The One (The Selection, #3) by Kiera Cass - Restarting June 24th 2020

[Rachael]

Chapter 21 (view spoiler)[ When the girls are sitting around on America's bed talking about the "line" of guys that will be lined up at their feet and Mer is all.... "one" :melt: asdljflaksdjf so cute (hide spoiler)]

[Tayla]

31% (view spoiler)[ "even though I wasn't in love with aspen" music to my ears. Now we just need kris out of the picture (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

Chapter 22 (view spoiler)[ ARGGG they keep getting interrupted!1!!!11 I just want the fireworks so baddddd (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

OMG NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! (view spoiler)[ her father!! :(((( (hide spoiler)]

[Tayla]

60% crap crap crap (view spoiler)[ she needs to tell him!! (hide spoiler)]

[Tayla]

Chapter 23 I got so scared when you wrote no. (view spoiler)[ her dad dying was not what I expected. OMG (hide spoiler)]

[Rachael]

All finished! Perfect, perfect, perfect just like I knew it would be!

What a crazy ending to this series! All the good things I wanted... no NEEDED to happen did! A couple other surprises but all in all it was perfect.

I will miss this series a lot. It's very dear to me

[Rachael]

Sarah wrote: "I'm a wreck! [spoilers removed]"

I AM JUST SO HAPPY YOU ARE FEELING THESE FEELS WITH ME... My heart is just so full of love and sadness about all the parents deaths (except the king). Celeste! I didn't see that happening and was actually kinda sad about it as well

[Tayla]

Chapter 29 literally crying.

[Tayla]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 13 - [spoilers removed]"

why didnt we hear from her again?!

[Tayla]

I was giggling like a teenage girl and sobbing like a baby..


the only problem is: (view spoiler)[ WHY SO MANY DEATHS?! didnt it seem a little much? Like soo many people died without needing to (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Rachael wrote: "Chapter 13 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ That can happen. Something to do with adrenaline. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Tayla wrote: "I was giggling like a teenage girl and sobbing like a baby..


the only problem is: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I can see why she'd kill of the king and queen, but it was still really sad that the queen died! I loved her.
I don't get why she had to kill Celeste and Anne of though. (hide spoiler)]

[Tayla]

@abbie

EXACTLY MY POINT !!!

(view spoiler)[ some deaths are sad but required. I felt like those two were just thrown in (hide spoiler)]

[Tayla]

Abbie wrote: "Rachael wrote: "Chapter 13 [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

thats what i was gonna say

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Tayla wrote: "I was giggling like a teenage girl and sobbing like a baby..

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(view spoiler)[ i was a bit ?? over Anne, because she didn't say she died, she said that she was 'gone'. I'm wondering if we'll be seeing more from Anne in the future possibly. it was a little odd. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Tayla wrote: "@abbie

EXACTLY MY POINT !!!

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I think Celeste's death was thrown in there because of her recent attitude. Before, she was a bitch, so it wouldn't have been that sad that she died. In this book, she shown her vulnerable side, so i was actually quite sad that she died in the end. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "Tayla wrote: "I was giggling like a teenage girl and sobbing like a baby..

"

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I thought it was odd too. With Celeste she said "she died" and with Anne it was just "Anne was just... gone" Did she die? Did she run away from the palace with a guard she loved? What happened?! (hide spoiler)]

[Tayla]

Gah crap. I'm on my phone now so I can't see spoilers. They need to fix that

[Inês]

I'm finished! I was reading on my phone and I had no internet so I couldn't comment on the chapters and I felt like I was going to explode! xD

(view spoiler)[ I can't believe Celeste died! I was so shocked! I spend two books hating her and then I start to like her and she dies! Evil move Kiera Cass, very evil move...xD
The king died, which made me very happy, but the queen dying was awful, America kept thinking, she said I could call her mom! , so sad! But what's the deal with Anne? She was just gone? Now that's weird, do I feel some kind of spin-off coming? I wonder...
And didn't she had a crush on Aspen? That was pretty pointless, seeing that nothing ever happened and Aspen was always interested in Lucy. Overall, it was a great ending! I mean they had the adorable, cute ending and that was all I could ask for! :) (hide spoiler)]

I think I'm also going to miss this series, even though it's not one of my favorites (mainly because I never really liked America very much) but I'm going to miss it, especially Maxon. :D

[Sarah Elizabeth]

(view spoiler)[ I'm glad you liked it! I thought Anne being 'gone' was weird too! (hide spoiler)]

[Tayla]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "Tayla wrote: "I was giggling like a teenage girl and sobbing like a baby..

"

[spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I just assumed she died because she said that they had so many more casualties than they thought. and then said anne was just gone. So i figured she died (hide spoiler)]

[Hatsunekai]

Please please please let there be spin-offs!!!!!

[Tayla]

I agree!!!!!

[Rachael]

Did you guys here she's putting or a prequel from the Queens perspective

[Abi]

I just seen someone in my friends list add it to their wishlist -

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Restarting as a special Guided Buddy Read by popular demand! Join us as we read and discuss the last book in 'The Selection' trilogy!




