The One (The Selection #3)
By Kiera Cass
Genre: YA Dystopian
Recommended Ages: 17+
The Selection began with thirty-five girls.
Now with the group narrowed down to the six Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon’s heart is fiercer than ever—and America is still struggling to decide where her heart truly lies. Is it with Maxon, who could make her life a fairy tale? Or with her first love, Aspen?
America is desperate for more time. But the rest of the Elite know exactly what they want—and America’s chance to choose is about to slip away.
The Gist:
A perfect ending to the story about America and Maxon falling in love. The lovely conclusion to a heart-wrenching yet romantic story. I adored this book and this series. It gives you all the sweet yet frustrating romance you could possibly want. Once I started this book, I couldn’t stop because I thirsted for more scenes with America and Maxon. That’s the true beauty of these books, you fall in love with their love story so much you have to know more. You can’t get enough. It’s a satisfying end to a story of two people falling in love. Who doesn’t enjoy that!?!
What I Liked:
I know I say this for every Selection book review, but I love the America/Maxon scenes. They are so well done. I never think they get too cheesy over over-dramatic. But there is also so much passion and desire and it’s just, sigh, so well done.
Celeste was definitely a more intriguing character in this book and I liked getting to see her more. And each book makes me like Maxon even more. Most of all for his patience with America. Kiera did a nice job creating supporting characters that were unique and fit well with the main character. She created characters you cared about.
The romance of the plot is definitely my favorite part and what keeps the momentum going for me. It’s why I love these books so much and The One only intensified the passion between American and Maxon. You really felt the desire and urgency between them in the book. It was delicious.
What I Didn’t Like:
By now I’m super over the random rebel attacks in the castle. It’s like they happen and when they’re over there’s no lingering effect, or at least any significant one I see. There’s a small attack, they hide in some secret room, attack is over, back to life. It’s getting too repetitive and not moving the story along for me.
There were also parts of the story where I failed to see the importance of a scene or storyline and that slows down the pace a lot for me.
And for as strong and confident as America is in her beliefs and values, man she sure does go back and forth with her feelings. But then again, which teenage girl doesn’t. I just wish she could have been a tad more confident with her feelings. After a while it got tedious.
LunasLuckyRating: 4.5/5 Lunas
