Julia
Julia asked:

Kile..Hale..or Henri? Honestly I think Kile :) I think he will make a good King and Eadlyn needs working just like America..(BTW so EXCITED.)

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Holly Honestly I'm 100% it's going to Erik.
1) Eadlyn didn't notice him as the romantic interest until the middle/end of the book.
2) He's not a contestant and that will provide interest and conflict to the book.
If it's not Erik, I'm pretty sure it'll be Kile, despite how boringly cliché that is. Fingers crossed for Erik, because I really don't want to read the second book and groan, Oh, everyone saw that coming!
Kyera
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Manya Kile is just like America. Like America, he didn't want to take part in the selection. She felt that the palace was like a cage. He too wants to leave and does not want powers. I am teamkile....
Paloma Trapero I´m hoping she will marry Kile, He is so sweet and interesting...
If Eadlyn doesnt marry him, I definately will !!
Rachel KILE.
KILE.
KILE.
KILE.
TEAM WOODWORK.
Josephine KILE KILE KILE KILE KILE KILE KILE KILE KILE KILE KILE KILE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KILE KILE KILE KILE
Hannah If it is Kile, that would be sooooo cliche. From the moment Kiera wrote that Eadlyn hated Kile so much I already knew that he would be a love interest in this book. Hopefully Kiera didn't just write one of the most cliche endings and actually put a twist to it. I'm hoping somehow Eadlyn and Erik will get together at some point (and hopefully married) because that would be a huge plot twist seeing as how he's not even in the Selection. But honestly, if Kile and Eadlyn get married I will be very annoyed because once again, that's so cliche. I mean I like Kile, but that would just be such a boring ending.
genevieve I think that Marlee maybe entered Kile as a contestant as an effort to get him to stay at the palace. So while I do want Kile to follow his dreams and all, I WANT HIM TO MARRY EADLYN LIKE SERIOUSLY HENRI IS SO SWEET BUT KILE CAN SPEAK ENGLISH AND ALSO KILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ally Surprise twist! It's all a lie and Henri can really speak English! If only...

But I'm really pulling for Erik. Although I do hope there's more behind him than he lets on. Henri too.
Janet Kile is the best for Eadlyn and has always been my favorite like 30 minutes ago I finished the Heir OMG whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Carrie M Kile please, please, please be Kile, and if she doesn't marry him I call dibs. Also the only relationship I want Eadlyn and Erik to have is, good or close friends, like i think Erik is ok, but it just doesn't seem like there's much to him.
Carissa In the beginning I didn't like Kile, but from the time he entered the Selection - I was TEAM KILE <3
Vesselina.
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Kaitlyn Sherer I'm pulling for Erik. Even if I know it won't happen :/
Maddi KILE IS BAE!!!!
1) pretty sure Hale's gay (or maybe i'm being stereotypical because of his tailoring work, but i got that vibe)
2) Henri is super cute and i love him, but he doesn't seem like 'love of her life' material
3) I feel like Erik/Eicco should have been an option...because it's clear he's going to be a major love interest.
Oddly enough, i actually really liked erik, right up until i though he might push kile out of the way (i still like him though, but i reallyyyy like kile). I feel like with Erik, it's going to go one of two ways- either Eadlyn will fall in love with him or he'll turn out shady, which i feel may happen.
To all the people saying Kile would be cliche and that it will be a "major plot twist" if erik gets with Eady, it clearly won't be much of a plot twist because everyone's guessed it. A plot twist would be her and Fox, or for a serious twist, her and jack (i kid, i kid).
As a whole-hearted shipper of keadlyn i wish it was kile, but i feel that he may be the aspen in this selection, and that they do love each other, but she'll probably end up with Erik :/
Tamikia I don't want it to be Kile, cause 1, that's too predictable and their relationship will be too much like Maxon and America's, 2, it would be a bit OOC for Kile to want to stay and be King since he has a big desire to leave and branch outside of it, and finally 3, Eadlyn is such a brat that she doesn't deserve a nice guy like Kile!
Lily I think Erik. It seems her and Kile only have a sexual based relationship and its obvious his main focus is architecture. But i also think he's in love with her. Maybe he will become her main architecture and help the poverty with his buildings. With Henri the whole language thing is a huge barrier. But I see him becoming her best friend. I think Hale is gay. Eric on the other hand is the only person she shows her true self. But I'm going to be crushed no matter who she chooses.
