The One

I've been anxiously awaiting this book--The One, the last book in The Selection series by Kiera Cass. I'd been on hold at the library for quite awhile, but then a friend bought the series and lent me the book. This book follows America as she competes in the Selection to try to become Prince Maxon's choice for his wife.  (I won't elaborate since it's book three in the series, but check back to look at book 1's description.)

This was a really fun read.  I really enjoyed reading and was super addicted from the very start.  (I finished the book in one day.)  I loved seeing how the series would conclude and being a part of the chick flick-ish story.  It was one of those books that I felt like was going on without me when I had to take a break from reading.  While I really liked the book, I also felt like everything in the end happened super fast.  I don't know if that was really the book's fault, or if I was just reading way too fast because I was too anxious to see how things would turn out.  I also felt like some character development was kind of glossed over (like anything about America's mom), but that could also be just because I read it way too fast.  :)  A great book and fun series.

Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

I'd had the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter recommended to me for awhile, but every time I looked at the first book--I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You--I'd be turned off by the title and cover.  (Totally lame that I was judging a book by it's cover, I know.  But it just seemed really teeny-bopper-ish.)  But I really needed a book to read, and a friend recommended it again, so I decided to try it this time.  The book is about Cammie, a teenage girl who attends the Gallagher Academy.  Outsiders think it's a snotty prep school for rich girls, but Cammie and the other students are really part of a school for geniuses learning to be spies.  When Cammie accidentally meets an ordinary boy outside the school walls, she decides to just pretend to be an ordinary girl.  Their relationship grows, but Cammie has to keep up with the lies.

This was a really fun read.  It was totally teenager-y and chick flick-y, but I enjoyed it.  I was really rooting for Cammie and Josh's cute relationship and wanted it to work out.  The plot and characters were very entertaining.  I would read more books in the series next time I need a book to read.  (The book was also clean/appropriate, so I like that I could recommend it without reservation to teenage girls I know.)

Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)