Critical reception for the book has been positive.[4] Kirkus Reviews praised Reached, calling it a "breathless finale".[5] Publishers Weekly also praised the novel, writing that fans of the series will be "satisfied with the fates of their favorites".[6] Christine Rappleye in the Salt Lake Telegram said it was "an exciting and satisfying ending to the trilogy as the unpredictable happens..."[7] According to Sara Scribner of the Los Angeles Times, Reached was better than the second novel of the series but failed to outshine the opening novel Matched. Scribner criticized the complexity of the three alternating perspectives, stating that they made the novel hard to follow. By sharing the perspectives of Ky and Xander, readers lose the thrill of not knowing what their intentions are.[8]
The novel reached No. 6 on USA Today's Best Selling Books list in 2012.[9]
