The Selection (The Selection, 1)

The Selection by Kiera Cass is a captivating read for fans of swoon-worthy romance, royal intrigue, and dystopian worlds, particularly those who enjoy the thrill of competition, the allure of forbidden love, and the excitement of a fairy-tale like atmosphere.


Finally reading this one! I'm also excited to read this one because I expect this to be a 4-star book. I love to read about princess and royalty themes because I have just watched a Princess Diaries movie, and I'm just loving it, and maybe that's also why I wanted to read this book. This book was popular long ago, and lots of readers loved it and recommended it to read.
 
It's my first time reading this book by this author, and it's my first time reading her book unless I'm going to read the next book in a series. My TBR twin and I chose this book to read in the first month of this year, and I think it would be fun and engaging at the same time because I think we both really enjoyed reading this book. I liked the cover of the book, which is of a woman wearing a blue gown, and I think it looks perfect on her.
 
America Singer is the main character of the book. One day, their kingdom, Illéa, sent an offer about a prince finding his princess, and her mother convinced her to sign up for her name. The selection of the princess begins. After a few days, she got elected in 35 chosen girls after they announced who got selected. Whoever got chosen to be the future queen of Illeá and win the heart of the prince. And let the games begin.
 
 

It's seems to be The Bachelor meets Hunger Games minus the kid on kid violence and a dash of Cinderella.

Main character is a liar with no integrity and no remorse but everyone keeps telling her she’s a good person. Fun trash read though

Alright fine I was due for a bad book. But did it have to crash and burn this bad? The Bachelor meets hunger games meets delirium. And not in a good way

I knew what I was getting into when I started this book and I didn’t care. It’s basically The Bachelor meets The Hunger Games but I had to read it.

That’s right ladies, a dystopian battle royal for love. Wait, why again am I reading this? Haha, I don’t know. Am I glad I did? Surprisingly, yeah, it was quite humorous.

Warning: Minor Spoilers!

Is it weird if the first thing I think when I look at the cover is how uncomfortable that dress looks? Sure it’s pretty, but I bet you couldn’t run for your life in it. Ah silly-upside-down-cupcake-looking dresses.

The main character’s name is America Singer… yep. Wow. Oh btw, she’s literally a singer. (ಠ_ಠ)

The current society is a recreated United States based on a caste system. Now Miss America is in love with someone who is in a lower class than her, ok, what’s he like?

“Tall but not too tall and thin but not too thin.” – America Singer

Seriously? Come on now, that’s just lazy. I can overlook the holes that litter the current structure of the country and it’s people, but not details about the main characters. Don’t even tell me to leave it up to my imagination, trust me it’s busy enough reading this.

The relationship they had was overly dramatic too, but that’s nothing new when it comes to teenagers. Now throw in the completely obvious love triangle and you have a hit. Seriously, the idea of this book is brilliant. There’s a huge market for this kind of thing.

Back to the men. Maxon is the obvious choice right? Well, it’s easy for me to say after I’ve had the experience to gain the knowledge. I do think the characters make normal decisions and act accordingly to their age and circumstances. Although I will say some statements didn’t fit at all.

”If this was food, what had I been putting in my mouth up to this point?” - America Singer

So in conclusion, it was pretty hilarious even though it wasn’t supposed to be and there weren’t many surprises but somehow I was still into it. I think I can see myself reading the entire series in hopes she chooses Maxon… or gets executed for treason… whichever.