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Slowly making my way through this book. Still not completely sure if I like it or not.

'After The One' was probably the cutest so far.

The relationship between Lucy and Aspen shocked me just a little bit. I definitely didn't see it coming. 'The Maid' is a short part of their story before the Selection ends. It was cute.

I never liked Celeste in the series. She was always so full of herself and just plain annoying. In the scenes we get from her perspective, you really understand a little more of why she was so unlikable. She knew she was and she didn't try to fight it. Celeste let herself be unlikable because she had a goal. She did have a change of character towards the end though, which was really nice to see from her point of view

I absolutely loved Marlee when reading the original trilogy and I loved hearing her side of the story in 'The Favorite.' Her love for Carter, and his love for her, was the most beautiful thing. It's an amazing thing when an author can capture the essence of love so purely.

I wasn't really looking forward to 'The Guard.' Aspen is one of those characters that annoyed me almost from the start and in this it wasn't much different. it was pleasant to get his side, but his side was still annoying.

'The Prince' was so cute. It was really nice to see what Prince Maxon was thinking when he met the girls. It was also nice to get to see the more human side of him, instead of just as the Prince seen from outside.

'The Queen' is such a great addition to this series. It gives an amazing insight, not only on Queen Amberley, but also on King Clarkson. It's refreshing to read about these characters before they were the King and Queen. .