3.5 
 "I am seized by feelings of vanity and fear 
 there is no barrier between us 
 whispers and moans and ringing in my ear 
 there is no barrier between us 
 Divine, Delicious, yet I could not see or hear anything 
 I am borne away to a senseless world 
 so strange, so remote 
 I don't know good from bad 
 I don't know good from bad 
 Anatole 
 Anatole 
 I'm so frightened" 
 - Phillipa Soo, as Natasha in Dave Malloy's Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 
 The Ball 
 the quote 
 I will admit, I started reviewing this book just for that quote. Annoying as it may be, I cannot stop talking about Great Comet, especially hearing that it will open on Broadway this coming fall(http://thegreatcometof1812.com/)! It's not as diverse or uplifting as Hamilton, but I think the music is just as good, and it holds a special place in my heart for sort of getting me into pop music in the first place (I was once an opera buff, long story) 
 So, you may be wondering, WHERE IS MY ACTUAL FREAKING REVIEW. 
 Well, I swear I will start the actual review now, I've caught the fangirling bug a bit, but not for this book, so I'm ill as I type. 
 I gave this book a higher rating than any of the other selection books because I felt the world-building was better, they brought a bit more light to the whole rebels thing, but I felt the ending was sort of drawn-out and the whole series could be a bit more serious and less predictable. I don't have any quote to give because, as you can see, I read this book more than a year ago. It was a good conclusion to the America portion of this series and fairly satisfying, but I will not continue with this series because the whole selecting a guy thing sounds like and excuse for horrible love triangles and horrible "futuristic" names. 
 Love triangles.... (sighs)