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One of my favorite book series right now is The Selection Series by Kiera Cass. I got hooked on this series when I read book one, The Selection. When I read a series, I love when I get the opportunity to read each book, one right after the other. Unfortunately, this series is pretty popular right now and I had to wait a little while before being able to read book three, The One. However, let me tell you, the wait was worth it! I really didn’t think Kiera Cass could wow me anymore than she did with The Selection, but she did! This book had me up early to read and staying up late at night to continue reading. Part way through the book, the fourth book in the series came available and I made sure to snag it!

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About The One

From Amazon – 

America Singer searches for her happily ever after in this swoon-worthy YA dystopian romance, perfect for readers who loved Veronica Roth’s Divergent, Lauren Oliver’s Delirium, or Renée Ahdieh’s The Wrath & the Dawn.

Entering the Selection changed America Singer’s life in ways she never could have imagined. Since she arrived at the palace, America has struggled with her feelings for her first love, Aspen—and her growing attraction to Prince Maxon. Now she’s made her choice . . . and she’s prepared to fight for the future she wants.

Throughout the entire book, I had to fight the urge to skip to the end and find out what happens. I don’t mean that in a bad way either! Have you ever read a book that literally couldn’t wait to hurry up and finish? That is this book and series for me. I want to get to the end so bad, but I also don’t want the book to end, either! What book is like that for you?

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Appropriate Age for this Series

The One is a YA (young adult) book. I have read a lot of YA books and while the genre is typically for 12 and up, sometimes the subject matter of the book is not something I would want a 12 year old reading. You can get away with sex and other mature topics in YA books because the main character is typically between 15 and 19 years old. Sex is most definitely a topic that some older teens deal with. With this series, however, sex is not really a topic at all. So knowing that, I would definitely say that this is a great series for 12 year olds and up! Shoot, I’m 40 years old and I absolutely love the books! They are quick reads and enjoyable. Two things that are very important when it comes to finding a good book, in my opinion!

Other Books You May Like

I always have my Kindle with me. Like I told my husband this past weekend, you just never know when you will be stuck somewhere and you can find time to read! A running joke between us is one time my husband cut his hand really badly. As he was wrapping it until we went to get stitches, I was running around trying to find my Kindle to take with us. It was 8 pm on a Saturday night. The ER is ALWAYS crazy and a super long wait for non-serious emergencies! I’ve linked below some other Kiera Cass books you may like!

Not too long ago, I read Verity by Colleen Hoover and I really liked her writing style. There is something about the way she develops her characters and the flow of her writing that really stuck with me. When I saw last month that one of the Amazon First Reads books was a Colleen Hoover novel, I grabbed it up right away!

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About Regretting You by Colleen Hoover

From Amazon – 

Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike.

Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body.

With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.

While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.

My Thoughts

This was another great book by Colleen Hoover. Like I said before, there is just something about her writing style that makes me want to read, read, and read some more. In fact, I got to my daughters school and sat in the car pickup line for just over an hour, just so I had an excuse to sit and read. Not even ashamed in the littlest bit either! Books like that are my favorite. While I am currently reading a series that has five books in it, and I like to read a series back to back (if I can), I will be picking out another Colleen Hoover book to read shortly. If you have suggestions, please leave it in a comment!

Amazon First Reads

If you are an Amazon Prime member and you like to read using the Kindle app, whether it’s on a Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire, iPad, or the Kindle app on your phone, then you need to read this! Each month, Amazon First Reads gives Prime members early access to editors’ picks where they can choose one free book! I love to check out what is on the list early on in the month. If they are all authors that I am not familiar with, then I will put a reminder in my phone to check the list later in the month and read the reviews before choosing my book!