The One is part of a series about a girl named America and this competition for the prince's love. The setting is all completely imagined, as I would hope we never drop so low to have such an unjust caste system. And also I would feel horrible for the poor prince. The Selection is just stupid. Love don't work that way.
I'm sure many girls have read this series. They're typical teenage romance novels. And it's not a horrible story, but definitely one of the worst... (That didn't make it sound any better). But my point is that the writing style is just so juvenile. It's ridiculous how cheesy most of the book is. And I would love to pull out some specific scenes but unfortunately I returned the book right after I finished it. It's kind of difficult to get some quotes.
I think the book lacked an exciting plot. Like all I got from America was: "Maxon loves her, not me :( But today I was really feeling something from him." Yes, life is cruel. It's somewhat of a conflict but not anything that really stood out. And Cass does add in a climatic event that is actually not about the romance, but the character, America herself, seems to be more focused on winning Maxon more than anything. That leads me to the most annoying part of the book. Literally, the competition could have been over in the first book if either Maxon or America said "I love you!" But no, they were too scared and a whole fight erupted out of this. "You should say it first!" "No! You should!" Ugh, it just annoys the crap out of me.
Overall, the book is kind of worth reading. I don't think you're going to get anything out of it because it never really showed what real love is. But there are many times when girls may find Maxon sweet and America to be admired. Rare times, but they exist.
For example, "Break my heart. Break it a thousand times if you like. It was only ever yours to break anyway.” (I don't know the page number, it was found off goodreads quotes)
That was sweet wasn't it? Yeahhh. So you should read the book for more of these sweet cliche lines:)
These books sound very interesting. I really like how you gave your own opinion on the books. It's too bad it lacks plot. Good job Grace:)
ReplyDeleteI remember when i finished the series, I was so annoyed by... well exactly what your talking about. But I was always just so drawn to it. It truly does have some funny scenes, but it's just little kid writing. Although I enjoyed it, I wouldn't recommend it.
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