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The Heir and The Crown are the absolute perfect continuance to the selection series. Since our main character is the selector, we genuinely don't know who she'll pick, even though most people have their suspicions.
Eadlyn is such a brat. She's spoiled to death, although what princess isn't spoiled? She's rude to Josi (Josy? Honestly no idea how the names in this book are spelled since I Audiobooked it). It's clear as day that Josi is jealous of Eadlyn and insecure because she's raised in Eadlyn's shadow, but she's almost literally bullying her.
Interestingly, Eadlyn thinks that she can fundamentally change the kingdom within days of her becoming Queen without discussing it with anyone beforehand! This is ridiculous, and no way in hell that kingdoms can be run this way.
The romance in this book is weak. We don't get to see any romantic plot devolving, or her connection to anyone seems natural. Her last choice is cliché, and her second choice is also so ridiculously cliché. It seems as her connections to these guys are sudden and appear out of thin air.
It was okay, and this story adequately concluded the series, but I don't think I'll ever reread the heir and the crown when/if I reread the selection.
Eadlyn is such a brat. She's spoiled to death, although what princess isn't spoiled? She's rude to Josi (Josy? Honestly no idea how the names in this book are spelled since I Audiobooked it). It's clear as day that Josi is jealous of Eadlyn and insecure because she's raised in Eadlyn's shadow, but she's almost literally bullying her.
Interestingly, Eadlyn thinks that she can fundamentally change the kingdom within days of her becoming Queen without discussing it with anyone beforehand! This is ridiculous, and no way in hell that kingdoms can be run this way.
The romance in this book is weak. We don't get to see any romantic plot devolving, or her connection to anyone seems natural. Her last choice is cliché, and her second choice is also so ridiculously cliché. It seems as her connections to these guys are sudden and appear out of thin air.
It was okay, and this story adequately concluded the series, but I don't think I'll ever reread the heir and the crown when/if I reread the selection.
In all honesty, I picked this book because of Justin's acting/directing career. Jane the Virgin is my comfort show, and Five Feet Apart is one of my favorite movies. So I picked the book up because of Justin, read it because of the critical issue and the conversation we need to have as a society.
I'm female, so I was curious about what exactly I would gain from reading this. Obviously, I have male figures in my life and this book can help me understand them and show them in a new light, but my main reasoning for reading this is my career path.
I am an educational major where I'll be working with kids from 10 to 16 years old. I want to be able to help young kids to understand their feelings and to work them out in a healthy way. This book handles the critical conversation about masculinity, young boys, and their feelings. I absolutely recommend this book for everyone, male, female, non-binary, and of all ages. This is a book you need to take time reading and possibly not read in the typical page 1-100 way.
I'm female, so I was curious about what exactly I would gain from reading this. Obviously, I have male figures in my life and this book can help me understand them and show them in a new light, but my main reasoning for reading this is my career path.
I am an educational major where I'll be working with kids from 10 to 16 years old. I want to be able to help young kids to understand their feelings and to work them out in a healthy way. This book handles the critical conversation about masculinity, young boys, and their feelings. I absolutely recommend this book for everyone, male, female, non-binary, and of all ages. This is a book you need to take time reading and possibly not read in the typical page 1-100 way.
I am so conflicted about this book.
On the one hand, it took me almost a month to finish this book, and I wanted to DNF it so often. The pacing is slow, the chapters are sooooo painstakingly long, and often it felt like nothing happened chapter after chapter.
BUT, on the other hand. The found family trope in this book is incredibly well written, and TJ captures the magic of people finding their place with one another so beautifully.
Seeing the relationships form between the kids and Linus is heartwarming. I especially enjoyed watching Lucy go from threatening Linus, sneaking upon him, and generally doing misfit stuff; to holding Linus's hand and making Linus promise to stay there with him if he gets nightmares. (and well, still threatening him, but jokingly).
On the one hand, it took me almost a month to finish this book, and I wanted to DNF it so often. The pacing is slow, the chapters are sooooo painstakingly long, and often it felt like nothing happened chapter after chapter.
