flutteringbutterflies 's review for:

The One by Kiera Cass

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I'm afraid I just can't do it. I read the first book and found myself charmed by the pretty dresses and the wishy-washy romance but by book 2 I'd had enough. I wanted more about America growing in confidence in herself, I wanted less of the romance and more of the rebellion. And instead book two sees America veer wildly between two ridiculous boys and sees her being very unreliable and unable to make or stick to decisions. My frustration grows and grows. And with this, the third book in the trilogy, I found my patience to be at an all time low. Within the first 40 pages, I realised that I cared not one little bit about Maxon as he continuously humiliated or laughed at America and I find myself raging at the double-standards. There's a whole campaign being set up for America to be 'likeable' and yet Maxon faces no such criticism. I wanted America to realise that she doesn't need to change herself or her behaviour in order to win the heart of a man and I wanted America and the other girls to be kinder to each other and not call each other a 'slut' for wearing a revealing dress. Perhaps some of this behaviour is called out on later on in the book but I'm afraid I've reached my limit with this series. It's all too aggravating and Maxon calling America foolish and embarrassing to her face was the last straw for me.