Crossed
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Crossed” is a carefully worded middle volume that sends the Matched trilogy’s two lovers on a long trek through desert canyons. Cassia and Ky narrate in turn, and some readers like his voice better than hers. Others feel the polished sentences stretch a thin plot and slow it down, and that too many questions about the rebellion stay open. Readers already invested in the couple will get the most from it.
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About the book
Crossed is a young adult novel written by Allyson Braithwaite Condie. It is the sequel to Matched and the second book in the Matched trilogy, which concludes with Reached. Told in the alternating perspectives of Cassia and Ky, the novel is largely set in a desert canyon which was inspired by Condie's experience growing up in southern Utah. The plot follows Cassia and Ky's respective journeys to find each other again in the outer provinces as they begin to learn of a growing rebellion against the Society. Reception to the novel was mixed and the novel reached The New York Times bestseller's list for children's chapter books.
Reading order · Matched trilogy
Full order & progress →- MatchedStart here
–Not ranked yet - CrossedThis book
7.07.0 / 10 - Reached
7.07.0 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.6 across 329 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 69% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Young adult average of 7.8. That is how 7.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.2 | 10 | 3% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 49 | 15% |
| Hardcover | 6.3 | 270 | 82% |
Frequently asked
What age is Crossed for?
Crossed sits on the Young adult shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 13 and up. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 368 pages — shorter than 73% of the ranked books in Young adult.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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