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A review by theawkwardbookw
The Heir by Kiera Cass
3.0
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3.5 Stars
20 years after The Selection where America Singer won the heart of Prince Maxon, Princess Eadlyn is the heir to the throne of Illéa. The caste system has been eliminated and there has been some hesitation from the people of Illéa. When her parents suggest Eadlyn have her own Selection to distract the people, she refuses. Eventually, she accepts that as part of her duty as the next Queen, she must find a husband and agrees with the pretence that she only has to host it for three months. If she does not find love at the end, she can call the whole thing off. For the first few weeks, Eadlyn put very little effort into the competition, but as time went on, these 35 candidates found a way into her heart and the competition becomes serious to her.
I didn't enjoy this as much as the first three books in the series, but it was still a fun read! I found Eadlyn to be mean, self-centred and bitchy. She was so full of herself and some of the things she said out loud were absolutely ridiculous. By the end of the book she had definitely seemed to develop slightly out of this attitude, but I still didn't like her much. I'm going to guess she will grow on me during the next book though. I did like how independent she was though! I loved how there were characters from the first 3 books in this addition to the series and I loved seeing where they all ended up. I definitely did not see the ending of the book coming and I will pick up the next for sure! The boys of Selection were not explored very much, in my opinion. There were many we never got to really know. Honestly.... I'm rooting for Erick, I don't even care that he's technically not apart of The Selection.
3.5 Stars
20 years after The Selection where America Singer won the heart of Prince Maxon, Princess Eadlyn is the heir to the throne of Illéa. The caste system has been eliminated and there has been some hesitation from the people of Illéa. When her parents suggest Eadlyn have her own Selection to distract the people, she refuses. Eventually, she accepts that as part of her duty as the next Queen, she must find a husband and agrees with the pretence that she only has to host it for three months. If she does not find love at the end, she can call the whole thing off. For the first few weeks, Eadlyn put very little effort into the competition, but as time went on, these 35 candidates found a way into her heart and the competition becomes serious to her.
I didn't enjoy this as much as the first three books in the series, but it was still a fun read! I found Eadlyn to be mean, self-centred and bitchy. She was so full of herself and some of the things she said out loud were absolutely ridiculous. By the end of the book she had definitely seemed to develop slightly out of this attitude, but I still didn't like her much. I'm going to guess she will grow on me during the next book though. I did like how independent she was though! I loved how there were characters from the first 3 books in this addition to the series and I loved seeing where they all ended up. I definitely did not see the ending of the book coming and I will pick up the next for sure! The boys of Selection were not explored very much, in my opinion. There were many we never got to really know. Honestly.... I'm rooting for Erick, I don't even care that he's technically not apart of The Selection.