Rating: 4/5 
 ***Minor spoilers & spoilers for previous books*** 
 America is in the top four remaining in the Selection, along with Kriss, Elise, and Celeste. Maxon continues to tell America that she is for sure the one for him, but he continues to spend time with the other girls, especially Kriss. Meanwhile, the rebel attacks on the palace are increasing and in this book, the Northern rebels are a main feature in this one. This book is full of excitement in the form of rebel attacks, romantic scenes, close calls, and moments where you just want to scream at the characters because they obviously can't see sense. 
 This was definitely my favourite book in the series. There was much more action going on than in the other books, and the pace felt much smoother than in The Elite. My least favourite part of this book by far is the dishonesty coming from America. She still finds herself falling back to Aspen when she needs something, and making him believe that he still has a chance with her. She's hesitant to tell Maxon about it, even though the longer she waits the more suspicious it will be. I'm not a big fan of cheating (in real like especially - but it still bothers me in novels) so the fact that she was so opposed to telling Maxon for a while just proved that she felt she had something to hide and that bothered me. 
 I liked the presence of the rebels in this book, it just added an extra layer of greatness and intensity to it. There are a lot of things we learn in this book about the rebels, including some main characters that are actually involved in the rebel movement. I also liked that America finally admitted her feelings about Maxon to herself, even if she wouldn't tell him out loud. My favourite part of the book, and the most intense, was definitely the ending. It had me tearing up in parts but by the end I was positively happy with how everything (well, mostly) turned out. 
 Overall, I was quite happy with this book and the trilogy as a whole. I'm excited to continue on with the series and see how their relationship turned out, as well as meet their daughter. I'm hoping for some more sweet romance in the future with this series, since I finally got my sweet romance in this book. I'd definitely recommend this series for those who enjoy a unique sort of romance, one that is dystopian rather than contemporary.