Finals are over and I can finally catch up on my reviews, starting with Reached which I read weeks ago. Cassia, Ky, and Xander are working for the rebellion and are waiting for the the Society to fall so the dystopian society (lowercase s) can be patched up. Told from all three of their points of view, Reached answers all the questions from the previous books and introduces a new concept: plague. A new danger is rampant throughout the land and the Rebellion is working hard to find the cure and save the citizens from both the disease and the government. Cassia is working as a sorter and an archivist, Ky as a pilot with Indie, and Xander is a physic and taking care of people with this mysterious new illness, and all three are working for the Rebellion. But can the Rebellion live up to the hopes and dreams of the people waiting for it?
Overall thoughts:
This was a good end to a series that couldn't really convince me it would be good. My one big complaint, which applies to all the books in the series, is that the entire thing seems abstract. It's an odd thing to explain but something about this book makes me feel disconnected. I know this is supposed to be a book about a possible future but I felt like it was nothing more than a few basic plotlines laid out without any details because of the utter lack of grittiness of any sort. Usually I complain about too much grit but this series has the opposite problem. The worst part is that there were plenty of opportunities to fix this problem and yet it's still so squeaky clean.
My favorite character:
I loved Lei. She was extremely interesting and even though she was a new character her connection to a character from a previous book only made her better in my opinion. Her devotion, commitment, and belief in Xander was inspiring.
My least favorite character:
Indie. I hated her in the last book and wanted her to disappear, and I hated her presence in Reached. She is selfish, a bad friend, and a nuisance.
Romance:*******spoilers ahead*********
The romance in this book was tidy. All characters in love with Ky and Cassia were given an ending, whether it be death or a new significant other. What I found interesting was that Lei was Vick's (from book 2) girlfriend. Vick died because he took one of Cassia's blue pills that she got from Xander. So if you think about it, Xander provided the pills that killed his new girlfriend's old boyfriend.
Ending:
Very good and very neat. I loved how it ended without saying what is going to happen to the government because it shows that that isn't the main point of the book.
4.2 stars.
After leaving Society and desperately searching for the Rising—and each other—Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again: Cassia has been assigned to work for the Rising from within Society, while Ky has been stationed outside its borders. But nothing is as predicted, and all too soon the veil lifts and things shift once again.
In this gripping conclusion to the #1 New York Times-bestselling Matched trilogy, Cassia will reconcile the difficulties of challenging a life too confining, seeking a freedom she never dreamed possible, and honoring a love she cannot live without.
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