down because I lost interest in the story and her whining to find Ky.
    • 5/5
      You know what? I must be a weirdo because I thought this beat the trash out of “Matched,” the first book in the trilogy. Ms. Condie’s writing improved in leaps and bounds this go around and I think the reason behind that has to do with the fact that she really knows her characters and they finally have some legitimate substance! A lot of reviews have commented that they felt like there was no plot and that this book was a resting place for Condie to “catch her breath.” I couldn’t disagree more! Sure, the characters themselves didn’t grow in leaps and bounds due to excessive self reflection like in the previous novel, but plenty was happening. We learn more about the Rising and realize that maybe the grass is only slightly greener. We also gain insight on some of the other provinces and their struggles. This novel went above the tedious teenage whining of the previous novel and set the stage for the final installment, which is what the purpose of a second book should be! I wasn’t going to pick up this novel because I disliked “Matched.” However, I loved this book and now I’m actually excited for “Reached.”
    • 2/5
      Did not like this one nearly as much as the first one.
    • 3/5
      READ IN ENGLISH

      I had some mixed feeling about the first book, Matched, but the ending was very open and very few questions were answered so I decided to give this book a try.



      It felt as if nothing happened in this book. There's talk about art and a lot of - forbidden- poetry, there's talk about rebellion. There's that stupid love triangle again, getting more complex throughout the book. It's basically just people in search for each other, love and a rebellion.



      And Vick, the only character I actually like in this series, gets killed, for no particular reason at all, it appears.



      Now, I'm not sure. I always like to finish my series, and it's not so bad that I don't want to know how it's going to end. But I'm not overfilled with excitement to start reading Reached, what if it's turns out to be more of the same?
    • 3/5
      Quick Review: Well maybe I should say thoughts. I only gave this 3 stars because I did not like it as much as I loved Matched. There wasn't really a high point until the end. There is a twist I didn't see coming. I think the basis of this book was to set up for Reached. (Which I can't wait for.) I wish we could have seen a little more of Indie also. She is such a unique character, and I want to know more of her story. Maybe she'll make an appearance in Reached. Ky has many of his own secrets, but I realized just how selfish he has been with sharing them. He only likes people to know what he thinks they should. I think this trials in this book make Ky & Cassia's relationship better. I'm pretty sure there are many more secrets and agendas that have yet to surface, and I'll be impatiently waiting for the conclusion to this journey.
    • 2/5
      Very anticlimactic... Nothing really happens and when it does it's not that imaginative.
      But the whole story still holds potential and possibilities. The influence that art holds in the story is a definite bonus point!
    • 1/5
      terribe. just terrible. i read the first one and half of the second one and i just cant get into it. will not finish the series
    • 1/5
      I decided to give the sequel to "Matched" a try. After all it was an interesting premise and I was hoping for some signs of character growth. Instead, this book was slow and tedious. It wasn't very excited and seemed to drag on and on. Needless to say, I won't be picking up the third book in the series.
    • 3/5
      Cassie is in a work camp, Ky is on the frontier, she's determined to find him and be with him while still angsting over Xander. They go on a long trek and discover things about each other and the world and eventually come together.It wan't bad but it just felt like it went on a bit too long.
    • 3/5
      A bit more interesting than the previous book with significantly less "boy, boy, boy, boy, boy!!!" It's clinging rather desperately to the dystopian trilogy formula started by The Uglies and cemented by The Hunger Games, From a technical and aesthetic standpoint, the writing is good. The plot is leaps and bounds better than the original book in the trilogy. Even still, it's hard to be emotionally attached to any of the characters. Despite the evolution of their motivations, they are still somewhat flat in their characterization.
    • 2/5
      Two stars seems like a really harsh rating, but if I'm going by what the stars say when I hold the curser over them, "it was okay", then I'm afraid that's all I can give it. I feel let down. I had higher hopes.
    • 4/5
      Now we're getting somewhere! While I wouldn't classify this as an "action" novel, it was much more "active" than book one. Things were happening. I liked that. The voice in this book switched from only Cassia (in Matched) to both Cassia & Ky, in alternating chapters. I liked that it gave you better information as to what each person was thinking/feeling, but their voices were so similar that I did have to go back a few times and look at the beginning of the chapter to check again from whose perspective I was reading.

      We meet some new characters in this book, and Eli I loved, but I'm still not sure what I think of Indie. Her character has a lot of mystery surrounding her, and I'm still not sure we need to trust her. While Xander was only present for a chapter or two in this one, we do learn more about him (without Cassia doing so), so it will be interesting to see what happens with the little triangle (well, square now that Indie's involved) as Cassia is back in "Society".
      There are many unanswered questions, and I guess that's just part of being the middle book in a series. (Why can't they just write one long novel anymore?!?!) However, there are definitely several ways things can go with the whole Society/Rising issues. I am hoping that the third book will answer all the questions and not disappoint!

      Would I recommend this to by BFF? Yes. I thought it was better than the first.
      Would I recommend this to my teen daughter? Yep!

      4.5 of 5