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A review by momwithareadingproblem
The Selection by Kiera Cass
5.0
The Selection by Kiera Cass is the first book in a cross between a young adult dystopian and the TV show The Bachelor. Personally I hate that TV show. It's full of drama over a guy who is basically dating like 20 girls at one time. Why would I want to watch that?! However in book form, it's a prince and a competition between 35 girls from all over the country (one from each district) and yes it's full of drama and angsty-teens but I loved every word!!!
America Singer is seventeen, in love, and happy with her life until the Selection letter comes. Every girl in the kingdom can sign-up and she is forced to....or maybe a better word is coerced to do so by her boyfriend and her family. I like America. She's honest with herself and the prince from the get go. At least she's as honest as she can be. She's spunky, her background colors her choices and she's not afraid to speak her mind.
Prince Maxon is a boy I feel sorry for. He looks at the Selection as his only way of finding true love, a relationship like his parents. It's a bit heart-breaking. He's also so naive when it comes to girls. And his preference for America is obvious from their first encounter. He likes that she speaks her mind and doesn't try to cater to him. She challenges him and he's fascinated.
The beauty of this book is watching the growing relationship between America and Maxon. It's not insta-love which is why I think the book/series is perfect! It's slow, starting as friendship and building to something more. In addition to that there is the dreaded love triangle with Aspen (her boyfriend from home) but it adds tension to the story that needs to be there.
Personally I feel that this book is more of a romance than a dystopian. Yes there are rebels trying to overthrow the kingdom and yes there's a caste-like system in place, but it focuses more on Prince Maxon and the 35 girls set to win his heart than on the things going on outside of the castle. Overall after a lot of hesitation on my part, I LOVED this book! If you enjoy young adult romance with a little dystopia thrown in, this is it!
This book fulfills #1 on the COYER Summer Scavenger Hunt 2015
America Singer is seventeen, in love, and happy with her life until the Selection letter comes. Every girl in the kingdom can sign-up and she is forced to....or maybe a better word is coerced to do so by her boyfriend and her family. I like America. She's honest with herself and the prince from the get go. At least she's as honest as she can be. She's spunky, her background colors her choices and she's not afraid to speak her mind.
Prince Maxon is a boy I feel sorry for. He looks at the Selection as his only way of finding true love, a relationship like his parents. It's a bit heart-breaking. He's also so naive when it comes to girls. And his preference for America is obvious from their first encounter. He likes that she speaks her mind and doesn't try to cater to him. She challenges him and he's fascinated.
The beauty of this book is watching the growing relationship between America and Maxon. It's not insta-love which is why I think the book/series is perfect! It's slow, starting as friendship and building to something more. In addition to that there is the dreaded love triangle with Aspen (her boyfriend from home) but it adds tension to the story that needs to be there.
Personally I feel that this book is more of a romance than a dystopian. Yes there are rebels trying to overthrow the kingdom and yes there's a caste-like system in place, but it focuses more on Prince Maxon and the 35 girls set to win his heart than on the things going on outside of the castle. Overall after a lot of hesitation on my part, I LOVED this book! If you enjoy young adult romance with a little dystopia thrown in, this is it!
This book fulfills #1 on the COYER Summer Scavenger Hunt 2015