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The Betrothed By Kiera Cass- A Book Review

7/24/2021

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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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8 Comments
ScienceMitch
7/25/2021 05:25:00 am

I agree with so much of what you said. I thought Hollis was one of the most frustratingly naive characters ever...and her friends and family are awful. The fact that her "best" friend was so mean to her was crazy. And I didn't buy into the romance AT ALL.

Interestingly enough though...I thought The Betrayed was actually really good (after getting through the first few chapters.) It definitely had some issues, but I was glad I read it at least.

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Bookconfessionssecrets (Creator)
7/26/2021 07:03:47 am

Hollis was so frustratingly naive I agree! And glad you agree about the romance! There was no chemistry.

Yah I heard a lot of other people say the second book is better so I might check it out! I have faith in Kiera Cass’s writing so I probably will read the second book

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Jess
8/2/2021 03:06:55 pm

Lol agree %100 all the characters were dry as hell. The main girls one trait was goofy lol and that’s it

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Bookconfessionssecrets (Creator)
8/6/2021 06:37:57 pm

YESSS even the sahara desert is less dry than these characters lol!

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Annie link
8/9/2021 01:24:11 pm

I agree with you! Most of the main characters were bland as hell. A whole lot of telling and no showing!! And the romance was so rushed, it seemed more like lust at first sight than something even remotely close to love. I expected more conflict, more tea and gossip but it was all for nothing and Cass still expected me to feel bad at the end for how they ended? I was honestly kinda relieved because they both were so annoying and vain. Although it’s true the second book gets better if just a little. The romance there does evolve and develop. If you like the rivals/not quite friends-to-lovers, you might enjoy it!

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Bookconfessionssecrets (Creator)
8/20/2021 10:49:37 am

The characters made me yawn so much! Literally a bunch of potato sacks are more interesting than these bland characters here. Ok thanks for telling me! I still might check out the second book and hopefully I like it better!

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Bella
8/13/2021 11:25:13 am

I agree that the insta love bothered me. I also felt like I was missing so much more depth from the characters and their backstory and I didn’t like how Silas’ only purpose was to be the love interest. It wasn’t believable.
The ending also came out of no where and it would have been much more powerful if we would have spend more time with the characters to become more attached to them.

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Bookconfessionssecrets (Creator)
8/20/2021 10:51:56 am

YES the insta love was so annoying! You make a great point! Silas’s had no personality other than to be Hollis’s love interest. Makes it even more frustrating!
Also I agree with your thoughts on the ending! I felt no sadness at all..

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