No vampires appear in "Matched, " Ally Condie's superb dystopian romance, but the author catches the same heart-tugging elements that Ms. Meyer does.
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Ms. Condie, who is also Mormon, sets her tale in a disturbingly calm, rational, futuristic world in which choice any choice, almost has been eliminated.
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But the book's greatest appeal lies in Ms. Condie's ability to capture in a way that is completely appropriate for adolescent girls the intensity of young love.