None of it accounted for the how’s and why’s of it all. But it wasn’t emphasized, the characters even going so far as to discuss how random the first encounter was and how it could’ve been anybody. It was mentioned a couple of times that the lady was the only one to make the king laugh, and she wasn’t desperate for the throne or his love, so I suppose those are decent reasons for her to stand apart. So the only thing left to assume was that all of her success has been based on purely superficial things, which is very much not a satisfying thing to read about… unless it’s intentional and part of the character’s growth arc (it wasn’t). As it stood, it was baffling enough to see how vastly opposite she was from her incompetent and overbearing parents, yet she miraculously knew how to perfectly navigate court life and the attentions of royalty.

Her merit as the perfect candidate for the king was just a given, and I think it would’ve gone a long way to start the story earlier and SHOW how she’s different and what circumstances made her that way. I absolutely loved the Siren and the first two Selection books, but this one left a few key elements on the table.įirstly, she didn’t take the time to establish the main character’s credibility. That said, The Betrothed was not a strong installment. And if that’s the case, I’ll go sit outside by myself and read her books while I eat. It almost feels like shaming her books is what it takes to sit at the cool kids’ table. Her writing is what it is, and that’s okay that it doesn’t work for some, but the projected disgust at a lot of her works seems a little over the top. GoodreadsĪ lot of people seem to be aboard the Kiera Cass hate train. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine.

Capturing his heart is a dream come true.īut Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and being crowned queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. After all, she’s grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king’s attention alongside other daughters of the nobility.

The Overview: When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is shocked-and thrilled.

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