The
Heir
Kiera Cass
The
Heir is the fourth book of The Selection series. The story follows Eadlyn, the
first child/daughter of King Maxon and Queen America. This makes her automatically
becomes the heir of the thrones. The castes system has been removed but the
riots are still happening out there. This makes the whole kingdom really
nervous. Someone came up with an idea to make another Selection; although this
time the contestants are 35 boys, not girls. Eadlyn very disagree with the idea
of being surrounded by 35 boys, who either wanted to be with her so badly, or
her crown. But for the sake of her parents and not wanting to worry them even
more, she sacrificed herself and agreed about The Selection being held once
more.
The
premise is actually very promising and interesting. Kiera Cass is a great
writer whose writing style I adore because it is beautiful and easy to read. I
really like the idea of a new kind of Selection, and seeing how the boys handle
Eadlyn, vice versa. But it turns out not as spectacular as what I thought would
be. One of the reasons is because I am not really fond of Eadlyn’s character.
She is meant to be this strong, in-control yet gracious woman but I hardly find
any ‘gracious’ in her. At times, she can be conceited and other times being
self-absorbed, spoiled princess. I didn’t really like how she treated the
people around her. I can relate to her condition and do understand how she
feels and how hard it must be to be a princess, handle 35 boys and prepare
herself to be the next queen all at the same time, but sometimes I feel like I
want to shake her shoulder so badly. Despite that, I like how Kiera Cass makes
Eadlyn character rich with capabilities. She can do a lot of things and good at
it which really adds the spice to the story.
Maxon
and America did not have much appearance in the book as they are not the main
characters anymore and maybe because of that, I feel like they have lost their
personality. I feel like they are just the king and queen and not Maxon and
America. Anyway, much can happen during the time between The One and The Heir
so I totally understand about that.
The
thing really keeps me going and interested of the story is the life background
of the boys; how they come from different social groups, how their condition at
home, what they’re interested at, etc. The story of these boys is really
diverse and it’s very amusing. I really like some of the boys in this book;
some of them are really strange and quirky while some are cute.
Overall,
I think The Heir is an entertaining book, but I can’t say it is as special as
the previous three. Anyway, I’m still eager about upcoming books or companion
novels. I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars for I think this book slightly raised
the idea of feminism, which is totally great! Don’t forget to add me on
goodreads and see what book I’m going to read next. THANKS!
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