Matched

So this is my new favorite book of the month. If you are a fan of The Giver, you will love this story. It almost feels like it could be another part of the city in The Giver. This story is about a girl who lives in a time where cities are controlled, chance and choice have been removed. Even who they love is a pre-arranged choice. Except she want to make her own choices. She wants to pick her job, her location, and who she will love. But the Society will try to stop her every way they can. I finished it tonight and I am so sad I can't get the sequel "Crossed" until tomorrow at the library. It is a must read, it is also very clean and though provoking.

The Beyonders

This Author wrote one of my favorite children's series Fablehaven, so I had to try out his new book. This book starts out really slow. I had no idea what it was about, so that didn;t help. I didn't really get into it until it was about half over. The story is about a boy who gets sucked into another dimension of sorts, where evil reigns and heroes have been blotted out. He then chooses to be a hero and fight the evil instead of returning home. Great action scenes, not much romance, very creative. There are of course more books not yet out so you may want to wait a bit. I think it is a perfect novel for a 12 year old boy.