The Selection- Kiera Cass

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Selection the Review

2 Stars

          The book was interesting. The concept at least. The execution was not very good though. If the book was carried out better I think I would’ve liked the book better. But alas it was not. There were a lot of things that I actually didn’t like about this book. There was a handful of things I actually liked.

          I liked Prince Maxon for some reason. I read some other reviews and everybody didn’t seem to like him. I did though. He was sweet and his character seemed real to me. He was so much better for America. Maxon didn’t really want to do the competition after he met America Singer. Understandable, I mean, if you fall in love before the competition is over what should you do? Well Macon continued with the competition.

          I also liked Celeste. She was the “Villian” of all the girls. She played that role very well. She was a mean, sadistic, and spiteful person. But she played that role so well, that I didn’t even care that she was like that because she just made the storyline more interesting. You can only go so long with hearing, “Oh, why did Aspen leave me?” Celeste was a nice change of pace after living in America’s mind.

          Now onto the hard but biggest portion of the review. The part where I explain why I didn’t like the book. Well for one I didn’t like Aspen, America’s boyfriend at the beginning of the novel. Aspen was a jerk who thought he was doing the right thing for America by leaving. Obviously, Aspen didn’t love America as much as he claimed because if he did, he would’ve noticed that America would hurt a lot more without him, than with him. I found him clueless. Then there’s the fact that he tried to get back with America after he broke up with her, after America has already fell in love with Prince Maxon.

          I am so over the whole, girl in a competition to find love, deal. Especially, when the girl who ends up getting the guy doesn’t want to be in the competition anyway. I also didn’t like the names. The names all sounded the same to me. America’s name got on my nerves as well. Her name is America Singer who’s a singer. Seriously? That is so stupid. Who does that?

          Now onto America as a character. I didn’t like her. She was whiny. I swear she whined over almost everything. She was a performer who didn’t like the spotlight. If she doesn’t like the spotlight why doesn’t she just get out of it? She was just annoying.

 

          Quote- “Oh, yes. She’s still here,” Maxon said, not letting his eyes wander from Gavril’s face. “And I plan on keeping her here for quite a while.”