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A review by wingedcreature
The One by Kiera Cass
5.0
I've really enjoyed this series, and I'm sad to see it end, because it's different than a lot of other dystopic series I've read. But I actually think that this book is my favorite series!
Like, I really love the relationship that America seemed to have with her dad. It was something we saw a little bit of in the previous books, but after reading this one, I wish we saw more of it. Although...given everything we learn in the book, I'm not completely sure. There's so much we learn in this book- at least, that's what it seems like in comparison to the other books- and I wish the dystopic elements of the book came through more. I don't mind the romance (even though it was predictable, and certain things that happened didn't surprise me) but I felt like the dystopic aspect took a backseat.
Still, I was glad Maxon and America finally got it together, because that was one of the more frustrating parts of the entire series. We still saw bits and pieces of their indecision and not wanting to admit to their feelngs in this book, but thankfully, it wasn't as bad as the previous book.
And...I actually warmed up to Celeste in this book! I felt like I understand how she acted in the last two books so much better after reading this one. Once she actually let her guard down a little, she was actually not that bad. I get why we didn't see it before, but I am glad she wasn't who I thought.
Back to the break-ins and conflict with the rebel groups: after everything we've learned about them and how Illea got started, I was expecting more than what we get. Don't get me wrong, I liked what we learned, and I'm really happy with how things were resolved, but I did expect it to have more of an impact than what we saw in the book.
I did love the book, though, and I'm glad everything came together in such a great way!
Let's Rate It: I loved The One and thought it came together in a way that the other two books didn't. Still, I wish that it didn't take the entire series for it to come together. But I'm actually willing to overlook it, because it was hard to put down at times, and there were parts of that I was so glad we saw. The One gets 5 stars.
Like, I really love the relationship that America seemed to have with her dad. It was something we saw a little bit of in the previous books, but after reading this one, I wish we saw more of it. Although...given everything we learn in the book, I'm not completely sure. There's so much we learn in this book- at least, that's what it seems like in comparison to the other books- and I wish the dystopic elements of the book came through more. I don't mind the romance (even though it was predictable, and certain things that happened didn't surprise me) but I felt like the dystopic aspect took a backseat.
Still, I was glad Maxon and America finally got it together, because that was one of the more frustrating parts of the entire series. We still saw bits and pieces of their indecision and not wanting to admit to their feelngs in this book, but thankfully, it wasn't as bad as the previous book.
And...I actually warmed up to Celeste in this book! I felt like I understand how she acted in the last two books so much better after reading this one. Once she actually let her guard down a little, she was actually not that bad. I get why we didn't see it before, but I am glad she wasn't who I thought.
Back to the break-ins and conflict with the rebel groups: after everything we've learned about them and how Illea got started, I was expecting more than what we get. Don't get me wrong, I liked what we learned, and I'm really happy with how things were resolved, but I did expect it to have more of an impact than what we saw in the book.
I did love the book, though, and I'm glad everything came together in such a great way!
Let's Rate It: I loved The One and thought it came together in a way that the other two books didn't. Still, I wish that it didn't take the entire series for it to come together. But I'm actually willing to overlook it, because it was hard to put down at times, and there were parts of that I was so glad we saw. The One gets 5 stars.