TL;DR Maxon is precious and I love him. America is one of the most infuriating MCs I have ever forced myself to put up with. 
 Alright ya'll strap in because this one was a rough read. 
 When I started reading this series a friend of mine (@ashleybbooks) told me that I was going to end up hating America. And at the end of the first one I was like "I don't know hate is kind of a strong word. She's different I kinda like her." 
 Then I read this one. And the further I read the more I understood. Spoiler free, this is the entire plot of this book: 
 "I might like Maxon." 
 "But oh my god Aspen." 
 "No. No definitely choose Maxon." 
 "I HATE MAXON I'LL NEVER SPEAK TO HIM AGAIN." 
 "But I still kinda like him.." 
 "But also Aspen.." 
 My face through this entire book: 
 This is the type of series that you force yourself through because you know how it ends and you want to see how it gets there, even though the MC is so freaking infuriating. Like I said in my review of The Selection, I absolutely loved Maxon, and mostly kept reading the series because I wanted to see his happily ever after. So every time America made a stupid decision (which is like every decision), instead of sympathizing with America's inner conflict- which I think is what I was supposed to do- I was just like "STOP WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO HIM OH MY GOD JUST LET HIM BE HAPPY" 
 My frustration with her grew gradually until the very end when she royally effs up everything at which point I officially disowned her ass. Like. God she's so stupid. I don't remember the last time I was as angry with an MC as I was with her. I get she's immature and impulsive and confused, but I just could not with her anymore. 
 I also, again, felt like the rebels should have been more important to this book. It is so obvious the whole time that they are going to play a pivotal roll, and yeah they are introduced more in this one, but still. The story going on in the background was just so much more interesting than America whining and making dumb choices. 
 I just feel like it was super unnecessary for this to be a trilogy. It felt like the author just kept adding in new conflicts to pull Maxon and America apart for the sole purpose of extending the length of the story. Like, honestly, she easily could have just written one book that was a bit longer instead of writing three. 
 Maybe if I had read this book when I was 13 I would have liked it better. I would recommend it for younger readers, but I just don't think this is a YA book that works as well for older audiences as some do. But maybe that's just me. *shrugs*