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    The One

    Written by Kiera Cass

    Narrated by Amy Rubinate

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    THE SELECTION changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. Now, only one will claim Prince Maxon’s heart…

    It’s swoon meets the Hunger Games in the third instalment of THE SELECTION series!

    For the four girls who remain at the palace, the friendships they’ve formed, rivalries they’ve struggled with and dangers they’ve faced have bound them to each other for the rest of their lives.

    Now, the time has come for one winner to be chosen.

    America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown – or to Prince Maxon’s heart. But as the competition approaches its end and the threats outside the palace walls grow more vicious, America realises just how much she stands to lose – and how hard she’ll have to fight for the future she wants.

    The breathtaking third title in THE SELECTION series will make you swoon!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJun 5, 2014
    ISBN9780007587766
    Author

    Kiera Cass

    Kiera Cass graduated from Radford University with a degree in History. She grew up in South Carolina and currently lives in Blacksburg, Virginia with her family. In her spare time, Kiera enjoys reading, dancing, making videos and eating unhealthy amounts of cake. You can learn more about Kiera at kieracass.com, follow her on twitter via @kieracass, and see her silly videos at YouTube.com/user/kieracass.

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    • 5/5
      Great ending to the series. I thought it was better paced then the previous two. Loved the endings for each of the characters.
    • 5/5
      Great end, I really enjoyed the whole series, they keep you so hooked I read the 3 books on a weekend
    • 4/5
      Well my god America could you get more annoying at some points...the whole time when she would cut off Aspen I just knew he was trying to tell her he was involved with Lucy..as soon as they said she was scatter brained, I was like, yep that's happening. Also her and Maxon, I just wanted to throttle with the whole I love you thing...like I get that they both don't want to get hurt, but man that was annoying. I've always liked Celeste cause she was awesome and they finally showed it! and I was sad to see her die :( I thoroughly enjoyed that book, almost read it in a day but had to put it down near the end.
    • 1/5
      BAD BAD BAD, hate how MUCH OF A LYING CHEATING TWO FACED HIPPOCRATIC PERSON AMERICA IS.
    • 3/5
      America and Maxon were pretty annoying in this book. Because neither of them wanted to be the first to say 'I love you' out loud. If one or the other had been brave enough to just speak the words, a whole lot of trouble could have been saved. I figured after the last book that the only way America was going to be able to regain Maxon's trust was to tell him the truth about Aspen. Because of that ultimatum, I can't help that feel that she doesn't deserve him. Then again, selection or no selection, he was cheating on her with all these other girls, making me wonder how she could trust him. Maybe they do deserve each other.

      Aspen was just as bad. He was a prideful, controlling jerk. In the first two books he abandoned America because he was to prideful to be with her, then changed his mind and tried to hang on to her when it would've been better for her if he'd let her go. Then in this book for some bizarre reason he decided not to bother telling America that he'd fallen in love with someone else (and I honestly think that Lucy deserves someone better) until he tried to do so at a time when she was upset, and didn't let him, but then when he saw America and Maxon in the same bed (though not sleeping together) he still reacted with the kind of anger that one would expect from a newly dumped boyfriend.

      In other words, I hate the three main characters. They're all such hypocrites. Kiera Cass needs to work on her character building. That said, her stories are very, very good. If it weren't for the hateable characters I think that this would be an amazing series. The ending was sort of weak. The only way to end this series with this book was to kill the king, otherwise it would have had to keep going and going until Maxon and America were able to get out from under his thumb, but it was a pretty clean ending to Clarkson's messy storyline that would have shown more depth to the two lovebirds if they'd had to be strong and stop letting him control them. The other thing I didn't like was the killing of Queen Amberly. Cass could've done so much with her character in the end chapters, but she chose to just kill her. That was very frustrating. And for her to kill off Anne (and with such an off-hand 'oh by the way, nobody cares about her Anyway' type of attitude) cleaned up Lucy and Aspen's love story more than I thought was necessary. America's father was another one. His death did have some plot-points with Maxon realizing his feelings for America (y'know, finally,) but there could've been another way to do that...and there was really no point in him being a rebel other than for America to recognize the star Kris was wearing marked her as a rebel, and, given the fact that America had just become friends with Georgia, there was already a much easier way for America to realize that.

