The One (The Selection, #3)

by Kiera Cass

So I went to your room to spray your perfume on my handkerchief, another silly trick to make me feel like you were here.

ok

I was nearly attacked. All because I missed your smell.

he needs to be put down

I blinked away the tears and gave a weak smile. “That’ll do. Don’t let that slip until you leave the room, do you understand?” I nodded. He looked into my eyes. “I’ll be glad when you’re gone.”

they’re made for eachother

I watched in confusion as a red-marked guard walked up behind Celeste and put a bullet squarely through the back of her head.

biggest loss and complete waste of the only good character even though she was neutered

I looked to my right for Aspen and was in awe for a moment. He was on one knee, taking aim, firing deliberately into the crowd. He must have been very sure of his target to do that.

i mean no not really

I realized that the guards who were sent to our houses hadn’t abandoned their posts at all. They were dead and buried, their clothes stolen and standing in front of us.

this is so fucking unnecessary they already had access to weapons and a way into the palace

He crawled over me and grabbed Kriss, who was covering her ears and crying in earnest. Aspen pulled her face up and slapped her.

really really weird choice here kiera cass

“Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway.”

seventeen THOUSAND highlights. and i’m one of them

Dr. Ashlar’s.

no clue who this person is

Tuesday was in a bed, holding on to Emmica as they cried quietly.

how many of the original 35 just died for no reason

I saw a guard, and his face was scarred from what I couldn’t guess.

so when you say scarred the assumption is it’s an older wound that is healed so having “what i couldn’t guess” afterward makes negative sense because then you can’t be referring to the recent attack. so now you just randomly have this line that serves no purpose and is eating up at an already exorbitant word count

I just let the tears fall.

this isn’t a big cathartic moment she’s crying every other chapter

I think sometimes that you still need me or want me, but I don’t know if that’s right. You deserve better than me being with you because I feel obligated.” I sighed. “And you deserve better than being someone I settle for.”

this took 2 seconds to resolve and she’s been pushing the conversation off for like a year just because she’s selfish

Aspen stared into Lucy’s eyes with absolute devotion. “Now that you’re here, everything’s right.”

called it i knew he got paired off without consequence

“At least you’re safe,” he said, not looking into my eyes. “At least there’s that.”

what

“I want to start from the bottom. I’m planning on eliminating the Eight label first. There’s a lot of construction we need to do; and I feel like, with a little bit of work, the Eights could be absorbed into the Sevens. After that, it gets tricky. There’s got to be a way to get rid of the stigmas that come along with the numbers, but that’s my goal.”

is this not the worst possible way to do this

Tears pooled in the corners of my eyes, balancing on my lashes.

case in point

Any girl would do the same.

not me

Mary is the only one of my original maids still with me.

why do you still have maids at all you bitch

Aspen had shifted to fill a desperate place in my life.

dad zoned

Lucy is there, sitting with her father. She beams with pride for me, though really she can hardly tear her eyes off Aspen. He stands a little taller as we pass her.

this is so random it’s so funny

CAN YOU JUST PUT YOUR hand on the page and pretend I’m giving you a high five? Seriously. How else do I thank you for reading my books?

i hate you i can’t believe there’s two more

Thank you, Guyden and Zuzu, for being such great kids and letting mommy run off to her office to work. You’re wonderful little people, and I love you bunches. To Mimoo, Poopa, and Uncle Jody,

guys look at these names why would you do this