BUT, on the other hand. The found family trope in this book is incredibly well written, and TJ captures the magic of people finding their place with one another so beautifully.
Seeing the relationships form between the kids and Linus is heartwarming. I especially enjoyed watching Lucy go from threatening Linus, sneaking upon him, and generally doing misfit stuff; to holding Linus's hand and making Linus promise to stay there with him if he gets nightmares. (and well, still threatening him, but jokingly).
{4,5 stars ✨}
This book was absolutely fantastic. The pacing is excellent and sucked you in almost right from the start. It talks about sensitive topics, but I liked how it discussed them and resolved some issues around them.
I really enjoy books with more than one point of view, and this book understood the assignments with four different POVs. They are equal between the four main characters, so you don't get the sense of x or y mattering more or less than the others.
I loved the mystery and solving it alongside the four main characters. I suspected what had happened, and then once we got more information, it was set in stone in my mind that I was correct, which drew me in and made me need to finish the book. I've read other books by this author, so I already knew it would be some big plot twist about what happened, and I was pleased by how she executed it.
The story makes sense, and everything has an explanation and a reason behind it. This is a big thing for me with mysteries. I hate it when authors create this big plot twist, but they make zero sense and just end up creating plotholes.
I recommend this book for everyone looking for a quick-paced high school murder mystery!
This book was absolutely fantastic. The pacing is excellent and sucked you in almost right from the start. It talks about sensitive topics, but I liked how it discussed them and resolved some issues around them.
I really enjoy books with more than one point of view, and this book understood the assignments with four different POVs. They are equal between the four main characters, so you don't get the sense of x or y mattering more or less than the others.
I loved the mystery and solving it alongside the four main characters. I suspected what had happened, and then once we got more information, it was set in stone in my mind that I was correct, which drew me in and made me need to finish the book. I've read other books by this author, so I already knew it would be some big plot twist about what happened, and I was pleased by how she executed it.
The story makes sense, and everything has an explanation and a reason behind it. This is a big thing for me with mysteries. I hate it when authors create this big plot twist, but they make zero sense and just end up creating plotholes.
I recommend this book for everyone looking for a quick-paced high school murder mystery!
This book is the perfect lesbian/bisexual love story for middle schoolers, like 12-year-olds who are stepping their first steps into the romance genre or the whole LGBT+ genre.
The book follows Millie, a 17-year-old girl from Texas that sometimes kisses her best friend but doesn't know how to define it yet, are they best friends that kiss? or are they girlfriends? Needless to say that she got that figured out for her when her "best friend/girlfriend" started kissing someone else, and Millie ran away to the highlands of Scotland.....
Right, because the only way to run away from your problems at 17 is to leave the continent and everyone and everything you know behind.
Regardless, she runs away and attends this super fancy boarding school that the actual princess of Scotland attends, and of course, they happen to be roommates, and of course, they dislike each other from the very start.
And, of course, they don't hate each other by the end because this is a romance novel for 12-year-olds.
I liked the book, hence the four-star rating, but I was hyper-aware during the whole book that I might be a little older than the target audience. So I would not reread it....but I might recommend this book to my 13-year-old sister. So that's that.
The book follows Millie, a 17-year-old girl from Texas that sometimes kisses her best friend but doesn't know how to define it yet, are they best friends that kiss? or are they girlfriends? Needless to say that she got that figured out for her when her "best friend/girlfriend" started kissing someone else, and Millie ran away to the highlands of Scotland.....
Right, because the only way to run away from your problems at 17 is to leave the continent and everyone and everything you know behind.
Regardless, she runs away and attends this super fancy boarding school that the actual princess of Scotland attends, and of course, they happen to be roommates, and of course, they dislike each other from the very start.
And, of course, they don't hate each other by the end because this is a romance novel for 12-year-olds.
I liked the book, hence the four-star rating, but I was hyper-aware during the whole book that I might be a little older than the target audience. So I would not reread it....but I might recommend this book to my 13-year-old sister. So that's that.
