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The One by Kiera Cass

86 reviews

isabelleroyall's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

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amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

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3.0

Surprisingly this was better than the second one. Honestly completely skip the second one and you won’t miss anything. The beginning of this book was pretty boring and as per the other books has a lot of racism classicism and sexism baked into it. However toward the end we get some girls supporting girls moments and the ending is truly wild 10/10 great ending. Also loved when America’s sister finally called her out for stringing two guys along, it’s what ever reader is thinking. But the ending is wow truly a mess of absolute wild events. I fully felt the shock of reading it yet again. A true plot twist resolving the whole plot. idk why there are two more books but i guess we’ll see
fr what was 2014 me on about tho 😂
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caroline_peacock's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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tara_o7c's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The One is definitely a more politically heavy book, but it doesn’t diverge too much from the original love story 
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mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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sparkinspace's review against another edition

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3.5

Good end to a nice story. As long as you take it for what it is, a classic YA dystopian, it's a really good time.
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siglerbooknook's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

If the miscommunication trope was a book, this would be it. Half the plot of this book is Maxon and American NOT talking to each other, both being stubborn when they both want the same thing. 

Over all the story is cute and one I could definitely see the intended audience loving. The side characters are very different in this book than they've been in previous ones which was a bit of a whiplash. 

The ending drama felt a bit over the top and I'm not sure how the next two books are going to work out.
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zoec24's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I enjoyed the political bits, but that's it. I enjoyed Celeste's redemption arc more than America's character and lack of thought. I also hated that Aspen calls Anne 'rigid'-I know it probably wasn't meant this way but it seems to imply that she has to be open and sweet and stereotypically nice all the time.
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maytheseason245's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of the best books I have ever read.
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wrappingpaper's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I read this book in one day. I originally started this series not expecting much beyond a naive romance story however I can now say it’s much more than that. 

This book progressed quickly from the start, with multiple plot points and key moments coming in fast. Then, about halfway, it started to take a very emotional turn, so much so I even cried at the end. 

Overall, this book really exceeded my expectations. Am I mad about (spoiler alert) Celeste being killed off right after having the best character development ever?? Yes. And I think that’s what makes this book so great - I’ve gotten so genuinely attached to the characters that I simply want nothing bad to happen to them in their messed up world. 

I’m really looking forward to seeing how the books progress for the last two parts. The story has got me hooked and I can’t wait to find out what happens next!! 
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