I don't know, maybe I expect too much of this one, honestly.

I wanted a previous story, a deeper look inside The Prince's head and past.

A small section of it was new, but so much of it was just a rehash, too, so I'm very waffly on it. ( )

La víspera de su cumpleaños, Maxon se da cuenta de que la Selección, que le parecía tan estimulante, es ahora muy intimidante. Cuando se confiesa con su amiga de toda la vida Daphne, la princesa francesa, queda sorprendido por su respuesta: ella lleva mucho tiempo enamorada de él y lo que de verdad le gustaría es poder optar a ganarse el corazón del príncipe, algo que el proceso de la Selección hace imposible.La agria discusión con Daphne y las acusaciones que esta le hace provocan que Maxon se plantee algunas cuestiones:¿Será verdad que tenía el amor al alcance de la mano y no se dio cuenta? ¿Y si no tiene la capacidad de sentir una emoción tan profunda?Sin embargo, la noche antes de que la competición empiece de verdad conocerá a America Singer. Le pilla desprevenido la antipatía que la chica parece sentir por él y se toma a broma lo brutalmente sincera que es, pero eso no hace más que aumentar su curiosidad por ella.En El príncipe, accedemos al corazón de Maxon, vemos su humildad, sus miedos y su humor y habilidad para no tomarse en serio a sí mismo al mismo tiempo que empezamos a entender las razones que hacen que se enamore de America.

I just love Maxon and America! ( )

“It’s amazing how photography can capture just a split second of something exquisite.”


Even though the series is ultimately focused on America and Mason it is more on the relationship between the two and America individually. This novella however is more focused on Mason as a person. You get to see some of your favorite scenes in the point of view of Prince Maxon. In reading this novella first before ‘The One’ you’ll ultimately understand the decision that Mason makes in the end of the novel.

Maxons’s hobby of taking photos shows just how much he treasures the little things in life. Putting into consideration that he is a prince.


Full Review: http://wp.me/p8IxRn-1G ( )

This review is full of spoilers for both this novella and The Selection series.

This novella was essentially what Maxon was up to for the first part of book one of the series (The Selection). I am usually not into re-reading scenes I just read from someone else's perspective but I really enjoyed this, and was honestly disappointed when it ended. A lot of times the novellas are not as good as the primary works, and feel a little neglected, but I didn't find that that was the case with this one. I think one thing that helped was that there were a lot of new scenes. I could picture what would be happening on America's end, but it was something completely different. I think it also helped that it was a little bit faster paced than The Selection because we already knew what was going on, and had seen the scenes, it focused more on Maxon's thoughts and perspective rather than explaining the plot.
I think that this novella brought a lot to Maxon's character. When I initially read the series I was very frustrated by him floating around with multiple girls, but after this story I could see a boy who just seemed to want companionship, and went from having one long distance friend to having all of these girls.
I also enjoyed hearing about him and Daphne, because I feel that it was a story line that I found myself wondering about.
Basically this is one of the better novellas I've read and anyone who's read The Selection (and liked it) should give this novella a try. ( )