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madelynmurphy's review against another edition
3.0
Wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be and I did start liking Eadlyn a little more, which is nice.
bookstagramjo's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
barrymeinbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.0
stormessed's review against another edition
2.0
It felt rushed and forzed. That Eadlyn stopped being such a pain in the ass and that she decided to end the monarchy were the only good things here. So dissappointed
evitaconchita's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
getbookedwithjessica's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I wouldn't necessarily label The Crown as the weakest in the series, but it's close to The Heir. Regardless of that, I loved it, and who she ended up picking. I think the One was definitely the best in this series and the character development in Clara’s journey weren’t as strong as America’s journey.
I did guess the ending. For a while, I thought I would be wrong. The ending was a bit shocking. I would have loved a few years down the road epilogue to tie up all the endings.
In all, this was a great conclusion to The Selection series. It is always hard to say goodbye to a fictional world but this conclusion made it easier.
I wouldn't necessarily label The Crown as the weakest in the series, but it's close to The Heir. Regardless of that, I loved it, and who she ended up picking. I think the One was definitely the best in this series and the character development in Clara’s journey weren’t as strong as America’s journey.
I did guess the ending. For a while, I thought I would be wrong. The ending was a bit shocking. I would have loved a few years down the road epilogue to tie up all the endings.
In all, this was a great conclusion to The Selection series. It is always hard to say goodbye to a fictional world but this conclusion made it easier.
emilyreads245's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
4.75
pensnfeathers's review against another edition
2.0
Eadlyn Schreave is the crown princess of a country run too poorly to exist, even considering the impossibly low standards that dystopian YA romance typically sets for geopolitical realism.
In our world, you need to pass a background check to work a fast food job. In Illéa, 35 men literally picked out of a hat are free to waltz into the seat of government and attempt to woo the next ruler of the nation without so much as a sidelong glance from a security guard. Even after this goes horribly wrong several times in deeply predictable ways, the person who ends up being the primary antagonist of the second half of the series (although that is, inexplicably, not revealed until there are only about 75 pages remaining) seems to just walk into the palace whenever he pleases and roam about at will.
Throughout the book Eadlyn is fawned over. Her suitors, servants, parents, parents' friends, and virtually everyone else important enough to have dialogue talk only of how beautiful, smart, cunning, brave, kind, thoughtful, and elegant she is. Somehow, none of them see that there is very little to like about her. She is beautiful, I suppose, but she is rude, standoffish, selfish, and very clearly cares much more about fashion than about ruling her country.
The citizens of Illéa see her for what she really is, but for most of the book her concern for what they think seems only to stretch so far as her concern for what mean things they might say about her on TV. Her Selection, which was (somehow?) supposed to quell a people's uprising, seems to have done more to harm her imagine than it has done to help. Inexplicably, this clearly unpopular princess who is in the middle of a dystopian version of The Bachelorette decides that now, at age 18 with no experience and no reason for doing so, it is a good moment for her father to abdicate the throne so that she can take over as queen. Her father, inexplicably, agrees. And so Queen Eadlyn the Rude must choose a husband while also struggling with the new challenges that come with ruling a nation while woefully unprepared to even rule a Burger King.
Somehow -- beyond all logic, this was the second best book in the series, miles beyond what anything but the first book managed to achieve. True, that is an exceedingly low bar, but at least this one had a plot, a villain, and some character growth. I really don't have much good to say about it, other than that it kept my attention better than books 2, 3, and 4. On the whole, I'm delighted that I have no more Selection to read. As ruler of this Goodreads account, I *very graciously* grant this book 2 out of 5 stars. Those are more than it deserves, and may god have mercy on all of our souls.
In our world, you need to pass a background check to work a fast food job. In Illéa, 35 men literally picked out of a hat are free to waltz into the seat of government and attempt to woo the next ruler of the nation without so much as a sidelong glance from a security guard. Even after this goes horribly wrong several times in deeply predictable ways, the person who ends up being the primary antagonist of the second half of the series (although that is, inexplicably, not revealed until there are only about 75 pages remaining) seems to just walk into the palace whenever he pleases and roam about at will.
Throughout the book Eadlyn is fawned over. Her suitors, servants, parents, parents' friends, and virtually everyone else important enough to have dialogue talk only of how beautiful, smart, cunning, brave, kind, thoughtful, and elegant she is. Somehow, none of them see that there is very little to like about her. She is beautiful, I suppose, but she is rude, standoffish, selfish, and very clearly cares much more about fashion than about ruling her country.
The citizens of Illéa see her for what she really is, but for most of the book her concern for what they think seems only to stretch so far as her concern for what mean things they might say about her on TV. Her Selection, which was (somehow?) supposed to quell a people's uprising, seems to have done more to harm her imagine than it has done to help. Inexplicably, this clearly unpopular princess who is in the middle of a dystopian version of The Bachelorette decides that now, at age 18 with no experience and no reason for doing so, it is a good moment for her father to abdicate the throne so that she can take over as queen. Her father, inexplicably, agrees. And so Queen Eadlyn the Rude must choose a husband while also struggling with the new challenges that come with ruling a nation while woefully unprepared to even rule a Burger King.
Somehow -- beyond all logic, this was the second best book in the series, miles beyond what anything but the first book managed to achieve. True, that is an exceedingly low bar, but at least this one had a plot, a villain, and some character growth. I really don't have much good to say about it, other than that it kept my attention better than books 2, 3, and 4. On the whole, I'm delighted that I have no more Selection to read. As ruler of this Goodreads account, I *very graciously* grant this book 2 out of 5 stars. Those are more than it deserves, and may god have mercy on all of our souls.
amandag0515's review against another edition
4.25
I’m glad I finished the whole series. If I stopped on the 4th book I wouldn’t have been happy where it ended. This book compared to the 4th, the plot was truly engaging and entertaining, yet remained unpredictable overall. Eadlyn was spoiled and annoying in the previous book so it was good to see her grow and develop overall here.