Review: The One by Kiera Cass
Title: The One (The election #3)
Author: Kiera Cass
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: May 6, 2014
Page Count: 337
Where I got it: Barnes and Noble
Where you can get it: Amazon
How much: List Price 17.99
Format I read it in: Ebook
Description/Blurb:
When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she’ll have to fight for the future she wants.
My Thoughts:
The One by Kiera Cass
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Bear with me because I am not sure if I can properly put this one into words. And if you haven’t read the first two books in this series, well, you want to walk away right now because I cannot review the end of a series without spoiling things from earlier books.
My emotions are on overdrive right now and maybe I should have slept on it before I wrote the review for this book. But, I was afraid that if I did not put my thoughts down on paper now, I would not be able to sleep.
There are very few books in print to date that have been able to elicit both anger and sadness and tears of joy within pages of each other. This was definitely one of them.
To experience such a wide range of emotions within the pages of a single novel, that to me is the sign of a great story. Very few writers out there today have the ability to do this, and yet Kiera Cass has done so in spades.
My heart is still racing. The author managed to grab many moments of tragedy, weave them with moments of sincere joy, and wrap it up in a nice, neat package. My one regret is that I feel like I wish there was more. How do they accomplish the goals they set out to accomplish? Are the ones they believe to be allies really on their side? What happens a year down the road? Two?
As much of a roller coaster as the main plotline is, the subplots are just as capable of inducing the adrenaline rush. The character of Aspen evolves so much in this story, I almost feel like he could have had a book of his own.
We see new friendships formed and old ones shifting. We find alliances in the strangest of places. This is one of those that you just have to read, and you will probably have to reread at least a time or two to fully grasp everything. I feel like I could read this one again tomorrow and find so many things that I missed the first time around. I am just as sad to see this series end as I am emotional about the twists and turns the story took. I still have tears in my eyes and chills down my spine. Well done!
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