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A review by celia_thebookishhufflepuff
The Heir by Kiera Cass
3.0
For some reason I have this thing about spinoff series...except for Percy Jackson, I really just can't stand them, and I guess it's probably because the Heroes of Olympus series still focuses around the main characters, instead of introducing new ones.
Reading [b:The Heir|22918050|The Heir (The Selection, #4)|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1422993526s/22918050.jpg|42484814] was like reading [b:The Selection|10507293|The Selection (The Selection, #1)|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1322103400s/10507293.jpg|15413183] for me. As with the first of the series and my emotions to America Singer, I just couldn't get into Eadlyn's character. There seemed to be too many plot holes, and I really just can't see any of it as even being written by [a:Kiera Cass|2987125|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1318605410p2/2987125.jpg]. The styles are just so different, and there was definitely not enough of America or Maxon.
When I first started looking at [b:The Heir|22918050|The Heir (The Selection, #4)|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1422993526s/22918050.jpg|42484814], I honestly thought the story would be exactly like the original series but from Maxon's point of view. I can't say it was that far off. And that's something else that makes no sense: America and Maxon force Eadlyn into the Selection, both having hated the idea originally, but blinded by the fact that they've found true love there. This would be bad enough, but they also never told Eadlyn anything about their own experiences.
I feel like there are a lot of unnecessary plot twists, especially near the end. So yes, I plan on reading [b:The Crown|26074181|The Crown (The Selection, #5)|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1446759650s/26074181.jpg|42492659] to find out what happens, but I just feel like there's so many other ways this series could have gone, even given Cass chose to do a spinoff about America and Maxon's daughter.
I will point out one thing that I really do like, though: in the original series, you already know that America Singer is going to be the One, just because she's the title character. The opposite is true for Eadlyn, and as a reader I find myself rooting for specific Selected and for kicking out others.
Also, Eadlyn: is it really that hard to learn Finnish???
Reading [b:The Heir|22918050|The Heir (The Selection, #4)|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1422993526s/22918050.jpg|42484814] was like reading [b:The Selection|10507293|The Selection (The Selection, #1)|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1322103400s/10507293.jpg|15413183] for me. As with the first of the series and my emotions to America Singer, I just couldn't get into Eadlyn's character. There seemed to be too many plot holes, and I really just can't see any of it as even being written by [a:Kiera Cass|2987125|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1318605410p2/2987125.jpg]. The styles are just so different, and there was definitely not enough of America or Maxon.
When I first started looking at [b:The Heir|22918050|The Heir (The Selection, #4)|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1422993526s/22918050.jpg|42484814], I honestly thought the story would be exactly like the original series but from Maxon's point of view. I can't say it was that far off. And that's something else that makes no sense: America and Maxon force Eadlyn into the Selection, both having hated the idea originally, but blinded by the fact that they've found true love there. This would be bad enough, but they also never told Eadlyn anything about their own experiences.
I feel like there are a lot of unnecessary plot twists, especially near the end. So yes, I plan on reading [b:The Crown|26074181|The Crown (The Selection, #5)|Kiera Cass|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1446759650s/26074181.jpg|42492659] to find out what happens, but I just feel like there's so many other ways this series could have gone, even given Cass chose to do a spinoff about America and Maxon's daughter.
I will point out one thing that I really do like, though: in the original series, you already know that America Singer is going to be the One, just because she's the title character. The opposite is true for Eadlyn, and as a reader I find myself rooting for specific Selected and for kicking out others.
Also, Eadlyn: is it really that hard to learn Finnish???