This is the third in a trilogy. So you will want to read The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials first. So Thomas made it out of the Scorch Trials alive, but he's now locked up because he has the virus. Surprise, surprise, everyone has the virus. It's just that he and some of his friends are immune to its effects, a.k.a. "Munies." Unfortunately, Newt is not immune, but that doesn't mean that Thomas will leave him behind. He and some of his friends get out of WICKED headquarters and head for the city, but the trials seem tame compare to the real world with so many under the Flare's control. Will they ever find a cure? Will they ever be safe? This book was such a disappointment after The Scorch Trials. I will have to say that I did not enjoy the ending, and I felt like Dashner killed off characters he couldn't find a way to save. There is no happy ending in this, and I have to say I struggled through most of the book. When it ended, I had to say, "Really? That's it." I thought there was another book, and there is, but it's a prequel, so no luck for the characters that were killed in this last book.
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This is the third in the series. So you will want to read The Selection and The Elite before reading this review. America has survived so many tests and trials, attacks from other girls, attacks from rebels, a whipping, and now she must make a choice. Will she fight for Maxon, or will she marry Aspen? Is this about duty or love? How can she be a part of a kingdom that she does not believe in, a kingdom based on a caste system she knows is wrong? Will she even have the chance with rebel attacks coming so frequently? Okay, I have to give it to Kiera Cass. After making America very unlikable in The Elite, she made a great comeback with The One. I don't know how I feel about authors killing off characters sometimes, but in the end, it made America a more sympathetic character, one you could relate to and not so caught up in the drama of being picked. She even made Celeste more likable. I have to say this book made up for the second one. So if you lose heart in The Elite, this one makes up for it. This is the sequel to The Selection. If you don't want any spoilers, read that book first before reading this review. America Singer has made it to the Elite in the Selection. There are only five other girls left to be Prince Maxon's bride. Yes, she's realized that she cares about Maxon, but she's not so sure about being a princess. With the rebels, she's also starting to realize there are more dangerous things than her rival's nails. But now, Aspen's back in the picture. This was my least favorite of the Selection series. I was so mad at America for stringing both Maxon and Aspen along. By the end, it wasn't who should she choose, it was who will take her now? I'm hoping for a better ending. So since both of the guys are still willing to put up with her at the end, I guess I will go through one more book. It's every girl's dream to be a princess, right? Not for America Singer. She's only wanted to save enough money to marry her true love, Aspen. He may be in a lower caste, but he's all she's ever wanted. Then the call goes out to every girl to put their name and face in for a selection to be the wife of Prince Maxon. Urged by her parents and even her boyfriend, America puts in her name, knowing that she will never be chosen. And then she is. So I will admit that I did not want to read this book because of the cover. Girls in prom dresses, sigh, no thanks. But I have to say that I enjoyed getting to know the characters and was interested in some of the plot twists. So I decided to pick up book number two. As far as dystopia goes, it's not the Hunger Games, but it does have some exciting scenes in it. |
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