A perfect end to one of my favorite trilogies. I absolutely love the ending we get for Maxon and America, even with the tiny hiccups along the way.

Can we talk about the love letters? THE. LOVE. LETTERS. That is where I truly start to cry in earnest and I pretty much weep through the end of the book. What a beautiful, all-encompassing love story for these two.

And wow the way you heel turn on Celeste? Those scenes make me tear up every damn time. I love this series so much.

I could potentially knock this book for the character, in his entirety, of King Clarkson but I love the way the author uses the people of Illéa and Maxon as his foil to show that he truly is not the type of leader they want and/or deserve.

Wow, every page of this book is a worthwhile read and I’m so glad to have experienced it again. I absolutely adore a YA-dystopian fiction story and this one one-ups the Hunger Games by having a more romantic story at the center. 

The Selection is coming to an end and it’s finally time for Maxon to decide who is going to be the One. Even when she decides to let go of Aspen, America still doesn’t understand Maxon and makes it unnecessarily complicated. As if the king not liking America didn’t make it complicated enough for her. The king finds new ways to hurt America’s image, but her reaction to it only inspires the public and makes them love her more. And it was so good to see that the four remaining girls started to bond more, very wholesome. We even find out that Celeste has a heart, can you imagine! 

The Northern rebels had a slightly bigger part in this book and we learn more about their motives and their allies. Overall, I enjoyed the book, but I have to admit the ending felt very abrupt. It just felt very anti-climatic.

Very close to the end, Maxon finds out about America and Aspen. He had his doubts before, but trusted her too much to let it influence him. But when he finds out his gut feeling was right all along, he is heartbroken. Then, the southern rebels attack and kill Celeste, just when she starts acting like a human being. At the same time, Maxon gets wounded and this near-dead experience makes him realise how much America meant to him. This makes him forgive her. No need to talk about it, no need to even know if the affair is still going on. The king also died during the attack, very convenient as that also solved a big problem. They were now free to marry each other and to change the country, just like that… The book ends with their marriage and we only get a glimpse of the changes that are waiting for Illéa.