Ria
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Camille KILE! They are too perfect. When they kissed in the hall everything fell into place. She has finally noticed that he is very dynamic and has interests of his own. He doesn't just like to bother her. That made her more interested in her. If he says that he doesn't care about how stuffy the castle is and just wants to be with her I think I will melt. Keadlyn is the second best thing that has happened to me ever (behind Maxerica. But I'm really hoping America is the winner (BY NOT DYING) I mean seriously, who throws a plot twist right there in they last chapter of that proportion. And what the heck is Henri. He can't even speak english and he would not lead Illea well at all because he can't even speak to over half of them! Also, why are people shipping Eadlyn with Eric!?! He isn't even supposed to be there. If Henry hadn't screwed it up and entered to marry someone he wouldn't even be there. PLUS they are not cute together. In conclusion, I don't like Henry or Eric and KILE FOR THE WIN!
Dr.ShadowHallows Got to be Kile.
Neha miraj I have a feeling that it's gonna b Erik
Emma Erik!!!!!!! please
Kate Evans Pulling for Erik all the way!
Tiana OMG! I'm so excited for this book!! I honestly think that Erik and Eadlyn are going to fall in love...
Cassidy KILE PLEASE BE KILE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kristin I am pretty sure it is going to wind up being Erik.
Ella Hale!!! I really hope it will be him, because I love how he goes out of his way to impress her.
YvetteSanders kile because they had a history together and ever since the kiss at the beginning of the book they been so close to eachother but honestly its either Erik or Kile.
Heather Marie I am thinking Erik is going to be the dark horse that wins the raace, even if I'm personally rooting for Kile. I think Kile would make a great partner for Eadlyn because he has the "know how" in the areas that she doesn't (math, architecture, etc). Oooohhhh, I can't wait!
Alexandra Justine KIle!!!!! because he's just like America for reasons:
1)he didn't want to participate in the selection.
2)he always fight with Eadlyn(like America and Maxon)
3)he doesn't want to be trapped in the palace
4)IF HE MARRIES EIKKO THE PEOPLE WILL JUDGE HER AND SHE'LL THINK THAT SHE'LL DISSAPOINT HER PARENT!!!!!!!!
5)she's just with Eikko for like two, three times.
6)i think henri is like kriss, hale is like celeste (in a good way), kile is like America, fox is like marlee, ean is like elise ( what's with the thing that love can come later???) that's what I think
Wy'Kia Let's review the facts, shall we?
1. Kile is kind of like Aspen. He's known the MC forever, although Kile didn't get along with her.
2. Since Kile is like Aspen, it makes sense that the author would give us the closure that we need from the Aspen/America thing
3. Henri would be politically advantageous, and he's super sweet. BUT he can't speak English. And it would be awkward to fall in love with him especially with Erik nearby.

I said all this to say...TEAM ERIK!!!!!!!!!
Reyna~I've gotta be on my own~ I'm thinking Erik. They just have always had a good, steady relationship and it was such a touching moment when he told her his name. I just think Henri's like a little brother who's got that language barrier problem, Kile is kind of an adrenaline driven relationship even though I do think he's wonderful, and Hale's just not for Eadlyn. IM ROOTING FOR ERIK!!
Maddie I think Kile and Eadlyn's personalities match more since they've known each other for a long time, but he wants to leave so I don't think Eady will keep him. I think it might be Erik, which would be an EXCELLENT plot twist.
Bree (Asterìa) Bonaccorsa It needs to be Kile PLEASE!!!!! He is so kind, they have known each other their whole life, and they are so cute and romantic together!!!
I'm just saying but people are mostly pulling for either Kile or Eric, but I definitely vote Kile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ana
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Connie Honestly Kile or Erick but MAYBE Henri but not Hale I am definitely team Kile tho
Kiri KILE Please
>.<
if Eadlyn chose kile then it would be awesome
>.<

#TeamKile I like him >.<
if Eadlyn wants to have a fairy tale lovestory just like her parents then
I guess kile is a good choice
I mean America and Kile are similar :D
shagun I agree with Holly. I am leaning towards Erik. It would be a nice twist! Does anyone think that Erik might be a rebel in this book?