      Another problem was Celeste. She'd been so mean in the first two books and suddenly she's being nice. That was a little bit too abrupt. I feel like she needed have been little clues that she wasn't as nasty as she was letting on in earlier books so that her sudden niceness wouldn't have felt so out of character. Then she has a freaking ton of character growth and then...she dies. Seriously? That is not what you do with a character who has just had a boatload of character growth.

      Okay, okay, just one more complaint. Both America and Maxon needed to prove themselves to each other (at least in my mind, with aforesaid approved cheating with the selection,) but only Maxon proved himself to America by saving her life, and realistically, because America had accepted that the selection, with it's sort of cheating was the way she was going to have to win Maxon, she really needed to prove herself to him even more than he needed to prove himself to her. For this reason I think it would have been more powerful if she had leaped in front of a gun to save Maxon, rather than the other way around. Plus, for all that she is a weak person when it comes to being honest, when it comes to being brave, America is very, very strong, so the fact that she just sat there while the rebel pointed the gun at Maxon felt out of character.

      Okay, so Kiera Cass needs to really work on making her characters more likeable, and on making her endings stronger. Other than that her stories are very good. Honestly because of the weak ending I'm trying to decide between giving the book two stars or three. Oh well I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and give her three because I was listening to it as an audiobook and the narrator was very good.
    • 5/5
      The way it’s told, the storyline, the plots. Best book I’ve ever read
    • 4/5
      Book 3 that finishes the series.
    • 4/5
      So I found this trilogy extremely hard to put down. It was great light read, something to escape to (even though people do die). I will say I was annoyed by how long it took Maxon and America to say they "I love you" to each other. (well why should I say I love you first, he should say it) (common America, just say you love me, then I can tell you I love you back). It was extremely annoying. The ending seemed to happen really fast. One minute they're still dancing around each other and then BOOM! they're engaged, then married. For all that, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed reading this trilogy
    • 3/5
      This was a quick read, much like its two predecessors. America's story has a satisfying, if a bit too neat, conclusion here. Perhaps a little predictable, but that's not always a bad thing. Sometimes we want the (relatively) fairytale ending. And this delivers exactly what I expected from a dystopia by way of The Bachelor. If you like the first two, you'll probably enjoy this conclusion.
    • 4/5
      This book has more of what I liked about the first two books in the series, and less of the love triangle, which made me very happy. It was interesting watching the remaining girls go through phases of their relationship -- from catty to mean to indifferent to friendly. All very fascinating, especially thinking about what I was like as a teenager. Parts of their reactions felt completely real. I did appreciate getting conclusion with some of the subplots, though there are still some questions left unanswered.
    • 3/5
      I read book one then skipped to book 3. I liked the strength and determination of America and found the rebel subplot added an extra level of interest. A quick and enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      I am very upset that this series is over.
    • 4/5
       I think this one wraps up the trilogy well, but it did feel repetitive. I’d love to have seen more about how the systems all actually change and the history of the northern rebels and their cause. I liked that we had a chance to get to know the other girls in the Elite a bit better in this one. Still, a fun series that was compulsively readable and just what I was in the mood for.
    • 1/5
      I read the first book, and thought it was much better than I expected. The second book was ok. This one, well, I just couldn't bring myself to care. At all. It's probably me and not so much the book, but I think it might have been a much better 1 book well edited stand-alone than a gradually fading trilogy.
    • 3/5
      I really wanted so much more out of this book that I got. For Maxon, Aspen and America. I felt this was a child-ending, without any of the complications or growth required. Especially with how fast everything in the last two-three chapters neatly resolved itself like it was waiting for someone to pull on ribbons and yell "Ta-Da!" And instead of it look victorious and amazing, it was stilted and juvenile.

