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The One
The One
The One
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The One

Written by Kiera Cass

Narrated by Amy Rubinate

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

The captivating third book in Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series

America Singer searches for her happily ever after in this swoon-worthy YA dystopian romance, perfect for readers who loved Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Lauren Oliver’s Delirium, or Renée Ahdieh’s The Wrath & the Dawn.

Entering the Selection changed America Singer's life in ways she never could have imagined. Since she arrived at the palace, America has struggled with her feelings for her first love, Aspen—and her growing attraction to Prince Maxon. Now she's made her choice . . . and she's prepared to fight for the future she wants.

Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!

 
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperTeen
Release dateMay 6, 2014
ISBN9780062324153
Author

Kiera Cass

Kiera Cass is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series and The Siren. She is a wife and mom and too many other things to list. If she could make a crown out of anything, it would be the unending tears of her readers. You can learn more about Kiera and her books at www.kieracass.com.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I like the series but I can't get past the narrator's voice..it just puts me off for some reason and just ruins the audio book experience for me.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    2.25

    Although I enjoyed this, I have to admit that the gloss overs, plot holes and conveniences made this the least enjoyable of the three books. This offering is a bit harder to look over or forgive its many flaws, and the book just doesn't do enough for me to rate it highly based on enjoyment.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This final book in the Selection series was a disappoinment. Once again, more angst and vacillation from Max -- I truly cannot believe loves America from the evidence provided in the book. America herself seems less strong in this book. I gave up halfway through.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Book 3 that finishes the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This was such a touching read. I loved Grace's narration and, even though I'm not a big fan of verse novels, this one worked and worked beautifully.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    3.75 this was definitely the weakest book in the trilogy. But the ending was satisfying
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Really enjoyed the simple narration, went well with the story.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Very interesting book. I usually am not a fan of free verse novels but it was a good way to tell this story. I did not enjoy the amount of sweating and so would not recommend this book for younger readers, even though there are some great lessons and discussions to be had.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    So I found this trilogy extremely hard to put down. It was great light read, something to escape to (even though people do die). I will say I was annoyed by how long it took Maxon and America to say they "I love you" to each other. (well why should I say I love you first, he should say it) (common America, just say you love me, then I can tell you I love you back). It was extremely annoying. The ending seemed to happen really fast. One minute they're still dancing around each other and then BOOM! they're engaged, then married. For all that, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed reading this trilogy
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    So, I read this book a while ago and wanted to write this review then, but unfortunately, I never had the chance to get around to it. So when I received a complimentary copy from Bloomsbury Publishing, it was practically fate! I reread the book again and wrote this review and it's just as amazing as the last time I read it. From the moment I heard about the idea of One, I knew I had to read it. I've always been so intrigued about the psychological aspect of being conjoined twins and the emotions that come with it, which this book managed to portray VERY well. You have no idea how many emotions I went through as I read this book. Added bonus: it's written in free verse! Usually, I find that books written in verse lack the ability to make me connect with the characters or the plot or the story in general. However, One managed to pull that off flawlessly! The writing style really made the pages go by. One sitting is all it took to devour this story.This book is told from the POV of Grace, not Tippi. I didn't mind that it wasn't in dual POV because we still get to see both sides of the coin. Grace is the quiet, shy one and Tippi is the stubborn, outgoing one. They're so different, yet they're so in sync with each other -- it's beautiful! Sarah Crossan did a phenomenal job of providing insight into their lives; it's obvious a lot of meticulous research went into this. The story explores a variety of different problems. One example is the daily struggle of being conjoined twins and the difficulty they face in fitting in with others. Another example is Grace and Tippi's dysfunctional family - they aren't the only ones with problems - and their struggle to manage the medical bills. I also found many underlying themes such as love, friendship, and family.Also, can we talk about THAT ENDING. I can't say I didn't see it coming, but boy did I cry my eyes out. WHY IS LIFE SO CRUEL *sob*So, in short, One is a very thought-provoking and insightful read into the lives of two girls bound together. The free verse writing style and the topic of the book itself makes for a very unique read. Grace & Tippi were such complex, flawed characters and their dynamic with their family and friends was just so well-written. The way this book addressed everything was extraordinary and I just- *hugs book*.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    The recording cuts out throughout the chapters. It had started skipping within the chapters and is missing chapters 1&2 so far.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great ending to the series. I thought it was better paced then the previous two. Loved the endings for each of the characters.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    AWESOME! GREAT BOOK! I REALLY LOVE IT! READ THEM! YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This installment of the Kiera Cass's "The Selection"was a beauty. The plot was great escape with a beautifully written amount of emotion. The book twist the story line in such a way that it left me both confusion, sadness but, above all happiness. Through the story's many books each character gets a chance to blossom into a better version of them selves.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great writing and provokes an emotional response so well done!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    i loved it




