Rosie Alf I think its going to be Erik.
But I really want Kile!
Asma I have a feeling that Erik is gonna pop there! :3 though right now I hope it will be Kile!
Mendes Fan I think it might be Erik...we did see a friendship forming between the two of them, but cass probably wanted to give them time. Maybe they will be romantically involved in the crown? It would be a twist to the tale if he's chosen. I don't think it's going to be kile, though . . . It'll be so cliche if he wins...all they can be are best friends. Also, kile mentioned that he doesn't want to stay confined in the palace forever. He doesn't desire the crown. He wants his own life; a taste of freedom. And it won't be hale either: to me, there's no connection, no chemistry. It could be ean, though...but I have a feeling that things won't turn out the way there supposed to be. ;) eadlyn will probably only marry him because he seems like the proper choice: charms, leadership skills, no love in the picture...but of course our princess will change her mind in the end. :) that's just a theory, though. I'm rooting for Erik :D I sure hope it's not ean, kile, hale, or henri...
Ashley ERIK. But hopefully we get to see more into Ean's world.
Gillian
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nadia I doubt the fact that it will be Hale you stop seeing him after a while and he is a very flat character. I am betting on either Kile, as my first choice, or Erik, as my second. From the start, you know that Kile is going to be one of the front runners out of the suitors and he did become one. Kile and Eadlyn's relationship is similar to Maxon and America's which is why I think Kile is going to win. But though I ship Keadlyn, Erik and Eadlyn would be an interesting plot twist and I can't wait to find out what happens! By the way, I think Fox might become a front runner in the next book kind of like Kriss did in The Elite but I really, really don't want Eadlyn to end up with Hale, I hated him from the start.
DressyCats I agree with Holly about Erik
Zoie I still don't know who to root for but as much as I like Kile, Kiera made it clear from the start how much he wanted to leave the palace. It would be so random to condemn him as the future King where he can never leave, you know? I think it might be Erik, though Henri is amazing too and I would feel so bad if Eadlyn ended up with his translator!!! Really anxious (but excited) to see how this turns out, and I hope there aren't several broken hearts in the midst of the novel....
Chrystelle You know it's going to be Erik!
Jolijn I hope that she ends up with Kile, and that Kile builds a new home for them. And not live in the palace he wants to leave so bad.
I also like Erik but what they have is more friendship I think.
Sabrina Conza tbh i REALLY love them all!! henri isn't an end up with her type of character :-(. i dont really want her with hale tbh bc i don't have that much of an emotional connection with him. i really like Kile. But I LOVE Erik. Idk why you didnt include him in this!!!
Celeste0628 D I think its going to be real hard for her to choose. I mean the book ended with all the selected praying for Queen America to be okay. But Its pretty obvious Erik has feeling for Eady. Those kisses between Kile and Eady are more than what they say it is.
Ema I really think she should be with Kile or Hale, especially Kile. At first I didn't like him, but things change.
Josette ERIK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
Liz I would like Kile to win but for some reason I think Erik would some how participate in the selection or form a relationship with Eadlyn and that he would be in the top 2 with Kile . I'm just hoping there will be a plot twist in the book.
gabriellehonrubia I'm on Team Erik! :)
Amphitrite
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Alexandra i think it'll be Kile!
i also think he'll stay for eddie
Gatelend Gosh is no one team Henri? Either that or Erik, I think those are the best options.

#teamhenri
Vem Night I want Kile. No chemistry with Erik.
Hannah ♡ Ugh I like both Henri and Kile, but I like Kile a bit better. BUTTTT I think The Crown will reveal a huge dark secret of Henri's because no one can be that sweet without a complicated history because hello, we're in the YA world where nothing can be easy. And am I the only one who thinks Fox is adorable? I am? Okay :(
Jessica I think it will be Kile or Henri. I like Henri but its very unlikely because he barely knows English :/
Diana Nava Am I the only one pulling for Fox he was so cute
Nery García K I L E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TEAM KILE <3<3<3<3<3
Anna Maria
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Tangina Tasnim I want Kile but Erik is good too!!
Denise KILE!!!! <3 Or Erik would actually make a good match for Eadlyn too.
