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A review by emilyusuallyreading
Reached by Ally Condie
3.0
What I Liked
I appreciate Ally Condie's love for poetry and art and the incorporation of several beautiful pieces into this trilogy. Some of her descriptions caused me to search for certain paintings and poems on my own. I am thankful for any author that encourages readers to appreciate culture and art.
The conclusion of the love triangle ended in a way I could accept.
What I Didn't Like
There is almost no context surrounding Cassia's "dystopian" world. A few of my questions about the government were finally answered, although in a vague and inconclusive way. The Society is run by several boards of Officials in multiple cities. There is a physical Pilot, but it never is made very clear how the Rising is orchestrated. There is an Enemy that is called only that: the Enemy. We never learn who they are, why they exist, and what point they have. The world-building in these three books is pitifully sub-par.
In Matched and Crossed, I enjoyed Ky's character the most. In Reached, even though the book is split into three POVs: Cassia, Ky, and Xander, they do not have distinctive voices. I frequently had to flip to the first page in each chapter to remind myself who was talking at the time.
I appreciate Ally Condie's love for poetry and art and the incorporation of several beautiful pieces into this trilogy. Some of her descriptions caused me to search for certain paintings and poems on my own. I am thankful for any author that encourages readers to appreciate culture and art.
The conclusion of the love triangle ended in a way I could accept.
Spoiler
If Cassia had turned around and chosen Xander to create a random plot twist, I think I would have thrown the book out the window.What I Didn't Like
There is almost no context surrounding Cassia's "dystopian" world. A few of my questions about the government were finally answered, although in a vague and inconclusive way. The Society is run by several boards of Officials in multiple cities. There is a physical Pilot, but it never is made very clear how the Rising is orchestrated. There is an Enemy that is called only that: the Enemy. We never learn who they are, why they exist, and what point they have. The world-building in these three books is pitifully sub-par.
In Matched and Crossed, I enjoyed Ky's character the most. In Reached, even though the book is split into three POVs: Cassia, Ky, and Xander, they do not have distinctive voices. I frequently had to flip to the first page in each chapter to remind myself who was talking at the time.