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The Heir (The Selection, 4) Hardcover – May 5, 2015
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A new era dawns in the world of Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series
America and Maxon’s fairy-tale romance enchanted readers from the very first page of The Selection. Now find out what happens after happily ever after in this fourth captivating novel, perfect for fans of Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Lauren Oliver’s Delirium, or Renée Ahdieh’s The Wrath & the Dawn.
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 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 swoon-worthy characters and captivating romance awaits in the fourth book of the Selection series!
Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
- Print length368 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarperTeen
- Publication dateMay 5, 2015
- Grade level8 - 9
- Reading age13 - 17 years
- Dimensions1.5 x 5.7 x 8.4 inches
- ISBN-109780062349859
- ISBN-13978-0062349859
- Lexile measure680L
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PRAISE FOR KIERA CASS: “A real page-turner. Romance, royalty, and revolution in a reality-show format serve Cass’ boldly rendered heroine well in her quest for justice and love.” — ALA Booklist
“Reality T.V. meets dystopian fairy tale in Kiera Cass’s delightful debut. Charming, captivating, and filled with just the right amount of swoon!” — Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of Paranormalcy
“An engrossing tale reminiscent of Shannon Hale’s Princess Academy and Ally Condie’s Matched. Fairy-tale lovers will lose themselves in America’s alternate reality and wish that the next glamorous sequel were waiting for them.” — School Library Journal
“Deliciously entertaining.” — Publishers Weekly
“Cass’s immensely readable debut novel is a less drastic Hunger Games, with elaborate fashion and trappings. The fast-paced action will have readers gasping for the upcoming sequel.” — ALA Booklist
“A cross between The Hunger Games (minus the bloodsport) and The Bachelor (minus the bloodsport), this trilogy launch is a lot of fun. Cass deftly builds the chemistry between America and Maxon, while stroking the embers of America’s first, forbidden love.” — Publishers Weekly
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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.
About the Author
Kiera Cass is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series and The Siren. She is a wife and mom and too many other things to list. If she could make a crown out of anything, it would be the unending tears of her readers. You can learn more about Kiera and her books at www.kieracass.com.
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Product details
- ASIN : 0062349856
- Publisher : HarperTeen; 1st edition (May 5, 2015)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 368 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780062349859
- ISBN-13 : 978-0062349859
- Reading age : 13 - 17 years
- Lexile measure : 680L
- Grade level : 8 - 9
- Item Weight : 15.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 1.5 x 5.7 x 8.4 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #219,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Kiera Cass graduated from Radford University with a degree in History. She grew up in South Carolina and currently lives in Blacksburg, Virginia with her family. In her spare time, Kiera enjoys reading, dancing, making videos, and eating unhealthy amounts of cake. You can learn more about Kiera at kieracass.com, follow her on twitter via @kieracass, and see her silly videos at YouTube.com/user/kieracass.
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You have a gift and I am so happy that the world has a chance to be a part of that through reading your books!! Please know, if you don't already, that your work is inspiring and so appreciated! Keep it up girl!!! I have already followed you so that I can find more of your work, and I have told others of the stories so that it can be appreciated beyond a review or a thank you from me!!
I was curious to see where Kiera Cass would take this series with the next generation… I have a love/hate relationship with these books, issues with the characters and their attitudes, but love the complexity of plot and tabloid allure. However, ‘The Heir’ failed to deliver on all of these counts.
I did not connect with Eadlyn as much as I did with America. I found Eadlyn entitled, and we never get to find out - due to the nature of the narrative - if she indeed has a worldly view as expected of her in the role of monarch. Her ‘work’ is always alluded to but never completely explained. It left me thinking Eadlyn as shallow, protected and scared. It builds great tension, but left me not all that invested in her future. I put it down to how she was written – educated, aloof and separate from everyone else. Eadlyn herself mused on this, how she had intentionally isolated herself in order to become a better ruler – it also made her hard to relate to, cold, and somewhat bitchy.
There was also a lot less going on in this novel in comparison to the Selection trilogy. We were aware of the caste systems, the politics and the plotting and planning of all the characters involved. In ‘The Heir’ we lost most of that and instead were dealt up a dish of Eadlyn’s self discovery. I wanted more about the rebels, more conniving politics, more entwined storylines – like The Selection.
Even though this effectively re-booted the story line, it left me with much of the feeling of a middle book in a trilogy, setting things up, moving the story forward a small amount, but resolving little.
