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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is one of my favorite series Im happy at how it ended but really sad to see it go.
What I whined about in the 2nd book is redeemed in the third as the author expands the character to less of a whiny teenager and now a mature, soon-to-be adult. The ending of this book is completely unexpected. I would recommend.
In Future America (now called Illea), a monarchy rules a shitty caste system. The prince chooses his bride from the commoners through the Selection, much of which is televised. If you're doing the math, the equation looks like this:
(The Bachelor x YA) + (Dystopia - Most of the Dystopic Elements) = Book.
This series is like cotton candy. It's fun and fluffy, but if you eat too much in one sitting, you get really tired of it. (Don't eat books.)
America is the heroine. PROS: She's low-born and plucky, which makes these books readable and fairly interesting. CONS: She is named America.
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(The Bachelor x YA) + (Dystopia - Most of the Dystopic Elements) = Book.
This series is like cotton candy. It's fun and fluffy, but if you eat too much in one sitting, you get really tired of it. (Don't eat books.)
America is the heroine. PROS: She's low-born and plucky, which makes these books readable and fairly interesting. CONS: She is named America.
Read more on Brass Knuckle Book Reviews.
I NEED TO JOIN A SUPPORT GROUP AFTER READING THIS. NOT EVEN KIDDING.
This was probably the best of them. I cried, laughed and smiled. I can't say much more than that other than I loved it.
It's nearly 3am and I can't form any conclusive thoughts or opinions.
Review to come.
Review to come.
It's not a good sign when you start counting how many pages are left at only two-thirds of the way through the book.
Even though this series drove me crazy, there was something about it that made me want to finish it. I didn't get particularly invested in America's relationships with Maxon or Aspen. I didn't understand spending time on Celeste's character development only to kill her off in two sentences. I didn't feel particularly sad when America lost her father. I didn't see why the rebels would have supported America as the next princess if they had sent Kriss. I rolled my eyes at her big reveal, as well as America's realization that her father was a rebel too (gasp!). I didn't understand why Maxon would be ready to marry America but turn on a dime with the realization that she had a relationship with Aspen. I did find it kind of amusing that Aspen spent most of the book trying to tell America about Lucy, but she was too wrapped up on her high opinion of herself to listen to him.
I will give Cass credit for writing a series that had me wanting to finish the arc despite not caring for the story, but I am content to see this as the end of the series without continuing with Eadlyn (the names!
Even though this series drove me crazy, there was something about it that made me want to finish it. I didn't get particularly invested in America's relationships with Maxon or Aspen. I didn't understand spending time on Celeste's character development only to kill her off in two sentences. I didn't feel particularly sad when America lost her father. I didn't see why the rebels would have supported America as the next princess if they had sent Kriss. I rolled my eyes at her big reveal, as well as America's realization that her father was a rebel too (gasp!). I didn't understand why Maxon would be ready to marry America but turn on a dime with the realization that she had a relationship with Aspen. I did find it kind of amusing that Aspen spent most of the book trying to tell America about Lucy, but she was too wrapped up on her high opinion of herself to listen to him.
I will give Cass credit for writing a series that had me wanting to finish the arc despite not caring for the story, but I am content to see this as the end of the series without continuing with Eadlyn (the names!
This is by far the best of the series. America and Maxon were quite annoying, but with the political intrigue making more of an appearance, and those blasted letters written by America's father and Maxon, it easily tops the trilogy. Obviously there were some very loose ends and I felt a bit fulfilled with the crazy couple of chapters at the end, but I am sure there is some sort of resolution in the rest of the series. That being said, I have heard person after person tell me to stop after the third, so for the time being that is my plan. I do have to say, though, this book reignited a small part of me that miss dystopian romances.
Honestly, I was super unsatisfied by this ending (I know there are a couple more books as well, but those focus on the next generation so I would consider this the end of the first part of the series). It felt like there was way too much crammed into the last quarter of the book, and a lot of it was barely addressed. I would've loved if that stuff had been expanded on but it was kind of just glossed over. The ending also just felt so rushed. Overall, I really liked this series and although I wasn't mad at the actual ending, I was very disappointed by how nothing seemed really fleshed out.