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The One
by Kiera Cass
Disclaimer: I bought this on my own. Yay me!
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: May 6, 2014
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 14+ (violence, death, choices, fluffy cute moments, the need to slap everyone in this book)
Pages: 323
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Synopsis: The time has come for one winner to be crowned.
When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.
Review: So I will say that this book is an amazing conclusion to this series (well, the original trilogy). It ended well and the actions didn’t feel forced or weird. The characters continued to have development and the plot was just as juicy as the rest of the series. I felt satisfied by the ending.
However, I do have some complaints about the book. We see America as some badass in the rest of the books but when the heat was turned up her sassy badass nature was gone. The backstory of this universe lacked in this world and in the end we’re left with more questions about the Southern Rebels than were answered in the book. I also have an issue with what I saw when I read this book about the Southern Rebels. The book revolves around a future America and the prince lives in what’s referred as “Angeles” which I infer to be about Los Angeles aka California. America’s family lives in the Carolinas (North and South Carolina). So… does this mean that the Southern Rebels are supposed to represent people from Mexico/Guatemala/Nicaragua/Costa Rice/Panama (aka the southern parts of North America)? If so, does this represent some racial bias issues within the book, as the fear about the Southern Rebels in this book is that they’re invading the country and it’s said they’re committing all of these awful crimes? I don’t know for sure, I’m just pointing out things in my read through that I had questions about. If you have more information on this let me know!
Verdict: A good book but questionable items.
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: May 6, 2014
Genre: YA Fantasy
Recommended Age: 14+ (violence, death, choices, fluffy cute moments, the need to slap everyone in this book)
Pages: 323
Amazon Link
Synopsis: The time has come for one winner to be crowned.
When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.
Review: So I will say that this book is an amazing conclusion to this series (well, the original trilogy). It ended well and the actions didn’t feel forced or weird. The characters continued to have development and the plot was just as juicy as the rest of the series. I felt satisfied by the ending.
However, I do have some complaints about the book. We see America as some badass in the rest of the books but when the heat was turned up her sassy badass nature was gone. The backstory of this universe lacked in this world and in the end we’re left with more questions about the Southern Rebels than were answered in the book. I also have an issue with what I saw when I read this book about the Southern Rebels. The book revolves around a future America and the prince lives in what’s referred as “Angeles” which I infer to be about Los Angeles aka California. America’s family lives in the Carolinas (North and South Carolina). So… does this mean that the Southern Rebels are supposed to represent people from Mexico/Guatemala/Nicaragua/Costa Rice/Panama (aka the southern parts of North America)? If so, does this represent some racial bias issues within the book, as the fear about the Southern Rebels in this book is that they’re invading the country and it’s said they’re committing all of these awful crimes? I don’t know for sure, I’m just pointing out things in my read through that I had questions about. If you have more information on this let me know!
Verdict: A good book but questionable items.