REACHED Matched, Book 3

Ally Condie concludes her dystopian Matched trilogy with REACHED. Cassia and Ky now find themselves part of the Rising even though it prevents them from being together. Cassia’s role is to help the Rising within the Society while Ky needs to work from the outside. The love triangle between Cassia, Ky, and Xander comes to a conclusion, as does the characters’ quest for freedom. Xander, voiced by Matt Burns, is the first-person narrator in REACHED. Burns’s interpretation of Xander presents the character’s charm and thoughts, both of which are important for the conclusion of Condie’s trilogy. The smooth, lyrical dialogue spoken by Jack Riccobono, Kate Simses, and Burns works best in distinguishing the characters and dramatizing the emotion between them. D.Z. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2013]