    P.S. grate book to sit down whith















  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I've never had so many emotions go through me in such a short span of time. I love this book and hate it at the same time. I love the character development, the story-line, the atmosphere of it all. I smiled, laughed, teared up, got angry... Such a great read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The author wrote so well that I sometimes forgot that Grace and Tippi were conjoined. This was possible because it is written from Grace,s perspective. However, the bond between the girls is very evident. Sarah Crossan has given the reader an insight into the life of conjoined twins that enlightens and challenges our perceptions and judgements. I thought that life would be easier if they were separated but conjoined twins can feel differently. This story helped me to understand their perspective. It's so easy to have presumptions and assumptions. I loved this story because it exposed them in me. I would rather have this than be guided by ignorance. Ideal story for the theme of identity.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    So many shocking twists and a wholesome ending :) I enjoyed this series tremendously and can't wait to read the sequel duology.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    First of all, the narration was excellent. No complaints. But i do have them for the book itself. This could've been a bilogy and would've been ok. Too many pages of America thinking about her feelings and thoughts over and over and over again.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    It’s amazing!Ive listened to this about 10 times!im alaways a fan of Kiera Cass work
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Wonderfully written and read. The entire series is amazing and I will start book 4 now!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Well my god America could you get more annoying at some points...the whole time when she would cut off Aspen I just knew he was trying to tell her he was involved with Lucy..as soon as they said she was scatter brained, I was like, yep that's happening. Also her and Maxon, I just wanted to throttle with the whole I love you thing...like I get that they both don't want to get hurt, but man that was annoying. I've always liked Celeste cause she was awesome and they finally showed it! and I was sad to see her die :( I thoroughly enjoyed that book, almost read it in a day but had to put it down near the end.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    AMAZINGLY WRITTEN!!!!!!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    America and Maxon were pretty annoying in this book. Because neither of them wanted to be the first to say 'I love you' out loud. If one or the other had been brave enough to just speak the words, a whole lot of trouble could have been saved. I figured after the last book that the only way America was going to be able to regain Maxon's trust was to tell him the truth about Aspen. Because of that ultimatum, I can't help that feel that she doesn't deserve him. Then again, selection or no selection, he was cheating on her with all these other girls, making me wonder how she could trust him. Maybe they do deserve each other.

    Aspen was just as bad. He was a prideful, controlling jerk. In the first two books he abandoned America because he was to prideful to be with her, then changed his mind and tried to hang on to her when it would've been better for her if he'd let her go. Then in this book for some bizarre reason he decided not to bother telling America that he'd fallen in love with someone else (and I honestly think that Lucy deserves someone better) until he tried to do so at a time when she was upset, and didn't let him, but then when he saw America and Maxon in the same bed (though not sleeping together) he still reacted with the kind of anger that one would expect from a newly dumped boyfriend.

    In other words, I hate the three main characters. They're all such hypocrites. Kiera Cass needs to work on her character building. That said, her stories are very, very good. If it weren't for the hateable characters I think that this would be an amazing series. The ending was sort of weak. The only way to end this series with this book was to kill the king, otherwise it would have had to keep going and going until Maxon and America were able to get out from under his thumb, but it was a pretty clean ending to Clarkson's messy storyline that would have shown more depth to the two lovebirds if they'd had to be strong and stop letting him control them. The other thing I didn't like was the killing of Queen Amberly. Cass could've done so much with her character in the end chapters, but she chose to just kill her. That was very frustrating. And for her to kill off Anne (and with such an off-hand 'oh by the way, nobody cares about her Anyway' type of attitude) cleaned up Lucy and Aspen's love story more than I thought was necessary. America's father was another one. His death did have some plot-points with Maxon realizing his feelings for America (y'know, finally,) but there could've been another way to do that...and there was really no point in him being a rebel other than for America to recognize the star Kris was wearing marked her as a rebel, and, given the fact that America had just become friends with Georgia, there was already a much easier way for America to realize that.

    Another problem was Celeste. She'd been so mean in the first two books and suddenly she's being nice. That was a little bit too abrupt. I feel like she needed have been little clues that she wasn't as nasty as she was letting on in earlier books so that her sudden niceness wouldn't have felt so out of character. Then she has a freaking ton of character growth and then...she dies. Seriously? That is not what you do with a character who has just had a boatload of character growth.

    Okay, okay, just one more complaint. Both America and Maxon needed to prove themselves to each other (at least in my mind, with aforesaid approved cheating with the selection,) but only Maxon proved himself to America by saving her life, and realistically, because America had accepted that the selection, with it's sort of cheating was the way she was going to have to win Maxon, she really needed to prove herself to him even more than he needed to prove himself to her. For this reason I think it would have been more powerful if she had leaped in front of a gun to save Maxon, rather than the other way around. Plus, for all that she is a weak person when it comes to being honest, when it comes to being brave, America is very, very strong, so the fact that she just sat there while the rebel pointed the gun at Maxon felt out of character.

    Okay, so Kiera Cass needs to really work on making her characters more likeable, and on making her endings stronger. Other than that her stories are very good. Honestly because of the weak ending I'm trying to decide between giving the book two stars or three. Oh well I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and give her three because I was listening to it as an audiobook and the narrator was very good.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    good
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Beautiful story,
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This young adult novel is written in prose, making it a very quick read. It is the story of conjoined twins, Grace and Tippi, told in Grace’s voice. Grace describes their condition, their family history and how they came to start school as teenagers. She describes their relationship to each other, how they handle their situation and how others treat them, making this very compelling. Grace also describes the truly horrible decision they are forced to make and the results of that decision. It is both an uplifting and tragic tale that I enjoyed reading.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Nice!!!I love it……
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Finished the trilogy, thinking it would get better since there are books that are a branch off of the series .It doesn't. it never seems to reach half its potential there are no risks taken in this book.