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Review: The One by Kiera Cass

By Kasey Giard | June 22, 2018 - 7:00 am |June 3, 2018 Book Review and Content, Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic, Fantasy, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

The One (The Selection #3)
Kiera Cass
HarperTeen
Published on May 6, 2014

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About The One
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 Review
I picked up The One because I needed a light read, and this The Bachelor … Continue reading →

Review: The Elite by Kiera Cass

By Kasey Giard | August 5, 2015 - 7:00 am |September 8, 2015 Book Review and Content, Clean Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

The Elite by Kiera Cass
HarperCollins

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The pool of potential brides for Prince Maxon has been narrowed from its initial thirty-five to the final six. America Singer, one of the remaining six is under more pressure than ever to choose the man she will spend her life with: the kind-hearted future ruler, Prince Maxon or her first love, the charming castle guard Aspen.

As America vies for more time and desperately scrambles to sort her feelings for the two boys, the country faces a graver threat. Rebels continue to attack the castle, bringing death and destruction to any who oppose them. A chance encounter with rebels leaves America wondering whether they are all really … Continue reading →

Review: The Selection by Kiera Cass

By Kasey Giard | April 7, 2014 - 7:00 am |February 13, 2017 Book Review and Content, Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic, Romance, Young Adult/Teen 12-18

The Selection (The Selection #1)
Kiera Cass
HarperCollins
Published April 24, 2012

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All sixteen year-old America Singer wants is to save her earnings as a musician and begin a new life with her secret love, Aspen. Her family, especially her social-ladder-climbing mother would never approve of America marrying a class beneath them, and when Aspen withdraws from the relationship because of the class difference, America despairs. Though she once considered it a nightmare, being chosen for the Selection, a group of girls spirited away to the palace from which the prince will choose a bride, now seems like America’s only escape from her heartache.

She arrives at the palace determined to stay only long … Continue reading →