The One (The Selection #3)
Kiera Cass
Published May 6th 2014 by HarperTeen
The Selection changed the lives of thirty-five girls forever. And 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 realizes just how much she stands to lose—and how hard she'll have to fight for the future she wants.
Review:
There are going to be spoilers for The Selection and The Elite in this review (although probably no more than what you would get spoiled for you by reading the synopsis).
The much anticipated ending to the Selection series, The One picks up again with America wondering who she should pick....Aspen or Maxon.
I was not a huge fan of America throughout The Elite and throughout The One. She was ok in The Selection, but seemed to go downhill from there. She seems kind of fickle in The One. Sometimes coming across as this strong female character, and sometimes coming across as a (and there is no way to put this nicely) whiny brat.
She wants to be able to have both Maxon and Aspen. She goes around being jealous of the girls giving Maxon attention (and him giving them his attention)....And then goes and gives Aspen her attention.
And as for the love interests. I am team no one. I didn't like Maxon or Aspen. There were times when they both could be super sweet, and then they do something and I go back to not liking them.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
<spoiler>The book doesn't actually spend that much time out of the palace, you get a glimpse when America and Maxon (and of course Aspen) go out to talk with the Rebels....But other than that, it was kind of the same old thing. And then ending was super rushed. I felt like nothing was actually solved, other than America's love interest problem. And although that was the point of the book, I would love have liked to see some other things get taken care of also. I felt like the plot was predictable. (And this was probably because I had read lots of those "what is going to happen in The One"....And most of them were right.
And a trilogy wouldn't be complete without a final bloodbath. Ending with lots of characters getting killed off.....Some of which I didn't really care, and other deaths that made me mad.
END SPOILER
This was just an alright series ending for me. I wasn't a fan of the characters and the ending felt rushed.
If you read the first two books, then I would recommend finishing up the series. The One is easy to get through and fast paced.
I had issues with the One. I thought it was just okay. I wasn't in love but I didn't hate it either. Mostly, I was just bored. It was America making her decision in the beginning of the novel and just having to wait it out while shenanigans happened before they could be together. I was like ugh. But I got what I wanted (but it wasn't until I got it that I realized that I actually wanted and needed a lot more).
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