I did not go in to this book with high expectations. I did not particularly like The Heir and struggled to connect with it. I appreciate how Kiera acknowledged how everything was not perfect after The One, but Eadlyn's story just did not grasp me. I am not fond of her even after this book. She was better but still had her moments. Because of my lack of connection I just found myself not caring about the story itself or the characters. While The Selection trilogy had its problems, I still enjoyed them. I am filled with a sense of nostalgia when I look them because I remember loving the first book when I read it. I remember looking forward to the sequels. I remember getting a warm, fuzzy feeling reading the cute romance scenes. Despite issues I may have had, I found them massively entertaining and I cared. This duology failed to do what the Selection trilogy did for me. Everything was too convenient and unrealistic. The book just felt so anticlimactic to me. Even though I did not like these, it was cool to see where everyone ended up. I will always look at the Selection trilogy with a degree of fondness but these really weren't for me.