Book #18 of 2016. 
 Just to reiterate: I do not think these books are good. I just think they are fun and compulsively readable. 
 I thought that "The One" was the best of this trilogy because characters who started as one-dimensional, Hunger-Games-wannabes somewhat transformed into something of their own. They still do not quite possess the range of emotions or relatability of Collins's creations, but they can at least stand on their own now. After all, the characters follow rather predictable arcs. One character in particular had a redemption that I don't think she quite deserved; but hey, she was too unrealistically conniving before, so Cass had to find a way for us to root for her before the story ended. The conflicts between America and Maxon are at their most realistic in this book. America's stubbornness also played a key role here, and one that I thought was well-deserved. 
 The point? They are still fun. I don't know why I like these books.