The highly anticipated conclusion to Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series, The One will captivate readers who love dystopian YA fiction and fairy tales. The One is the perfect finale for fans who have followed America's whirlwind romance since it began--and a swoon-worthy read for teens who have devoured Veronica Roth's Divergent, Ally Condie's Matched, or Lauren Oliver's Delirium.

The Selection changed America Singer's life in ways she never could have imagined. Since she entered the competition to become the next princess of Illéa, America has struggled with her feelings for her first love, Aspen--and her growing attraction to Prince Maxon. Now she's made her choice . . . and she's prepared to fight for the future she wants.

Find out who America will choose in The One, the enchanting, beautifully romantic third book in the Selection series!

Starting June 1st 2014 ☺

[Tessa]

Yey! I'll join this buddy read :).

[Sarah Elizabeth]

You're in for a great book ☺

[[deleted user]]

Can't wait to read this. I think I'll join the buddy read :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yay ☺

[s]

Aw, I just finished this a week ago. I'll join in discussion though. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Did you like it?

[Beatrice]

I'm gonna read this, glad I have my copy :D

[Lara]

I finished this last night :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

We'll still discuss it with you!

[Lara]

Whoops I meant I finished selection last night I better get reading elite so I can join this

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Ah, you still have 2 great books ahead of you then ☺ This buddy read lasts all month so you can join at any time. Hope you love the elite!

[Tessa]

Wow, I think I'm the only hater among you guys. It's going to be hard @.@.

I think the first book was mediocre and I kinda hated the second, but for one reason or another I want to finish this series so I'm reading this as well.

I have such a hate-love relationship with this book that I'm finding hard to put it into words.

America annoys me to no end, but sometimes she has glimpses of intelligence that shock me and she gets my attention for a while, just to smash it again to pieces when she starts to whine about some unimportant thing.

I feel the same way about Maxon. I like him, his hot and I do understand his position, but I think he doesn't take enough time to get out of his own self-pity in order to understand the other girls as well. While his running around kissing all of them and pretty much having a great time he's annoyed when they get jealous. He's something like: "You're in the Selection b*tch, you should have known what was going to happen so why cry now?" He's not really taking into consideration the girl's feelings.

I've read the first 10 chapters and I'm annoyed how much this story concentrates on the romance and we get few new information about the dystopia world.

Also, this book has one of the worst love triangles of all times. The second book kinda left me with the impression that America decided who she wanted and that's the main reason why I wanted to read this book, but now I see that's she's again going from one boy than the other. Why is she upset of Maxon's escapades when she pretty much does the same thing, even if she's not meeting Aspen anymore, she's still thinking about him.

Also, the first chapters, when she was trying to seduce Maxon almost made me drop this book. WTH! Talking about shallow...

Good things about this book: short, easy to read, doesn't really bore me. Too bad it annoys me...

[Tessa]

P.S.: did I mention how one-dimensional his father is? Same goes for his mother.

His father is like that bad super-villain that will always do bad things and never see the logic of our main character's actions. (view spoiler)[When America told them to fight, she had a good point, why was he displeased with her? (hide spoiler)]

Also, his mother is like the fairy good mother, always impartial, always loving everyone, always perfect.

Gezz...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Oh well Tessa, at least this is the last book ☺

[Tessa]

Sarah wrote: "Oh well Tessa, at least this is the last book ☺"
Yeah XD

Chapter 19
(view spoiler)[Like I said, hate-love relationship. After totally hating the chapters when they got out of the palace and she got shot but was unperturbed by it. Then there comes chapter 19 and sweeps me off my feet. What she did with that convict was great! I couldn't stop grinning XD. I'm also happy she finally stated that she doesn't love Aspen like she used to. FINALLY!! Too bad things are going pretty bad for her right now :(. (hide spoiler)]

Am I the only one reading this right now? @.@

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Possibly. It's still quite early in the day in America so we'll probably get more people join later ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Tessa wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Oh well Tessa, at least this is the last book ☺"
Yeah XD

Chapter 19
[spoilers removed]

Am I the only one reading this right now? @.@"

(view spoiler)[ I thought she was really clever in what she did with that convict. Surely the people will love her for that?!
I am so glad she decided she didn't love Aspen any more as well. I hated the way she went back and forth between Aspen and Maxon in the first two books! (hide spoiler)]

[Tessa]

Guess I'm a combo breaker since everyone except me gave this 5 stars @.@.
It was an ok story, very romantic, not really believable. If I would have been younger I probably would have enjoyed this a lot more. It's a longer version of Cinderella.

The dystopia elements in this book were so poorly developed that by the end of the book you couldn't even care less about them. This could have been set in the 20st century or today and it wouldn't have made a very big difference. the story could have remained pretty much the same since the only thing that ever got any attention was the love triangle.

Also, that ending was so cheesy...

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yeah, Cheesy, but I liked it ☺

[Alley]

I'll start later tonight. I'm finishing up another book first.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Not a problem ☺

[Ayesha]

I think I am on 20% finishing this book. I am so excited. :D

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Glad you're enjoying it! ☺