“Reached” is told from all three of their perspectives. Cassia is working within Society, Ky has been stationed outside Society’s borders and Xander is in a hospital and helps treat victims of an outbreak of a deadly virus. “Reached” picks up about where “Crossed” left off as Cassia, Ky and Xander are all working for the Rising, as the rebellion is called, in their own way. Cassia is choosing Ky over Xander, but Xander isn’t simply stepping aside without trying to win her. The second book, “ Crossed,” follows Cassia as she searches for Ky in the outer edges of their known world through canyons, and they find out more about a rebellion and uprising. It’s in “ Matched” that Cassia realizes she can have a choice and that everything in Society isn’t as perfect as it appears. While Cassia is paired with her friend, Xander, she also sees information on the data card about another, Ky, who came from one of the outer provinces to live with his aunt and uncle.
The Society uses an algorithm to match teenagers to their future spouses, and the story opens on Cassia’s Matching Banquet. “Matched” is the story of Cassia, who has grown up in a dystopian Society that has built life to where everything is at an optimal time or in an optimal amount to help avoid pain and suffering - from food to schooling, jobs, music and death. “There were some surprises and some things I thought I would do and then I changed.” “I’ve had in mind what was going to happen and it was fun to write those things,” Condie said. “It’s always a little scary to release a book out there,” Condie said in a telephone interview with the Deseret News from her home in Utah County.
“ Reached” (Dutton Juvenile, $17.99), the third book in the series, is scheduled to be released Tuesday. There has been a spotlight on her books each year in November as each installment of the Matched trilogy has been released. “You’re not actually famous,” Condie said. Despite the success of the Matched trilogy, Ally Condie can still go to the grocery store and not be recognized.
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