      The only part of this book I really remember loving was the growth of the politics plot. That was well done. With people from earlier projects and current ones. I really liked how they were dovetailed in from book one and two, and handled correctly and with deep, realistic complication.
    • 4/5
      Yeah, so I read the entire trilogy in a weekend. It's not like I had a ton of grading/lesson planning/cleaning/all of the things to do.

      I hate that I"m such a sucker for romance stories. I blame Jane Austen.
    • 3/5
      Three books was too many for me. I could have done with just two. The story dragged out too long. That said, I liked this book more than the second one.
    • 2/5
      I know that technically there are more books after this but I don't think I'm going to read them. These were quick and sometimes enjoyable reads and this is really a 2.5-star review. 2.5 is right in the middle and I really do see this book as just average. I can see the appeal of this book series. Being a normal girl and then having royalty (or some other equivalent) come and sweep you off your feet is a fantasy that I'm sure is appealing to many people, but it's not something I have wanted, not even as a young girl. Part of the reason I don't think I like this book series is because I don't think I would ever fall in love with someone like Maxon or Aspen and I don't think I could ever be happy being involved in something like the selection. It would feel too manufactured to me and the power imbalance and dynamic would not be okay with me. Really it's just a taste thing but I prefer books with way less romance than what this one had. I think romance can be good but this one is too focused on it for my taste. For this book, in particular, I found the pacing to be very weird. For the first like 4/5ths of the book America is still being indecisive, which proves to be that she would be a bad queen and a bad leader. The book kept trying to add in scenes that demonstrated her leadership ability but I don't think this book ever proved to me that America was capable of leading a country. In the last 1/5th of the book so much happens in such a short amount of time that nothing that happened was impactful to me. If some of the action was spread out more I think I would have rated this higher. I'm also still not convinced that America and Maxon have a healthy relationship. They're always fighting and the ending just didn't leave me satisfied on that front. Overall, I can see why so many people would like this book and this series but it just wasn't for me.
    • 3/5
      There were things that I liked about The One and things that I didn't. The continuation of the sociopolitical aspect of the story was a little over the top, especially by the end of the book, and overshadowed the romance. The king never seemed fully developed as a character so that we could understand more of his motivations and how someone like Queen Amberly could ever actually love somebody like him. Maxon and America were both too easily swayed by outside influences throughout the story. America's family as characters, especially Kota, were never developed until they were needed as a plot device in the story.
      What I liked about the story was how much potential it had to be sensational. Situations were created and plot lines introduced that could have really made this story very intense and romantic. Those situations made the story successful even though it could have been so much more. Overall, a little disappointing but a satisfying ending to The Selection.
    • 4/5
      It was good but the ending felt very rushed... from the point where America's dad died .
    • 5/5
      What a great way to finish this trilogy! I say this very lightly, because that ending broke me both in a good and a bad way.I cried a lot, specially towards the end. My heart may have broken into a million pieces about a thousand times throughout this read and I don't know if I'm going to be able to cure it after reading certain parts of this book.The whole book was a freaking rollercoasters and I'm all here for it! If you love drama, then you're sure to love this one. If you love plot twists, then grab some popcorn. If you like feeling jealous over a fictional character like me, then this is the right book for you ahahah.That being said, this world makes me happy. Not in the way it was perceived full of wars and competition. But in the way where one loves another and only that love matters to the both of them even if the world is crumbling around them in the end.
    • 1/5
      I kept thinking that I must have written a review already, but when I double checked I just realised I ranted and raved in the status update whilst reading the book but didn't really put something cohesive. Here's the reason why:

      This book sucked.

      This series sucked.

      I don't know why I finished the series, except that I must be some kind of sadist/masochist rolled into one, or that my curiosity in seeing the end of this train wreck overshadowed my sensibilities. And even that was stretched thin, as I found myself skimming through Maxon's inane letters at the end (with a lot of eye rolling).

      To be sure, more actually happened in this last book than the first or second combined, but not much which made sense. After finishing the book, I kept thinking of ways that this series (which had quite an interesting idea, but horrible execution) could have been made to improve - and there are many. I would refrain from expounding on them, as I have only just managed to calm down from flinging the book to the ground in disgust. Others have written at length at how terrible the book/series was and why and I ask that discerning readers go read them - it's quite entertaining (more than the book in most cases) and completely therapeutic (if you've had the misfortune of actually finishing the books).

