The Heir

Reviewed by: Sheila Dube - Springvale Public Library, Springvale, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 17, 2015

Review

This is the fourth book in the Selection series. Twenty years after King Maxon and Queen America's turbulent happily ever after, their seventeen-year-old daughter, Princess Eadlyn, must embark on her own selection process as a way to distract the country from the unrest created by the dissolving of the caste system. As in past selections, 35 suitors from different backgrounds come to the palace for three months of competing for the princess' hand. Visualize "Hunger Games" meets "The Bachelorette". Although die-hard fans of the series will want to read this installment, there seems to be missed opportunities for the romance and political tension that made the first book in the series such a hit. Cass's portrayal of Eadlyn as insensitive and spoiled does not feel genuine in the context of her parent's story and the scenes with the suitors made various moments interesting but these were few in the context of the whole story. A cliff hanger ending promises at least one more installment. Purchase where series is popular.

Overall Book Score: fair