The One

Title: The One
Author: Kiera Cass
Series: #3 in The Selection series
Pages: 336 (hardcover)
Published: May 2014 by Harper Collins

Summary: The time has come for one winner to be crowned. When she was chosen to compete in the Selection, America never dreamed she would find herself anywhere close to the crown—or to Prince Maxon's heart. But as the end of the competition approaches, 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.

My Thoughts: What a great ending to a trilogy, right guys? I came for something cheesy, romantic, and light and that's what I got and I'm completely happy with that.

This is the third book in The Selection series, and was originally supposed to be the final book for this world that America Singer lives in, but now there's a spinoff series about her daughter (that I will definitely be reading because I need more of Kiera Cass' writing in my life).

Since it was supposed to be the last book, however, it ties up really nicely at the end. You feel a sense of closure with the plot and characters and everything has a nice bow on it, which is exactly what I look for in a good young adult trilogy.

Was it worthy of all the awards for best plot and writing ever? No, but that's not what I wanted out of this series. It was a perfect blend of cheesy teen romance with a smidgen of dystopian power troubles, though. I was fully entertained from beginning to end.

My only problem was that I could have used a little bit more dystopian uprising elements, but other than that, I really liked this book and this series as well. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes the show The Bachelor and to anyone middle school age and up. Let me know if y'all have read this series and what y'alls thoughts on it are in the comments below!
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars