A review by bookishlittleme
The Crown by Kiera Cass

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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