The ending was brilliant. A cliff hanger I did not see coming. Not in a million years. It is the one thing that has me wanting to read the next in the series. Plus, I feel as though I’m going to get more of what I want from this new generation of royals.
It was an easy read, but I ended spreading it out over a week, consuming the last half in a day; as I mentioned, there didn’t feel like there was enough going on to hold my attention. It was fun, and enjoyable, but a little flat. Though not the best book of the series, it certainly has set things up for an explosive ending and I can’t wait to find out what is going to happen.
We get glimpses of Maxon, America and Aspen, and many of the other characters from the first three books: it was entertaining to see how they had grown over the last few decades. There was less explained about the world and political landscape than I would have liked, and Kiera Cass seemed to spend a lot of time describing clothes more than anything… But the Selection series has been a guilty pleasure of mine, though I find many faults in the characters and tropes, the novels are undeniably compelling to read. I just can’t stop. So Cass must doing something right.
At first, Eadlyn seems obnoxious because she was raised to be the queen, however, her character grows and develops as she finds herself throughout the book.
I love the characters that are in the Selection. I don't really have a favorite, so it will be interesting to see how everything plays out in the next book.
This was very well written. The plot of the story was interesting, as was seeing the Selection from this side of the competition.
I thought the ending was awful! How can you leave a book hanging on that sort of cliff hanger??? I'm very excited to read the next book. Oh, and the cover is the most beautiful cover I have ever seen. I think it is my favorite.
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My curiosity got the better of me and initially, I was disappointed that it did. I did NOT like the new heroine. At. All. I stopped reading for a moment and was worried about whether this book would ruin everything that preceded it. I read on only to see what happened to the characters I loved.
But then something changed. I began to like this narrative voice almost as much as America's. I loved the message that women can lead, be strong, independent and powerful without sacrificing their femininity and individuality. I am incredibly glad I kept reading and personally, I got the ending I had been hoping for all along. The surprises weren't very surprising for me as I could see them coming a mile away, but this did nothing to spoil my enjoyment.
I was truly sorry when the series ended, but delighted that I have discovered a new author. I look forward to reading many more of her books.
Five stars for the entire series.

Although Eadlyn did undergo some much needed character development throughout the novel, she often slipped back into her old ways and it was infuriating, as I was rooting for her to change. I found it extremely difficult to be sympathetic towards her as well because she was just so self-absorbed, stuck up and spoiled. If people found America annoying (which I didn't) than I honestly don't know how well they're going to cope with Eadlyn. I get the whole scared of love thing but she really was downright rude to some of the boys who were only trying to get her attention, and her parents certainly didn't deserve to be spoken to the way they were by her. Eadlyn handled a lot of things badly, but she messed up most spectacularly when it came to her brother's relationship. To interfere with real reason is one thing, but she had no real reason for interfering in the relationship that acted in Ahren's best interest and not her own, which consequently made me dislike her even more. It also really ticked me off that Eadlyn had such a low opinion of Kile just because he kept to himself, wasn't as proud as her and liked reading...seriously? Between Eadlyn's bratty attitude, her nonsensical attempts to get the public on her side and with little happening between her and the selected there wasn't much to truly love in this book like in the other three.
What saved this for me was my affection for some of the boys like Kile, Henri, Fox and Erik who were all delightful. And it was lovely to be reunited with old characters like May, Lucy and Aspen. There were also bits of excitement that came from the selection, but most seemed a bit far fetched and like an attempt to make it seem like something was happening, because very little had so far. All in all these attempts were over dramatic both in the actual acts and in the writing itself. They portrayed boys as creatures who can't control their tempers or their wandering hands, which I don't believe was necessary, however maybe if written in the right way it would have served some purpose. But the cute moments between Eadlyn and some of the selected stood out for all the right reasons, I just needed more of them.
Despite my problems with this book I still did enjoy reading it for the most part and will definitely be picking up the next book in the series, because I'm positive that Eadlyn's only going to have improved. Thus allowing for more to happen with the selected as a few have started to finally get closer to her. There are also storylines to do with past characters that I want to see play out in the next book. So don't be discouraged by Eadlyn if you're thinking of reading this series, I heard negative things about America and still loved her and her selection, just proving that every opinion is different. It's a fun series that I really do love and would therefore still recommend enthusiastically.

But things in Ilea are not as well as you would hope. Despite the castes being eradicated, uprising and rebellions are still rampant and getting worse. Under persuasion from her parents, Eadlyn agrees to take part in a new Selection - inviting 35 men into her home, and allow them to try and make her fall in love with one of them.
