Review of Kiera Cass' The Heir
Release Date: May 5th, 2015
Synopsis as found on GoodReads.com:
Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon—and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. If it were up to her, she'd put off marriage for as long as possible.
But a princess's life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can't escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests.
Eadlyn doesn't expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn's heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.
Synopsis as found on Amazon.com:
Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series has enchanted readers from the very first page. In this fourth romantic novel, follow Illéa's royal family into a whole new Selection—and find out what happens after happily ever after.
Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won Prince Maxon's heart. Now the time has come for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own. Eadlyn doesn't expect her Selection to be anything like her parents' fairy-tale love story...but as the competition begins, she may discover that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.
A new generation of swoonworthy characters and captivating romance awaits in the fourth book of the Selection series!
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I was upset when The One wrapped up The Selection series, because I knew that it was all over. I loved America & Maxon's story, so when this book was announced, I was very excited. Although this book is set in the same world as the first 3 books, it is set 20 years into the future and is written through the perspective of their first born daughter, Eadlyn. The world they lived in has been changed for the better. They did the impossible and have abolished the caste system that has been in place since the founding of Ilea. While they thought all of their problems were over, a rebellion has been brewing.
Although Eadlyn has been promised her whole life that the Selection system is not in her future and that she will be able to decide who she marries in her own time frame, the promises are being revoked. To settle the unrest that is brewing, there is only one thing they feel they can do... bring back the Selection.
While the first 3 books were through the eyes of America Singer, one of the contestants vying for the Prince's hand in marriage, this book is set through the eyes of a Princess. We get the complete opposite point of view. In some ways it is nice to see the other side of things, but it also completely changes the dynamic of the story. I, as a reader, am used to the strong and adventurous personality of Eadlyn's mother, America, I am now left with a character who is at times vapid, vain, and bratty. My opinion of Eadlyn was set very early on in the book, but as I read further, I started to like her more and more.
While I do not love the main character as much as I would have hoped, seeing as how she is the offspring of 2 of my favorite characters of all time, it is nice to see what became of all of the other characters we grew to love from the series. I'm really hoping that the series goes on for at least 2 more books, because I really need that time to prepare again for the true ending.
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