Kiera Cass

Kiera Cass's Number 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.

The Heir (The Selection, Book 4)

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!

The Heir

amelia <3

I tried not to roll my eyes. You are a forced relationship, honey.

When we met, you couldn't stop staring at my breasts" His face went pale, as if he seriously thought he was so subtle no one would notice. "Make sure you get an equally satisfactory look at my backside as you leave."

Brooke Barnett

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!

taylor

micaela

Anna 

** spoiler alert **
           Věděla jsem, že pokračování Selekce bude horší než původní trilogie, ale i tak jsem byla zaskočena, když jsem zjistila, že se tam celou knihu nic super důležitého neděje. Nevěděla jsem, jestli byla chyba ve mně, nebo v knize. Vždyť jsem přece byla svědkem další Selekce! A tentokrát opačného pohlaví! Měla bych být šťastná jako blecha. 
Knížka mě ale nenadchla. Eadlyn se chovala strašně. Rozmazlená, sobecká královská dceruška. Nechápala jsem, jak se to mohlo stát, když jsou oba její rodiče taková zlatíčka. Bohužel stalo se. Eadlyn se Selekci nechtěla věnovat a tudíž ani nevěnovala, svého "kamaráda" jen využívala pro zábavu a celkově se tam nic zajímavého nedělo.
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Jak říkám, i když jsem věděla, že to bude slabší, byla jsem z knihy fakt smutná. Dávám 3,5*/5*

Sofia Bautista 

DNF at 12%. 

Verdict: Eadlyn is an irritating, apathetic, spoiled brat and during the first 34 pages of this book, I felt bad that America and Maxon had to deal with a child like her. I understand that Cass was trying to shake things up, but introducing a new female lead like her didn't cut it. I was really looking forward to this new addition to  The Selection  series (despite being content with leaving it as a trilogy + novellas), but I was left disappointed.

Elizabeth Van Deusen

I have so much I can say about this book. For one, Eadlyn at the beginning was a brat. As I continued to read, I started to understand and empathize with her character. Two, I wish that her Selection journey, in this book, had more romance involved. I felt like it was strictly about her finding herself. I just wish she could’ve also found love along the way. Three, long-live Maxon and America. I love them. I hope Eadlyn finds love in the last book of the series.

The main character annoys me but i still get to finished it. I cant stop comparing it to the first three books and I guess I still liked the first 3.

hanni

carolreadabook

the worst, I simply pretend it didn't exist...

Anthea Schuler

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.

When the time comes for Princess Eadlyn to hold a Selection of her own, she does not expect a fairy-tale love story like her parents, but the princess discovers her own happily ever after may not be as impossible as she thought. Book #4

The heir

Nina Verhaaff 

2.5 ⭐️
It wasn’t a bad book it was just another book in the series to finish to the series. Nothing special. Just another book closer to the ending.

Hannah Yang

Huh.
 I can't believe I liked this book.

The Heir is the story after Maxon and America's happily ever after. Their firstborn daughter, Princess Eadlyn, has been training her whole life to become Illéa's first queen. When things are starting to look seriously bad for Illéa, with riots, uprisings, prejudice, and whatnot, Maxon and America use their last resort: a Selection for Eadlyn. Which was definitely not what Eadlyn wanted. With a lot of negotiation and mean thoughts on Eadlyn's part, 35 young men are brought to the palace (except Kile since he was already there) and the Selection begins. 

Okay, okay, I'm gonna say it: Eadlyn is a b*tch. Harsh of me, but I started to dislike her in the middle of the first chapter. That's gotta be a record. Yet, I kept going, because for some reason I have not given up hope on this series. 

Eadlyn was selfish, spoiled, manipulative, cruel, self-absorbed, etc. etc. etc. and everyone including her beloved brother Ahren knew it. I could pull out sooo many quotations of her complaints, whining, mistreatment of her suitors, but that would take forever since I could probably pull a quotation from every page in the book. She was insufferable. I mean, if I had a to-be queen like that, I'd rebel too.

So: why did I still like this book? Because I think that's how Eadlyn was meant to be, and that made the story work. Eadlyn had to be the problem. She's the reason why people were rebelling and angry and scared for the future of Illéa, after all. And I'm pretty sure it's a lot easier to write from the hero's point of view than the not-so-hero's point of view. Props to Kiera Cass for making a completely unlikable character an actually decent one.

I say she was an "actually decent" one because throughout the book, Eadlyn changes. You can feel her softening a little. When she pulls away from people, you feel distant too. In some ways, as awful as it sounds, Eadlyn is a really relatable character. She's like, the Inner Jerk inside us all. The one who says "it's not faiiiirrrr" or "how come --- gets ---?!" and pouts all the time. But as the story goes on, she's (finally) starting to realize it too.

The suitors were okay. I particularly liked Kile (maaaybe a little because of the childhood-friends-to-possible-couple idea. I'm a sucker for that stuff.) and Henri / Erik (because I have a feeling Erik and Eadlyn have something too.) The ones we were introduced to had individual characters and personalities, but the ones who didn't participate in a date/group date were just names. In fact, the only suitors I can recall now were Kile, Henri/Erik, Hale, Ean, Fox, and... who else? See, that's the problem with having a lot of characters. They become super forgettable.

About the dates: I felt like they had a pattern. Group dates were always fun and cutesy or dramatic and usually ended pretty well. One on one dates were when Eadlyn starts to like someone and then suddenly realizes she likes them more than "she should" and runs off to cry in her room because isn't life so confusing when everyone wants you to adore them as much as they adore you?!?

