The Betrothed By Kiera Cass- A Book Review

Note: This review is spoiler free (spoilers are all marked and have warnings)!
Book: The Betrothed 
Author: Kiera Cass
Genre: Fantasy
Age: For readers 10 and up 
Rating:  ⅕

No one, and I mean NO ONE should read this book. I’ve read the backs of shampoo bottles with a better plot than the one in this book. 😑  It’s the most boring book I’ve read and it took me 2 WHOLE weeks to finish this super short novel. If I can’t convince you to not read this 300 page trash, take a look at Goodreads where this book has an average of 2.9 stars…. I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with that low of a rating. 😬

What I liked:
*crickets chirping* 🦗

What I HATED:

1. Silas- "’What was it about Silas Eastoffe that turned the air in the room into something sweeter?’ Hollis Brite asked herself.” Me: NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL ABOUT HIM MAKES ANYTHING SWEETER. 😤  Minor spoilers: After Hollis was basically engaged to the King, Silas proceeded to kiss and flirt with her and then when Hollis told him that their stolen kiss was a mistake, he had the audacity to act all hurt and angry that she wanted to forget their kiss when she was in a romantic relationship WITH SOMEONE ELSE! Plus at the end he says “I don’t care if you ruin your reputation, just be with me”. Um… enough said 😬
2. Hollis- What an idiot. This girl needs to go buy a brain or something. 🙄  ✋  She was 17 (or 18?) and had the maturity level of a 13 year old. And to think her last name is Brite…. well that’s false information because she is ANYTHING but bright.
3. Delia Grace: IS THIS WHAT A FRIEND IS NOW DEFINED AS?! She’s backstabbing and so shallow and self centered it makes me want to rip my hair out. And the worst part is that Hollis still considers Delia her best friend after everything.
4. The Ending: Was the ending supposed to make me sad? I laughed instead. 
5. The Romance: Guys, this book has insta love in it. That should say enough about how lackluster the romance in this book was. First Hollis is giggling over King Jameson and then the next second she lays eyes on Silas and is head over heels for him. They meet all of 4 times before they claim they are soulmates. What stupidity is this?! 🤨  This gave me Eikko and Eadlyn (barf) vibes from the Selection spin off. Where Kiera Class threw away the perfect Kyle-Eadlyn relationship to make Eikko and Eadlyn endgame when they ran into each other like twice before they were pronounced soulmates.
6. The Plot: Nonexistent. When Hollis goes out to buy herself a brain maybe she should also look into buying some plot for her book. Because I can’t tell you a single thing about what this book is about because NOTHING HAPPENED. 
7. The Characters: Every single character was bland and had no personality. The main character has no development and I feel absolutely no connection to her. The sidekicks aren’t funny or serious or anything. They are simply there. Like walking zombies. 
8. Breaking the Norm (or lack thereof): I really thought Hollis was going to stand up for herself and for all women in Coroa when Jameson wanted to make her just an ornament. However, Hollis only runs away from any difficult situation she is placed in instead of actively doing anything about it. Maybe in the second book she’ll address the gender inequality in this story.
9. BORING: Idk what else to say. This book isn’t like the other books I rant reviewed where I gave it a low rating because I loathe the characters or something about the plot just really ticked me off. This book’s main problem is that it’s mind numbingly boring. It is sooooo boring, I’d rather watch paint dry. I’D RATHER REREAD THE ACOTAR SERIES FOR CRYING OUT LOUD (which is my least fav series for those who are new here) THAN READ THIS BOOK ONCE MORE. The Selection Series is in my top 5 favorite series of all time. It was trash when critically looked at but it was so entertaining and I’ve reread the entire series 3 times. I was expecting a cheesy, cringy romance book with the Betrothed like with the Selection but I was also expecting entertainment. This book gave me no entertainment. It gave me cheesy, cringy dialogue, boring characters and no plot. I truly think I lost brain cells reading this book. 

I’m doing you all a favor by encouraging you to swerve right past this book at the bookstore and to NOT read it. You’re welcome.

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