This is the sequel to Impostors, and you will want to read that book before this review if you don't want to spoil anything. Frey made a choice. She will stay behind for Col, the boy she fell in love with when she pretended to be her sister. She is choosing once again to be Rafi, the girl next in line as ruler. Can she fool everyone, even her own father? I wanted to like this book as much as the first one, but it left me a little lost with its jump in the action. Now there is nothing wrong with an action packed book. However, I would prefer a little more character development. There is a third book, and I don't know if I will pick it up.
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Her sister is the most popular girl in the country, but Frey is a secret. She is the identical twin of her sister, Rafi, but her father doesn't want anyone to know Rafi has a twin. Frey is his ace in the hole. She is Rafi's body double to make sure nothing happens to the heir. When Rafi is invited by the Palafoxes, another first family, Frey must go in her place, but can Frey keep up the act of being her sister when she rarely interacts socially. This book starts with a bang. The first scene shows off Frey's skill with handling an assassination attempt. Bullets are flying, and people are dropping. Westerfeld wants to grab your attention and not let go for the rest of the book. The only problem is that it is over 400 pages, and I think the author could have cut some of it out. However, I enjoyed the suspense, the adventure, the characters, the romance, and the twist at the end. This is from the Embassy Row series, and you will want to read All Fall Down before reading this review or the book. Grace found out who killed her mother, but the truth did not solve her problems. The truth only made them worse. Her brother, Jamie, comes to visit her after everything else comes to light, and he brings one of his friends from West Point. However, an unlikely accident happens, and Grace doesn't know who to trust or who may still be trying to kill her. It's been a while since I finished this book, so I don't remember all the details. What I do remember is enjoying the fast pace, the twists in the plot line, and the secret that shocked me at the end just like the first book. If you think you know why all this is happening to Grace, you may just be surprised by the ending. I thoroughly enjoy a good surprise. 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. You will want to read the others in the series, Divergent and Insurgent before reading this review.
The coup of the factions is successful, and now Tobias's mother, Evelyn, leads the factionless that has taken over the city. But even though Tobias and Tris thought the factions were evil, they don't know if Evelyn's system is any better. Anything about factions has been stripped from people, and they are punished for wearing clothing that resembles the faction uniforms. Now Tobias and Tris are determined to find a new way through the Allegiant, a group who is thinking of returning to the old way of factions. They join together to find out what the message from Edith Prior, Tris's ancestor, was all about. Such build up, and such a let down. I am going to be brutally honest and say I wish I had never started this series after reading the ending. If you did not like the Hunger Games trilogy ending, you will absolutely hate this one. Roth certainly built up the momentum and left you hanging, chasing down every turn, and then...what? So without giving away the ending, let's just say I was not pleased. There is some sense of conclusion at the end, but it is not where I would have gone with the story. Sorry, I like my semi-happy endings. You will want to read the others in the series, Delirium and Pandemonium before reading this review.
Lena can hardly believe that Alex is alive. After falling in love with Julian, she doesn't know where to turn. At the same time, her best friend, Hana, is preparing to marry the mayor, and life seems to be working out just as she planned after her cure. Will either of them find happiness or safety in a world that is at war? Sorry to say that I did not enjoy this final book in the trilogy. There was too much thought process and not enough action for me. Also there was a lot more swearing (though there was some in the first two) in this last book. The ending for me did not make me feel like the story was wrapped up, and I kept waiting for something more that was not there. |
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