I thought the plot was alright, although a bit on the boring side, but it was fascinating to look at the Selection from the Selector's point of view rather than the Selected. I admit Eadlyn was not exactly the Selector Maxon was (I'm sure Maxon was a lot nicer to his Selected). However, they must have experienced the same emotional turmoil. 

One thing that did let me down about the plot was that, although there's all this action happening, it never directly affects those in the palace. In the first three novels, there were rebel attacks in the palace. Now, all we have to tell that there's actually trouble outside is Maxon's aging and Eadlyn's complaining. 

Also, Eadlyn complains a lot about how much work she has, but all we ever see her do is date people, worry about her mess of feelings, and complain. So, where is all this work? The story is from her POV so we should see her actually doing her queenly duties, which involve.. being unreasonable to everyone and running away from suitors, apparently.

AND YET, although there were so many problems with this book, it was still satisfying to finish and I'm still going to read the last book. *slaps self* I don't know why I bother. 

But yes, although I'm pretty sure The Heir will be a letdown to those of you who enjoyed the first three books (Eadlyn's a definite downgrade from America), I thought it was a decent book. I doubt I'd read it again, but it wasn't too terrible for a quick read.

Yasmin Dunnewind

If I thought America was annoying at times, her daughter is soo much worse. I loved her brothers' relationship with Camille, and I respect and love his choice so much. I really hope Eadlyn gets her shit together. The boy I like the most is Henri, but she's prob not going to end up with him. The one I hope she ends up with isn't in the competition, if you get who I mean. Loved the little scenes like the cooking date before yk and the baseball scene was very cutee. I read this book so slowly, because I just don't like the main character and just got annoyed after a few pages and then I would be done with the book for atleast 2 business days, lol

Briar's Reviews

The Heir by Kiera Cass was a hot mess for me AND I LOVED IT.

When I finished the third book in this series, I thought it was over. It seemed like a good way to end it and I was honestly surprised that the series continued! When I picked this book up, I was even more surprised to see how much I disliked Eadlyn initially. She seemed bratty, selfish, annoying, and all the other bad words I can think for a spoiled monarch who was essentially a nepotism baby. Yet.... I was glued to this book. I started understanding why she was the way she was, and I ended up growing to love her. It felt like watching a soap opera and suddenly I was attached.

By the way, Team Kile or Erik. That's where I stand. Please Eadlyn... Don't pick Ean. For one Ean and Eadlyn together don't look great (sorry, but I had to go there) and he just... seems fishy. 

The ending? Rude. Don't do that. I get why it happened story wise, but... rude. Also, why the cliffhanger?! Why do that to me?! I do in fact have the last book within arm's reach but still. 

Now back to the review:

If you loved America, Eadlyn is NOT going to be your favourite character. She grew up very differently, has a different personality, and overall is just not her Mother. She has her quirks and you can grow to love her, but she's a completely new lead for us to read about. Throw in watching America and Maxon as parents, which is delightful by the way, and you've got a very interesting book.

I do find this book is trying to make The Selection to have a bunch of our fave tropes for romance. Some felt like enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, "let's pretend to date but then we end up dating", hot baker guy who doesn't speak the same language... It's just seeing which trope wins out at the end.

Overall, a good bingeable read that will infuriate you with the ending.

Four out of five stars.

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.

I read the Selection when I was young. I loved it then, and I still enjoy the nostalgia and characters now. 

However, this main character really annoyed me. Therefore, I didn’t finish it. Simple as that. 

Ami Is Dreaming Again

I read the Selection when I was young. I loved it then, and I still enjoy the nostalgia and characters now. 

However, this main character really annoyed me. Therefore, I didn’t finish it. Simple as that. 

Victoria

Amanda Faith

Kelsey Joëlle

Oh I hate Eadlyn so much. I know she's getting better as a person, but I just don't like her attitude. I don't like her at all. I do love the other characters but I don't like her. 

Okay, enough about me don't liking Eadlyn. The book is great as always. What really annoys me is that they selected are such jerks. I loved the selection with America and Maxon, but this is different. I'm not going to read the last book any time soon

i really enjoyed the book tbh, however eadlyns character was selfish and super whiny… i saw a huge opportunity for character development towards the end of the book though and i’m sure the second book will honour that! so i’m excited to read it :)

how is she supposed to choose any of these boys though?? they’re all so nice to her and she seems to be getting on with them all more and more everyday ahhhh! 

i really enjoyed the book tbh, however eadlyns character was selfish and super whiny… i saw a huge opportunity for character development towards the end of the book though and i’m sure the second book will honour that! so i’m excited to read it :)

how is she supposed to choose any of these boys though?? they’re all so nice to her and she seems to be getting on with them all more and more everyday ahhhh! 

This was just n o t good. All the characters I loved in the original trilogy felt NOTHING like themselves...and the new characters were just annoying. Oh well at least it only took me a day to read, I won’t be reading the next book...

brianna

unpopular opinion but i actually really enjoyed it? eadlyn didnt annoy me as much as everyone said she would and i actually grew really attached to her. BUT BITCH!!! the cliffhanger please end my life

Ana Paula

Eadlyn is hard to love, she is annoying and I honestly almost stopped reading the book a few times because of her.
However, I gave it a chance and towards the end... When her walls started to crack, I hated her a little less.
I can't wait to read "the crown" and see how much more her character grows.

Ary Dias 

Não tenho palavras para definir este livro. Foi simplesmente fantástico, e o Final, meu Deus, não consigo esperar para saber o que acontece, vou começar a ler o próximo imediatamente (assim que o comprar). Aliás, estou a ponderar reler a Seleção.

Nicole Sonja

This was an excellent addition to the series. Our new main character was unbearable at the beginning, but she has grown on me.

The Heir (The Selection, Book 4)

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