The One

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I could handle my dad telling me I was a beautiful singer or Aspen saying I was the prettiest thing he’d ever seen . . . but this? It was almost overwhelming. Flow is so important in books. Stories shouldn't be put together like leftover puzzle pieces. Dialogue shouldn't be stilted, or robotic & forced. The easy way out of the situation shouldn't be just to kill as many characters as possible. You want a really substantial psychological thriller - with vivid characters, major reveals, and a whole lot of gripping scenes

Like when you have four girlfriends whose entire life purpose is being constantly available to you until you fall in love with them and/or decide they’re the best strategic choice for a life partner. Baseball provides a great analogy. A batter goes 0–4, 0–3, and 0–4in three straight games. Without a hit in three straight games, they start thinking something is wrong. They examine their swing and wonder if something is broken. The more they think about it, the more they have anxiety. Their revved-up thought increases clutter and lowers their state of mind, causing them to experience a major slump, which leads to more questioning, more thought, more clutter, more frustration, and an even lower state of mind. Does this sound familiar? It happens to all of us in every profession and in everyday life. Think of a guy on a date. He says something that upsets the woman he likes and the date goes horribly. On his next date with another woman he is cautious and anxious and doesn’t want to say the wrong thing. He has revved-up thought and a low state of mind. The energy isn’t flowing and she declines a second date. Now the guy is questioning everything and feeling even more insecure, which could lead to a downward spiral. So what should you do when this happens to you? There Is anEbb and Flow toThought Once you know the One Truth, you’ll see how it impacts leadership, teamwork, mindset, performance, relationships, addictions, social media, anxiety, mental health, healing and ultimately determines what you create and experience. just... it's so bad I can't even find an accurate food metaphor. A tomato and marshmallow smoothie.Y que el padre de America e incluso Gavril fueran parte de los rebeldes del Norte me tomó por sorpresa! Y hablando de lloro, antes de que se revelara todo lo de Aspen, LLORÉ COMO LOCA CUANDO MAXON SE LE PROPUSO A AMERICA, LE DIJO QUE LA AMABA Y DLFJKDLFHLADSJSALFNAS *fangirlea*

Y claro, luego todo se derrumba y Maxon se pone súper frío con ella, le dice que no va más y que va a escoger a Kriss... pero ¡BOOM! En la ceremonia de elección los rebeldes sureños atacan, se desata el caos y todo el mundo se olvida de todo por un momento. Ahora que lo pienso bien, creo que debo agradecerles a los sureños por eso, de lo contrario Maxon habría cometido el error de su vida. THE ONE is best understood as pure entertainment: the kind of light, skimmable read that will keep you solidly entertained for an afternoon or two. My personal recommendation? Reserve a copy of this book at your local library when it releases in February and give it a try that way. I wholly enjoyed my time spent reading this book, but I’m also keenly aware of its limitations. Because my review for this book is a bit conflicted, I’m going to break things down into a few bulleted lists for you… Recuerdan cómo dije en la reseña de The Elite que America me desesperaba? Pues en este libro también, pero igual la adoro como protagonista. En The One nos demuestra que, a pesar de que la asustan muchas cosas, ella puede tomar el control de las situaciones sin temer las consecuencias, que puede ser fuerte y que, así ella no lo crea, tiene madera de princesa, ¡de reina! Lo más bonito de todo es ver cómo Maxon la acompaña en todo el proceso, lo que no quiere decir que él sea la razón de que America se vuelva más fuerte, sino que simplemente es uno de los factores, es alguien que la apoya con sus decisiones e incluso la defiende de las consecuencias (léase por consecuencias la furia del Rey Clarkson). I'm going to love you more than any man has ever loved a woman, more than you ever dreamed you could be loved. I promise you that."

Mandy

Honestly, for a minute there, I thought America was going to choose Aspen- which I would have respected, but not like. I'm happy with the end results and can't WAIT to read THE HEIR, to see of their are any hints of their life together (secretly hoping Cass will do something with that). Or when you have a secret second boyfriend but get mad because your other boyfriend had a crush in childhood he didn’t tell you about.

As much as I wish the cover was purple I do actually like the white. Before the reveal I was dreading the wedding dress color because it just seemed so typical. I think purple would have really looked nice with the other covers, but this one turned out better than I expected. And am I the only one that thinks her dress looks super edible? A lot of the people in the comments seem to think that America's actions in The Elite were worse than Maxon's. I understand why you're angry with her because I was too. But the difference here is that Maxon knew that America was conflicted about their relationship before. So why would Maxon be surprised that she didn't want to talk to him when he acted like a jerk. A bonus scene of The One was included in a Barnes & Noble edition sold only in the USA. It is in Lucy's POV and can be read here.As noted, there is something fairly profound and potentially earthshaking about the notion that the unending quest for love can be simply answered with information in a strand of hair, but “The One” periodically loses sight of that in emphasizing its crime/caper components.