From the start, Eadlyn comes across straight-laced, haughty and rather cold. And it's not too much of a surprise. Even though she was brought up in a loving family, Eadlyn always knew she would be Queen of Ilea someday, and had a different kind of education and instruction than her brothers, and was taught to look at things a different way. I also feel a lot of her coldness and loner tendencies, comes from always believing she would, at least start of her reign alone with no help from a male companion.
So it's especially hard for Eadlyn to welcome the new boys - despite some of them being genuinely lovely and caring and even one being a boy she grew up with - Marlee's son Kile (this isn't technically a spoiler, as soon as he's mentioned it's obvious he will end up there). While Eadlyn has been surrounded by the true love of her parents, and the love Ahren has for the French princess Camille, it's never something she desired for herself. So she makes a few mistakes along the way...and comes across even worse to the public and downright terrifying to the lads.
One of the huge differences between The Selection and The Heir was the feelings for those in the Selection. With the original series, everyone rooted for America, and we only had two choices - Aspen or Maxon. With The Heir, we're suddenly seeing first hand how amazing each strong contender is - Hale with his perfect clothes, Fox with his determination and sweetness, Henri simply being Henri and Kile with his history and chemisty with Eadlyn. On both sides, you could see where each strongest contender would be both right and wrong for Eady. I may be called judgemental, but there was a point where I believed Hale might be gay as he's so overly into fashion, but maybe not. Kile would be wrong as a Prince, he can barely stand the Palace now, it would be wrong of Eadlyn to expect him to do it for the rest of his life. And Henri, beautiful Henri...who doesn't speak a word of english. Though considering there's clear Swendway connections in Ilea, why doesn't Eadlyn speak Finnish? Or in that case, more languages than just English and Spanish?
One of the other different between the original series and the spin off, was that while Maxon was very alone during his choice and didn't have much people to turn to - Eadlyn has her three brother. The post-Jack scene when Maxon and America walked in on them all snuggled in the bed was so sweet and one of favourite scenes in the whole book (plus a certain midnight kitchen scene)
Ugh but Kiera!!!! How could you leave us with an ending like that! Just how and why!!! I think my heart literally stopped and I was screaming, "That's it!!!!!" And then I frantically went online searching for another book. The only reason this is 4.5 rather than 5 stars was that I really thought this was a standalone spin-off, I was very surprised and almost irritated to discover there would (hopefully) be one more. Just because I wasn't expecting it.
Overall, I've one thing left to say.... #TeamHenri

Oh how I loved returning to this world. The Selection is one of my all-time favourite trilogies, a complete guilty pleasure that I have unashamedly recommended to everyone I can, including fellow ‘grown ups’.
So when The Selection ended, I was petty devastated that I wouldn’t be spending more time with America, Maxon, Aspen and co. And although that’s still the case, I am so glad that I got to catch a glimpse of them again in The Heir, and better yet got to fall in love with a whole new set of characters including their daughter, who finds herself hosting a selection of her own. The tables are turned, and this time we get to witness the princess try to find a match from a batch of gorgeous boys.
Eadlyn is stubborn, she’s frustrating and she’s in some ways pretty spoilt, so it did take me some time to get used to her, but she also goes through a transformation that’s a joy to read as she opens her eyes and begins to understand what its like to live in the real world.
I know that the cliffhanger ending has got some people all riled up about this book, but I actually quite like a cliffhanger! Crazy, I know. It has simply made me super-excited to read the second (and as far as I’m aware final) book in the series.
Kiera Cass has once again captured my heart with this one. The Selection trilogy will always be my favourite because that’s where it all began, but The Heir certainly lived up to my expectations. I loved it.

Eadlyn knows what she wants and a selection is not one of them. She will do anything in her power to make sure that she doesn’t end up engaged and married. She will be a queen one day. I love that she is brutal in getting rid of the boys she doesn’t want. She is herself through out and doesn’t see why she should change for everyone else.
For me while there is some romance because of the situation – Eadlyn not wanting to be in a relationship – meant that what little romance there was, was forced. And I wasn’t sure who to root for out of the Selection boys – was it Henri who could hardly speak English or Hale – something seemed off. Or Kile the unwilling suitor. Who is going to come out on top?
At the moment I’m not sure where this series is going. Is the Selection going to be successful or will everything go to pot?
This is is reality TV, addictive and compellingly good. That I just had to read from start to finish in one sitting. This is a page turner and is one of my guilty pleasures.