My rating: 2 of 5 stars
“Perhaps I cannot make my people good, she told herself, but I should at least try to make them a little less bad.”
----George R.R. Martin
Kiera Cass, the best-selling author of The Selection series, pens her (possibly and I badly hope so!) the final and fifth book in this enchanting dystopian series. The Crown traces the journey of America's daughter, Eadlyn, stepping up to be the queen followed by America's illness. And as The Selection has been eliminated from their kingdom, Eadlyn still somehow has to choose a suitor for her marriage.
Synopsis:
When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn’t think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. She spent the first few weeks of the competition counting down the days until she could send them all home. But as events at the palace force Eadlyn even further into the spotlight, she realizes that she might not be content remaining alone.
Eadlyn still isn’t sure she’ll find the fairy tale ending her parents did twenty years ago. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you…and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible—and more important—than she ever imagined.
Prince Maxon steps down as the king of Illéa due to his wife, America's illness and as he needs to take care of his loving wife, he cannot burden himself with the kingdom duties. And it is time for the youngest lady of Illéa to be the queen, yes, you heard it right, Eadlyn soon transforms herself from an arrogant little girl to someone responsible and mature within a fortnight and this is where the readers are going to fall for her. But she also has to choose a suitor from 35 male candidates and among them only 6 remained and whom she actually fancied. Who will win Eadlyn's heart among the six suitors?
BORING ALERT!
Well I remember rating the previous book with 4 stars only because of the author's writing style, and other techniques and I clearly remember how much Eadlyn sucked all through out the book! In this book, I was looking and hoping for a bit of Eadlyn's evolving characterization, yes Cass did involve a lot of changes in Eadlyn's portrayal, instead all those happened rather abruptly, without any reason or within an eventual build up! After reading this book, I believe, I shouldn't have given 4 stars to the previous book...
There is literally no romance at all in this book, so if you're looking for some cheesy, moving drama, then look elsewhere, as Eadlyn displayed zero feelings or interest towards any of the 6 suitors, not even with the guy whom she ended up with. Yes, there are quite a lot of romantic scenes involving our very own America and Maxon, and those are depicted with a lot of feels and evocative emotions. Even the guy whom Eadlyn ended up is terribly wrong as it does not sync with the demeanor and the qualities reflected by the other suitors.
The writing style is not at all articulate, things have not been formed with a proper flow, as the events and the twists unraveled rather hastily, without any proper explanation. The prose is not good, the pacing is way too fast, and felt like riding a super fast train and missing out most of the scenery from its window. The narrative is tad boring and has nothing to hold on to. The whole story building has shortcomings and it will be real difficult for the readers who have lost touch with the previous stories. The vividity and depth is missing from the prose, thus making it quite uninteresting and I found myself hurriedly skimming through the pages of this book.
The newly introduced characters lacked depth and development hence it becomes difficult for the readers top connect with them. The characters of Maxon and America needed no development, although their presence made the story a bit uplifting enough to keep reading. On the other hand, their precious daughter, Eadlyn, sucked from the heart to the mind and especially she sucked heavily when she went to those boring dates with each of her suitors. Even the supporting characters are not that well-developed.
Yet again, the book' cover left me awe-struck and kept me arrested for a while with all those litters and the grace captured possibly by Eadlyn is something amazing. Overall, I would recommend that it will be best if you can skip this book, as there is not much mention of America or Maxon, mostly the story revolves around Eadlyn.
Read the review of The Selection
Read the review of The Elite
Read the review of The One
Read the review of The Heir
Verdict: Not that much of a promising end!
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Author Info:
I am a graduate of Radford University with a B.S. in History. I grew up in South Carolina and currently live in Christiansburg, Virginia with my electrical engineer hubby, car-obsessed son, and princess-loving daughter. I'm a #1 New York Times bestseller, woohoo! I'm also a valued customer at my local cupcake shop.
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