Cassia is a beautiful name

One of my favorite aspects of Matched by Ally Condie was her names.  I love the name Cassia; it is so beautiful.  Of course, it doesn't have the symbolic reference like Katniss and Rue in Hunger Games *note the sarcasm here...of course, I know it is a plant*, but it just sounds pretty when it is read aloud.

As for the book, it is a really slow start (I am talking 100 pages here).  Just endure those 100 pages, and you will be addicted.  Cassia lives in a society where the government dictates everything from meal portions to jobs to life and death.  There is no freedom of choice in hopes of creating equality for all citizens.  Cassia is matched with her best friend...this should be every girl's dream...but Cassia has a hope that perhaps she can one day choose her own match.

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