I think I can safely say that the whole dystopian future world idea has been sufficiently milked for all it's worth. I really like the genre that's come of it, but it's kind of like the vampire overkill. The Hunger Games started it and is by far the best trilogy of its kind that I've read. I've also read The Maze Runner trilogy and enjoyed it alot, too. Likewise the Divergent series is really good (c'mon and finish the third book!). Now that I've finished the Matched trilogy I can report that it's a solid mixture of the other three series. It's about a Society (yes, capital S) that controls everything. There are only 100 poems, songs, stories, history lessons, paintings, etc that exist from the previous society..aka..ours. The Society controls everything, including when you die, what your job is, and who you are matched to. The series is about a girl who is matched to two people and she has to choose which boy to love - the best friend or the long ago acquaintance who she never really thought about in that way. (Gale and Peeta basically) I don't think you really have to read this series if you've read the other ones. It's pretty predictable and didn't do much to enrich my imagination. That said, if you are REALLY a fan of the dystopian setting, go for it. It definitely falls into that category.
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