Amber "Epp" Henri ... he fits what she needs he will be happy to be the man behind the woman also he cooks and hes sweet and well I like Henri so I am casting my vote his way
Cassidy I do feel like Erik might end up in the running, but Henri probably won't win simply because of the language problem... I think Kile seems unlikely now but I bet things will change during this book :D
Chelsie Erik, Henri, or Kale. Hale is not an option in my mind, but any of those other three that I mentioned are SUCH good choices. I can't choose. I see where Eadlyn's hesitation comes from ;)
Sanjana
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Rozlynn Baumert I really dont know but How do you read it as an ebook?
Savannah I'm being honest over here it's probably either Kile or Erik but I'm hoping it's Kile. I'm so excited :)
Chi Chi
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Eleanor Jones It will defiantly be Kile or Erik, i'm about halfway now. I'm teem Kile but i kindove think it will be Erik. I'd actually be good ether way, you will probably be alright with it by the end anyway, if my suspicions are correct
Amie Liane
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Aeda I really loved Henri, but I also liked Hale. I liked the ending though. I liked her and Kile too much as friends.
Natalie I don't really think it will be Hale. He isn't spotlighted enough in the book and I don't think that it will work with Eadlyn. Henri is soooo sweet and I love him but the language barrier is a major complication. Erik is honestly probably going to win, since their relationship is so close. I really hope that it is Kile, but I feel like it won't be.
Christina i want Kile for her! <3
Shelby McCue I'm team eric/eiko
They would be aweome together
kiles to predictable
hale and ean are both gay I'm pretty sure
and henri cant speak english
Rhick Deuel Esteves I already read the book and it's ERIK!!!! Eikko and Eadlyn.
Mik Kile PRETTY PLEASE
g'Chen She ends up with Erik (Eikko Petteri Koskinen).
ReadForever Omigod just please all of them.
I know (obviously) this cannot happen. So, first Henri. I love him. Sooo much, but we all know that there different languages will set them back quite a few years and they won't really know each other. Henri needs a Swenday maid or someone. A Swenday palace cook!
Hale. Ugh, why does he have to be so perfect? Eady and Hale both enjoy fashion and they are really adorable together.
Kile. Just....I dont even know. He like Eady and Eady likes him, but I cant help but feel that no matter how much I love him, he is her Aspen.
This wasnt one of the question options, but lets be real here.
Ekkio. HE IS EVERYTHING SHE NEEDS! God, he is just...He is there at the right times when she needs him, he knows what she needs to hear but gives her gentle truth. I mean, wtf!? GET RID OF SOME LOSER WE DONT EVEN KNOW HIS NAME AND REPLACE HIM WITH EKKIO! Problems solved....Sorta. : P
Her only problem will be choosing.
So all in all, I think I'm voting for the one who isn't an option. Ekkio
Arushi #TeamKile for sure
he's so nice , Eadlyn has to end with him otherwise i'll be crying my eyes out and go in a phase of depression
hehe just kidding
but still it has to be Kile
ChristaPalmer it's obvious that it's going to be Kile.Kiera didn't make Eadlyn hate him and then starting to get along with him after he entered the selection,just for nothing.
Kathryn Gallant Well, Kile's and Eady's relationship i think is based on a sexual attraction as well it's corny for them to get together. Hales gay most certainly and i think he will end up working as a royal dresser, and Henri can not speak English, and Erik is not a contestant, so they can not be together because of the rules of the selection, i also think that would be beneath her station, as well as her social status and her family name. In the end, i think one of the other boys will blossom into something more like Kriss and Maxon had. but if that does not happen then her best match is Kile because she can travel, restore the once beautiful country, and she and him are already close, they have chemistry already in play, and because she's attracted to him in more than a friend way but she's scared to admit it in case she gets hurt.
Ruby KILE OR ERIK
Oh no...
Cassidy09 I really hope Kile win ! I have a theory that at the end of the book, they will decide no more queen and king and for now on it's a democracy with a president ! I mean both Eadlyn and Kile don't want to stay in the palace so ...
Suzanne Honestly, I'm torn between Kile and Erik! I don't know who to choose! Kile and Erik are both amazing in there own ways!!!
Emily Dennis I believe she will not pick anyone of them she does not need a guy to help rule the country.
