Review: The Selection Series, by Kiera Cass
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Review: The Selection Series, by Kiera Cass
I got sucked into this story about a year ago and have been bouncing on my seat, waiting for this last one to come out.
It's a Cinderella sort of story set in a dystopian country which was once America. In fact that is the main character's name.
America is a singer, a 5, which means that she is in the 5th cast and poor, but not as poor as Aspen, who is 6. She and Aspen plan to marry, but keep it secret because he is beneath her and her parents would not be pleased.
Then, America is "selected" to be one of the girls that may get to marry the prince, which is a dream that only a few lucky girls ever get a chance at.
Enter Prince Maxum. America is drawn to him in spite of herself and find him to be not as stuffy and horrid as she expected. It become apparent that Max is drawn to her as well, in spite of the crazy mistakes she keeps making.
Anyway, a love triangle develops and I will not spoil anything by telling you who she ends up with, only that I was very pleased with the ending.
My only criticism of the book is that it may dray out the story just a little too long, with one disaster after another, but even at that it was easy to get through. Oh, and the kissing and petting gets a little out of hand (they come very close), but for most people it's probably mild enough, I'm a bit of a prude when it comes to YA books.
4 out of 5 stars for this one . . .
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I read the first 2 books in this series, I loved the first one The Selection, so I was so excited to read The Elite and I was very disappointed I can't even read The One, I'm usually not this negative about books.
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I laughed, I cried, and many times caught myself holding my breath, while reading this series. While the story line is, in my opinion, overdone (One man must choose from a group of women, eliminating them little by little, until only one is left to be his wife) the plot is both thrilling and unexpected. Each book, in this overwhelming trilogy, is worth reading, however, together they create an emotional ride, that will take you a few days to recover from.
Kiera Cass does an amazing job at helping you connect with each and every character, giving you hopes for them, taking those hopes away, and starting all over again, leaving you not knowing which way is up and which way is down. But this does not disable these books from being addicting, instead it makes you unable to put them down, hanging on to every line and every word.
In book one “The Selection” we meet America, a 17 year old girl who loves her family and loves to sing. She considers herself a girl next door, nothing remarkable. She lives in a world far from the one we live in today, taking place after WW4, yep, World War Four! There are caste systems and royalty. America and her family are fives in a caste system ranging from one to eight. She lives in a family of artists and is happy with her place in the world. She is even in love, secretly.
Pushed by her mother, and a surprising other source, America signs up for The Selection, a selection of girls chosen to live in the palace, compete for the crown, and the love of Prince Maxon. America, not thinking much of herself enters never imagining that she would be chosen to become one of the selected, but fate has other plans.
In book two “The Elite” we follow up, with the now labeled, Lady America, and find a girl torn in two. Unable to trust her feelings and not knowing her own heart, America is fighting within herself. She makes mistake after mistake, only to make her more confused each time. Not knowing if she is cut out to be a princess, or even if she wants to be.
In book three “The One”, America has made her choice, but is still holding her walls around her heart, and she doesn’t even know she is doing it until it may be to late. Not until the last possible moment will she find out if she will have what she wants and if she really wants it.
I give this series 5 stars
These books are unpredictable and thrilling. Filled with danger, suspense, and romance. I don’t remember the last time I was so effected by a novel, I just finished two days ago and I still catch myself drifting off in my thoughts about these characters.
“The Selection” trilogy has made my top 3 picks for this years reading recommendations. I applaud you Kiera Cass, you have created a series that will be widely talked about and already is…..I see movie rights in your future!!!
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The protagonist female, America has tremendous growth through the series. She is also mentally and emotion immature. I believe the second book is where she begins to mentally mature with the new amount of information she gains about her country and the royal family history. She questions everything and seeks for truth and understanding. The third book she finally comes to terms with her feelings for both men in the story, Maxon and Aspen. She learns what lust, infatuation, comfort, safety and love really mean, and which of the two men she truly has an attachment too.
What I like about America is that she is a relatable young woman. She has self-esteem issues regarding her appearance, her status in the castes system, and belief in herself. It takes Maxon, America’s father, and some of the other female contestants to help America recognize her potential.
I recommend this book to anyone that wants an innocent feel good romance.
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