The Heir
by Kiera Cass
Series: The Selection #4
Pages: 342
Published on May 6th 2015
by HarperTeen
Genres: Dystopian, Romance, Young Adult
Format: Paperback
Source: Gifted
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Also by this author: The Selection, The Elite, The Selection, The Elite, The One
Kiera Cass's #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series has enchanted readers from the very first page. In this fourth romantic novel, follow Illea's royal family into a whole new Selection-and find out what happens after happily ever after.
Eighteen 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!
This is a discussion review with my best friend Stephanie! Hurray!
Bee: You know what’s worse than when your high expectations aren’t met? Having low expectations that aren’t met in the slightest. Initially I was really looking forward to this book and the cover was pretty, but then the reviews started coming in and it just went downhill from there. The Heir is utterly disappointing.
Steph: Disappointing? You mean a goddamn train wreck!!!
Bee: Well, I was trying to put it nicely. 😛
Steph: Well, no point in being nice about this. I loved the original Selection trilogy, but I have no qualms about saying that Kiera Cass should have never published The Heir. It ruined everything for me! And that may sound harsh, but it was just so awful!
Bee: That it did. Though the initial story could have been amazing. I wanted to see America and Maxon again. See how they were doing and I did still love them both. I was interested to meet their daughter. But the more reviews of it came in and when I started reading, I found the problem with the whole book was just one thing. The Main Character.
Steph: Indeed. Eadlyn Schreave is the most egotistical, entitled, spoiled, heartless litlee [bleep] I have ever had the displeasure to read about. I still loved the little tidbits we got to see of Maxon and America. Hell even Eadlyn’s brothers and some of her suitors (Kile!) were enjoyable to read. Eadlyn was just … not.
Bee: I really liked Kile and her brothers too! But Eadlyn… I really hated her. I just couldn’t bring myself to root for her. America was annoying at times too, especially in The Elite, but I still liked her enough to root for her and she redeemed herself every time. It’s been a while since I’ve hated a main character this much. After 35% I just skipped to the ending. I wasn’t interested anymore.
Steph: At least you were smart, I sat there reading 352 pages of whining and bitchiness until the very end -_- … needless to say I’m not in the mood to be nice about this book, most specifically it’s MC Eadlyn.
Bee: I just can’t read a book with a main character I can’t root for. The one star is just for America and Maxon. And maybe Kile too.
Steph: My 1-star rating is also because of Maxon and America, but also Kile AND her brothers, I liked Ahren to be honest, he was nice, unlike his wench of a sister.
Bee: He really was! I would’ve loved to read this book from his POV. It would’ve been great! I’m really happy for him and I can root for him.
Steph: So true! The Heir would have been sooooooooooooooo much better from Ahren POV. I’d love to see his relationship with Camille and how it came to be, too. Hopefull Kiera Cass will put out a novella about that. We can hope, I guess.
Bee: I hope so, but I’m not sure if I’ll continue this series. On one hand I want to know what happens to America now with that ending, but honestly I don’t think I can sit through more books with Eadlyn as a Main Character.
Steph: Despite how torturous it was to finish The Heir, I am still finishing this series, since I absolutely hate not finishing series. And also a part of me wants to see what happens to America and who will end up as Eadlyn’s prince consort (God help the poor man).
Bee: I don’t really care to be honest. I felt zero chemistry with any of them. They’re all too good for Eadlyn. I’ll hear what happens from you then. 😛
Steph: Most likely, yeah. LOL
Bee: Well, I think that’s all I have to say about this… How about you? Anything else to add?
Steph: Not really, I’m done ranting. I’m just glad I won’t have to read this book, like … ever again.
Bee: Me too! Ultimately this just was so very disappointing. I wanted to love this but I just didn’t. And all because of the main character.
Steph: Same for me. The Heir has officially become one of the most disappointing books of 2015 for me.
Bee: Jup, same here. And I was having such a positive streak. Damn it. XD
Steph: Well that’s the end of our discussion review then, 😛 , let’s just hope the next books we’re going to read, won’t disappoint us this much.
Bee: Yes, let’s hope.
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Twitter: bookish_thought
At first, I’m expecting this book too. But after reading the first 12 chapters, I lost interest in this book because of the MC. I think Eadlyn is annoying and ungrateful. Anyway, I’m glad that I didn’t buy this book 😀
Great review! 🙂
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Haha, yeah she was annoying.
Twitter: Liza
Well… You make me glad I haven’ t read The Selection series in the first place 🙂
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Well the first three books were good. And the story was tied up nicely at the end of The One so it’s worth reading it. Just… not this one. XD
Twitter: aimeereads
I actually never liked The Selection in the first place, and based on this joint review, this book’s even WORSE. I cannot. D: Eadlyn and I would not get along at all! If she’s more annoying than America, I don’t know how I’d survive reading this book. >.< Awesome review, you two!
Twitter: Bieke Paesen
Thanks! 😀 And no, I don’t think you’d be very fond of her 😛