Released: April 23, 2013
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 323
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Carey
Synopsis: Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.
America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.
Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending.
Synopsis: Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.
America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.
Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending.
Review:
To be honest, I expected more out of this book. I thought that a lot of it was unnecessary. And even though most teenage girls do get confused on what boy they really want, I was pretty annoyed with how often America would always be switching between Aspen and Maxon, only to end up changing her mind every other day or so. Also, there were multiple rebel attacks added in just for something to write about, I feel.
I do love the politics, though! I love that we got to read the journal of the country's creator, even if we found out aggravating information. It's interesting to see how everything plays out and how it's so different, especially to see how other countries are when they visit the palace.
I was also upset with how it ended. Throughout the entire 323, only one person was eliminated, so when The One comes out in 2014, it will be the tale of how the five left become just one, which does sound enticing. Especially considering how Maxon and America left off, it will be interesting.
The thing is that I honestly can't say much without spoiling it. But since I just downloaded The Prince, which is an e-novella about Prince Maxon before The Selection happened. Along with The Prince, Cass's next novella The Guard, which comes out February 4, 2014, is about Aspen. What about, I have no idea. The Guard will be printed along with The Prince in The Selection Stories. And then don't forget that The One comes out May 6, 2013. I definitely can't wait.
To be honest, I expected more out of this book. I thought that a lot of it was unnecessary. And even though most teenage girls do get confused on what boy they really want, I was pretty annoyed with how often America would always be switching between Aspen and Maxon, only to end up changing her mind every other day or so. Also, there were multiple rebel attacks added in just for something to write about, I feel.
I do love the politics, though! I love that we got to read the journal of the country's creator, even if we found out aggravating information. It's interesting to see how everything plays out and how it's so different, especially to see how other countries are when they visit the palace.
I was also upset with how it ended. Throughout the entire 323, only one person was eliminated, so when The One comes out in 2014, it will be the tale of how the five left become just one, which does sound enticing. Especially considering how Maxon and America left off, it will be interesting.
The thing is that I honestly can't say much without spoiling it. But since I just downloaded The Prince, which is an e-novella about Prince Maxon before The Selection happened. Along with The Prince, Cass's next novella The Guard, which comes out February 4, 2014, is about Aspen. What about, I have no idea. The Guard will be printed along with The Prince in The Selection Stories. And then don't forget that The One comes out May 6, 2013. I definitely can't wait.
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