The One (The Selection, #3) in The Wide Web of Friends in YA Books

Dec 28, 2015 Sarah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, 2015-favourites

Actual Rating: 4.3 Stars

I think that The One was definitely my favourite in this series. The cover is absolutely breathtaking, America finally makes up her mind, Maxon is his adorable self, surprising events take place, and everyone has a happy ending.

While America made up her mind (finally!), she procrastinated or withheld information for the entirety of the book. She should have told Maxon straight up about her old love being Aspen, but no, he sees them together and had already figured it out Actual Rating: 4.3 Stars

I think that The One was definitely my favourite in this series. The cover is absolutely breathtaking, America finally makes up her mind, Maxon is his adorable self, surprising events take place, and everyone has a happy ending.

While America made up her mind (finally!), she procrastinated or withheld information for the entirety of the book. She should have told Maxon straight up about her old love being Aspen, but no, he sees them together and had already figured it out (because he’s a smart cookie) and America and Maxon almost don’t get their happy ending because of America’s stupid decisions.

Okay, my rant is over.

Apart from that, I loved this book. I loved every Maxon and America moment, I loved their wedding, I loved how they are going to fix the world together. I just love them.

My favourite part was when America had gotten back from her father’s funeral and Maxon visited her room and gave her gifts and they spent the night together and were completely adorable.

Again, I wished Aspen had died, but we can’t have everything. I had a sneaking suspicion he and Lucy had something going on, and thought it convenient that Anne dies so that they could be together.

Having Kriss be a rebel was honestly the most boring “twist” in the book, it just didn’t phase me at all because I didn’t care, and while I suspected America’s dad was a rebel, that reveal also didn’t shock me. What did shock me though was Celeste dying, especially after being redemptive and proven to be a likable character, and having Queen Amberly die. The King I didn’t care about and was glad he died.

I’m so glad that now America and Maxon are Queen and King they can change the world and set things right. And I’m so so happy Marlee gets to come back and was America’s made of honour, just as they’d discussed in the previous book. However I did not like and found it super weird that Aspen gave America away at her wedding. Like can you not?

Overall I loved this and look forward to continuing this series. ...more

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Jan 06, 2016 Anke Zweel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned

"my love, you are sunlight falling through trees. You are laughter that breaks through sadness. You are the breeze on a too-warm day. You are clarity in the midst of confusion"

The perfect ending to a perfect series.

***** Spoiler*******

I fell in love with this series from the chapter and kept loving it till the end.

The one is the final chapter of the selection. But has the end comes near our group is thrown with a few curve balls. I was on the edge of my seat, and it seems everything i was about ...more

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May 12, 2014 BooksNerd14 rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, dystopian, cute-couple

...I don't even know where to begin with this one...ummm...well maybe I'll start with HOW ENORMOUSLY FRUSTRATING AMERICA WAS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE BOOK!!!! She said at the end of The Elite that Aspen no longer was an option to her. Okay, well she may not have said those exact words but...that was how I took it!!! At least in this one she stayed with her promise about 70% of the time. I can deal with that. Throughout the whole thing I became so frustrated that I was actually yelling at the book. ...more

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Jan 08, 2014 Krizza Mae Martin rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2014-tbr-challenge

Oh gosh. This will definitely come harsh. If you will place it next to the most awesomest books I read, this one is a loser. Oh wait I forgot, it has a beautiful cover. Poor me, didn't remember that most people I know wants to buy this becaus eof the cover. Now I know that the prettier the cover, the shittier it is. It was like Fallen all over again. At least Fallen has a plot. This book has a little, or nothing at all?

REASONS WHY I HATE THIS BOOK AND WHY I LOVE THE IDEA THAT THIS IS THE LAST O ...more

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Jan 18, 2014 Emily rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Una de las mejores series que he leído en mi vida
¿Como comenzar? Kiera Cass hizo un trabajo excelente al escribir este libro de la manera que lo hizo, Cuando empezcé a leerlo creí que iba a encontrar más de los cambios extraños de America Singer y creí que me molestaría demasiado con sus cosas cambiantes, afortunadamente (view spoiler) eso no sucedió y el avance y evolución de todo lo que vi en esas palabras me e ...more

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May 06, 2014 Sydney added it · review of another edition

Can't wait!

6-2-14

#Unlocktheone on Twitter to help unlock the first 10 chapter of The One! So far we have 7 chapters!

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http://t.co/nEcdpy9scK

Review:

*Round of applause* Kiera Cass thank you so much for righting this series and sharing it with us it was so beautiful and thank you for not making me cry " sad" tears at the end.

One word to describe this book is PERFECT!
Just go read it! Go read this series right now! ...more

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Oct 07, 2016 Kayla rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, dystopians, authors-i-ve-met, reviewed, bookshelf

Full review up soon on blog:
Http://www.booksrfab.blogspot.com

I absolutely loved this series!! I started this series almost a year ago and sadly put the breaks on finishing it. In between I read other books, however recently I found this book hiding on my bookshelf and I am so glad I picked it up.

Kiera Cass is a phenomenal author and I can't wait to see what she has in store for us in the future. I love her writing style, she develops amazing characters and really knows how to build a world you ...more

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Sep 09, 2015 Myrah rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, favorites, romance, hyped, absolutely-loved, interesting, female-protag, touching, audiobooks, fiction

Review Coming Soon !!!!

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Feb 18, 2014 Sayra added it

Check out my blog to know why I am apart of Team Aspen!
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Sep 05, 2014 Jolien rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, gorgeous-covers, boys-in-books-are-better

I AM TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THIS SERIES

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Jun 06, 2014 Janelle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

America is the most frustrating protagonist ever. She gets worse each book. but I guess I didn't mind, because I seriously couldn't put this book down. This series was so quick and fun to read :) ...more

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Feb 11, 2014 Sydney rated it it was amazing

Shelves: have-to-read, need-to-read

Can't wait!

6-2-14

#Unlocktheone on Twitter to help unlock the first 10 chapter of The One! So far we have 7 chapters!

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http://t.co/nEcdpy9scK ...more

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