      Overall I can't help but think that this is another one of those examples where a series is written to create hype, with the hopes of catching the eye of some director, who would then get an actual decent writer to re-write and make into a movie. Which would then sell for millions, because have you seen the number of brainless 5 stars reviews??
    • 4/5
      I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I forgot all about this series. I had started a few years ago. As soon as I picked it up and started reading I was taken back to the dystopian world with America, Maxon, Celeste and the other girls from the Selection. I enjoyed how America grew and decided that she was going to fight for what she wants. I love how Prince Maxon and America are with each other. They are both young and have been through a lot. You learn a lot about all the girls that are left in the Selection. Some of the girls are in love with the Prince and some are just hoping to become a Princess. Will America be the One????
    • 2/5
      2.25

      Although I enjoyed this, I have to admit that the gloss overs, plot holes and conveniences made this the least enjoyable of the three books. This offering is a bit harder to look over or forgive its many flaws, and the book just doesn't do enough for me to rate it highly based on enjoyment.
    • 4/5
      Positively devoured in a few hours. Excellent wrap up to the series but I wish the epilogue spanned a longer time period. But seriously though. Mer & Max forever.
    • 5/5
      The selection definitely deserves more recognition, the whole series has such a special place in my heart
    • 3/5
      Overall, I enjoyed this series. I got frustrated with America because it always felt like she was making the wrong decisions or just flat out not making decisions. Even at the beginning of this book, I felt like she still could go either way in choosing between Aspen and Maxon and I just wanted her to make a decision. But then, once the action got started, she seemed to stiffen up her spine and make decisions and even become ready to fight for a new way of life.

      I think Amy Rubinate did a great job with the narration and will definitely listen to other books narrated by her.
    • 4/5
      Despite her unconventionality, America has made it to the last group of contenders. Maxon's father is adamantly opposed to her as the next princess, but Maxon's mother seems to be sympathetic. The biggest push and pull of this book is the refusal of either America or Maxon to admit how they feel to each other - and neither is willing to commit without knowing for sure how the other feels. It's lame. There is a serious end to the book.
    • 4/5
      This review is full of spoilers.

      This book was not as good as the first one, but much better than the second. I really liked that the back and forth between Aspen and Maxon came to an end pretty early on. As I've said in my review of The Elite, I was not a fan of the love triangle. I still found the love story plot a bit tired. Maxon was selfish and obnoxious dating 3 people at once, although I do know that is the basis for this series. The thing that got me though was the childish games that America and Maxon played with each other. Who cares who says I love you first? Page after page of back and forth monologues about how she loves him but can't or won't say it unless he says it first, and then the arguments over who should say it! For Heaven's sake just someone say it and be done with it!

      As far as the political aspect, I thought it was amazing! I liked the way the northern rebels' story line played out and I absolutely loved the scenes with the Italians. This book had a feel that danger was right around the corner, but unlike the previous book, it felt important, and worth the risk.

      I also really enjoyed seeing the family dynamic in the Singer household and was genuinely sad when the father died. I did not, however like the 180 Celeste's character pulled. I think she started out too extreme and had to come too far too fast to make it believable. I did like her after said unbelievable character change.

      I think that the ending was rushed and a little bit of a cop out, but I saw it coming. Too much setup had been laid out for the Aspen reveal not to touch on it, and the king had to die to tie this up nicely. I didn't see the queen's death coming though, and was upset about that. I really liked her, she seemed like quite a lady.

      If someone liked the first two books, I think that they would really enjoy this wrap up of the series.
    • 4/5
      Through all three books I knew that shoe was going to drop...both actually. The ending was a tad predictable and I was a little sad for it. I enjoyed the journey and by the end I did kind of want to smack the crap out of America, shake her, and tell her to get herself together.

      I enjoyed the ride though and I'll happily read the next one.