Charlie I personally feel like it's going to be Kile because regardless of the fact that it would be cliche, Eadlyn is nervous about this entire Selection despite the bravado. But the very first time her and Kile kissed "It was like my bones were turning to mush" "I wrapped my fingers up into his hair, shocked at myself for having the urge to hold him in that pose all night" "Was he feeling that funny warmth creep into his arms and chest and head too?". Fact is, she has chemistry with Kile. They can talk openly and they get along and they understand each other, on top of the fact that she can't keep her hands off of him. Kile has also been exposed to the Palace life, which Eadlyn will take into account when time to find a husband because she realizes that she's not only looking for a husband but also a man to rule beside her. I think the character development of Kile wanting to stay at the palace will be much more interesting than watching Eadlyn fall for Eikko. I understand that some think that she will end up with Eikko because of the slight connection that they have but I think that while she is intrigued by him, that there is more of a friendly relationship there.
Samantha I SO WANT IT TO BE KILE!! but I think it can be ERIK. yah he's nice and all but KILE. KILE. reasons why i like him is 1. HE LIKES BOOKS 2. he and eadlyn get along in a way 3. JUST PLEASE
but it could be erik. oh well
#TEAMKILE
Gizelle I hope it isn't Erik BLAH and I would it to be Kile but yet again it would be cool if it was Henry.
Theresa Trisha Ms. Kiera! Is it would be availbale in the Philippines on May?
Sami Myers My heart says Kile, because I love their passion and ugh it melts me. But I know it's going to be Erik. He's the dark horse and it just seems right. Ugh, *cries for eternity*. I know I want Kile and Eadlyn to be together but I know that's just holding him back so maybe, plot twist, she steps down (unlikely) and runs of with Kile. (unlikely). A girl can hope.
Aleetha I want her to marry Kile.
Kile
Kile
Kile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nicole Kylie Them Kile all the way. While I see Erik as a good person, I rather them JUST being friends. Erik isn't even a contestant anyways.
Khola I think she will choose Erik. But I wish she would choose Kile, please
Cactus I like Kile the best and all, but not as in a romantic interest for Eadlyn. I just like him. Naturally. Like I really really would love to know him and all. As a friend.

I used to be Team Kile, but then I realised that even though I like Kile (as most of us do) but also that Eikko may be a better stabiliser and everything for Eady. So... Team Eikko? I don't know. But if it's Kile, I don't mind either.
Yomna Keadlyn forever!!
Emma KILE needs to win!!!!!!
Hong-An Truong I have a feeling it will be Eikko (Erik), but I'm 100% Team Kile!
sisilolli20 I have no idea. Honestly I'm just hoping it's Erik or Kile... She does seem to like to smooch him a lot... :)
M. Fernanda Zambrano La Torre Kile 100% <3 Es simplemente perfecto, considero que es el único que puede mantener a raya el caracter de Aedlyn... Ademas, los dos se conocen desde siempre y se me hace simplemente hermoso su romance... Creo que Kile es una persona libre al igual que Aedlyn, a los dos no les gusta que los demas le digan que tienen que hacer y creo que ellos siendo asi van a saber darse el espacio que necesitan... Espero que Kiera los deje juntos porque son el uno para el otro <3 <3
Talie Rau KILE FREAKING WOODWORK omg if he doesn't win...I SWEAR I'LL BE PISSED....

I mean, it'll be ok (i guess) if someone else wins, but if it's Kile, I'm gonna have an issue if it's Erik lol it wouldn't make me happy
Dkhjqiladvji if it wasn't kile i think i would die cause i cant see her marrying anyone else. BUT i see eadlyn making this stand deciding that she will marry when she is ready and everyone is happy with that decision. Maybe she will even have one of them as a boyfriend. KILE 4 THE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tina Zheng
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McKenna Jones I'd honestly be happy if she picked either Kile or Erik.. they both make me swoon and I love them both. Can't wait to see who she picks!
Nicole Fletcher I honestly am rooting for Kile or Erik. In the beginning I was hoping Kile but now I'm not so sure!
Ji Hu It's not like I'm going to murder Kiera Cass if Eadlyn doesn't end up with Erik or anything...hehehe.
Nicole I hope it's going to be Kile, but I think Kile would't work out because he wants to leave the palace, and then with Henri, there's always the language barrier. But idk, this whole series is about changing the rules, so it might be Erik. just pros and cons. don't mind me, but if you agree or disagree, then feel free to comment back :)
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