Crossed....

So since I am intertwined in all the latest teen books, I figured I'd finished the Hunger Games trilogy, I should finish the sequel to Matched. The second book is called Crossed, and it still follows along the lines of the Hunger Games book.  There is still another love triangle (Ky, Cassia, and Xander), and there is still another obstacle to overcome with the Society.



This second book is written differently, with the chapters switching back and forth between Ky's view and Cassia's view.  It is nice, but sometimes hard to keep up with who is talking in each chapter.  The chapters are written in first person point of view, so it can get confusing at times.
We start with Cassia in the Outer Provinces, trying to figure out a way to escape to find Ky.  She has a rough time adjusting and does not fit in.  She buddies up with Indie, who is an aberration, but wanting to escape the Society.  Eventually they plan together to run away with another boy, whose name is not known, to find the Rising (the rebellion against the Society).
Meanwhile, Ky is in another camp in the Outer Provinces, and befriends a guy named Vick.  He was a citizen until he wanted to marry an anomaly and became an aberration.  Vick and Ky work together burying the dead bodies that are used as decoys for the Society to fight the enemy.  They devise a plan to escape and find the Rising as well.  Along the way, Vick is killed by the Society.
Eventually Cassia and Ky find each other, and are reunited.  Their love is still the same and they are happy.  Now the question is what to do? Ky does not want to find the Rising because he doesn't trust them, but Cassia, Indie, and their two new friends Eli and Hunter want to.  They travel across canyons and caverns, and stumble across the township where the farmers live; it has been deserted because the Society has finally come for them, except for Hunter.
So the five of them travel to find the Rising.  Hunter has a map, and through reading poems and trading information, they have figured out the way to go.  They follow the poisoned river and the woods to finally reach a lake where the Rising is hiding.
They are quickly accepted, questioned, and assigned jobs to help the Rising.  Cassia is sent to Central to work undercover in the Society.  Indie does not have her job assignment yet, and Ky is sent to be a pilot.  Hunter and Eli have come separately into the Rising.
The book just kind of ends, knowing that Cassia and Ky are separated once again but Ky is still able to get notes to her in Central.

The book was good, but the end was frustrating.  I was confused if there was another book coming out, which I finally figured out there is; a 3rd one called Reached.  I'm thinking its going to be very similar to what has happened in the 3rd Hunger Games book.
So this book was good, and I know teenage readers will definitely enjoy it; as for adult readers, my thought is it's too close to the Hunger Games trilogy, but it's an easy, interesting read.

Condie, A. (2011). Crossed. New York: Dutton Books.