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為愛加冕 by Kiera Cass

10 reviews

abigailhaagen's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this one much more than Eadlyn's first book

, but tbh, Erik deserved better than Eadlyn. He was definitely the best choice, but I don't think they're compatible at all.

Also, I didn't like the message of the book at all?? But at the same time, highly entertaining. I started it around 8am this morning and finished it at 3:45pm XP

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wet_towlette's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

By the time I finished the heir, it was really obvious who she was gonna end up with but that's okay. I just can't believe we didn't get a longer epilogue. We didn't even get a short snippet of them getting married or anything 🙄

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sienna1508's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love reading Kiera Cass’s books just because they are easy to read and the characters are developed. I liked Eadlyn as a main female protagonist - especially her journey throughout the series

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booksandstardust's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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kingangie's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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ellawatwat's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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danicampbell0506's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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sairastorm10's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Kiera has done it again, this book was amazing. The ending as shocking as it was had me crying, screaming, sobbing... I didn't like it until I came off my book depression. Then I was content. I understand why she did what she did. I like how the story progresses and how it truly focuses on 3-5 subplots within the overarching plot itself. the subplots we're very strong and I love how they all had a nice ending.

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ishouldbereading's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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bookishlittleme's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

So the series is over.

Eadlyn's whole arc was rushed. The previous novel, "The Heir" serves as a way to set it all up and then "The Crown" (and possibly a third book that never happened) was supposed to knock them down, but that did not happen. The pace in “The Crown” is extremely fast! The story also follows somewhat of a “and then, and then” format rather than a “this happens so we have to do this because the stakes have been raised,” format.

It’s also extremely hard to root for the characters. Remember when I said “The Heir” doesn’t set up for “The Crown”? This is exactly what I mean. “The Heir” set us up to pull for certain characters who have plot twists in “The Crown” that come out of the blue without any hints ahead of time making it hard for the audience to care. (*Cough, cough* looking at you Hale and Ean but you know I’m happy for you guys.)
Oooooorrrr the characters that we originally pulled for just don’t exist in this novel and they only become relevant because we an explanation for their absence.

(*Cough, cough* looking at you Kile and Fox.)
Throwing out the characters that we sort of liked in “The Heir” in favour of Erik/Eikko who was originally set up to be a small voice of reason and/or a friend to Eadlyn was not a good choice. It makes the romance plot line hard to follow because we were set up to root for Kile or even Hale.
The disconnect between “The Heir” and “The Crown” is my largest issue with Eadlyn’s duology.

I could also probably say more but I still have a question:

WHO PUT KILE IN THE SELECTION? I was waiting for it to come back in this book and it never did.

2/5 Stars: 1 Star for entertainment and 1 Star for Kaden (because.)

Overall, the entirety of “The Selection” series was enjoyable. The series brought me a lot of comfort and I’m happy that I read it and I’m unironically so excited for the movie!

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