One weekend, a good friend who lent me her copy and almost 400 pages later... I report back with my thoughts on the newest book. The Heir was just as magical as any of The Selection books. The ballgowns and dates and situations that are only ever bestowed upon royalty and blooming relationships and realizations; Eadlyn's story is just as intriguing as Maxon's and America's. I fell in love with her character, her independence, and her reluctance to be tied down. Her confusion was portrayed perfectly during the rocky Selection. Her emotions and feelings were battling logic for her heart-and her inevitable role as Queen. As Eadlyn admits, "... I didn't think I'd be able to ignore the way these boys were affecting me much longer," (Cass 219 ). The story is the most relatable of them all, with the dilemma of 'who to love, or even love at all?' Even with problems deeply rooted in high school territory the book brought a level of maturity and critical thinking that would never grace the minds of typical students. I promise to all Selection fans, give the new era in the books a chance, because it might not be Maxon and America this time but you will fall in love with Eadlyn all the same.
Kiera Cass talks about the book herself, in this interview reported by USA Today.
