The Selection (The Selection, 1)
Fall in love—from the very beginning. Discover the first book in the captivating, #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series.
Prepare to be swept into a world of breathless fairy-tale romance, swoonworthy characters, glittering gowns, and fierce intrigue perfect for readers who loved Divergent, Delirium, or The Wrath & the Dawn.
For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape a rigid caste system, 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, and competing for a crown she doesn’t want.
Then America meets Prince Maxon—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
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Community Reviews
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 didnât care. Itâs basically The Bachelor meets The Hunger Games but I had to read it.
Thatâs right ladies, a dystopian battle royal for love. Wait, why again am I reading this? Haha, I donât 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 itâs pretty, but I bet you couldnât run for your life in it. Ah silly-upside-down-cupcake-looking dresses.
The main characterâs name is America Singer⦠yep. Wow. Oh btw, sheâs 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, whatâs he like?
Seriously? Come on now, thatâs just lazy. I can overlook the holes that litter the current structure of the country and itâs people, but not details about the main characters. Donât even tell me to leave it up to my imagination, trust me itâs busy enough reading this.
The relationship they had was overly dramatic too, but thatâs 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. Thereâs a huge market for this kind of thing.
Back to the men. Maxon is the obvious choice right? Well, itâs easy for me to say after Iâve 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 didnât fit at all.
So in conclusion, it was pretty hilarious even though it wasnât supposed to be and there werenât 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.
Thatâs right ladies, a dystopian battle royal for love. Wait, why again am I reading this? Haha, I donât 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 itâs pretty, but I bet you couldnât run for your life in it. Ah silly-upside-down-cupcake-looking dresses.
The main characterâs name is America Singer⦠yep. Wow. Oh btw, sheâs 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, whatâs he like?
âTall but not too tall and thin but not too thin.â â America Singer
Seriously? Come on now, thatâs just lazy. I can overlook the holes that litter the current structure of the country and itâs people, but not details about the main characters. Donât even tell me to leave it up to my imagination, trust me itâs busy enough reading this.
The relationship they had was overly dramatic too, but thatâs 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. Thereâs a huge market for this kind of thing.
Back to the men. Maxon is the obvious choice right? Well, itâs easy for me to say after Iâve 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 didnât fit at all.
âIf this was food, what had I been putting in my mouth up to this point?â - America Singer
So in conclusion, it was pretty hilarious even though it wasnât supposed to be and there werenât 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.
Oh my dear.
So, I'm a teacher and this year my kids are very into reading. Which is great! They are voracious! And we agree on many books, so when they recommended The Selection, I was like what the hey. I put it on reserve at the library and promptly forgot about it. I had the ability to say, "it hasn't come in at the library yet," every time they asked me about it. But then it came in. As an audiobook.
The first problem was that I didn't realize the speed was still turned up. I was like, "this narrator is terrible!" Oops. But that set me off on the wrong foot.
And then there was the actual plotline. I should have read the cover. Apparently it's legitimately billed as "The Hunger Games meets the Bachelor". Oh god. The only reason it was like The Hunger Games was because people had funny names, everyone were organized rather arbitrarily, and there was a Cesar Flickerman character. That was it. There was no real sense of politics, history, or purpose behind this. These random rebels keep attacking the palace and the royals have no clue why. I understand that she's probably going for like, sequels or something, but you need to give some kind of backstory. Otherwise, it's just random and obnoxious. Plus, the prince is like, "they totally go through our stuff and I bet it's for a reason!" but they never discuss it. Like ever. They don't even know where they're coming from. And these rebels regularly get into the palace. Like, HOW?? This seems like a terrible government. And also the whole historical backstory makes no sense. I understand others have gone into this in depth, but holy hell. You don't invade someone because they owe you money. Sigh. As we have evidence of right now, in fact.
Besides that, the love story was awful. The writing is really bad ("I missed you," he whispered into my mouth) and unbelievable. I mean, Maxon's supposed to be this blushing virgin and then they do it after just some kissing? I mean, come on. Ugh. There's a very forced feeling to everything. They meet for the first time, she spills her guts. The first time she hangs out with other girls, she spills her guts. Then she says, "I never share my secrets". Ooooookkkayyyyyyyy. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Other, better reviewers have gone into greater detail than I will. Let's just say that it was wooden, unrealistic, and boring as hell. I finished it in record time, at almost twice normal speed for audiobooks.
One of my students asked me if I needed the next one. I politely declined.
So, I'm a teacher and this year my kids are very into reading. Which is great! They are voracious! And we agree on many books, so when they recommended The Selection, I was like what the hey. I put it on reserve at the library and promptly forgot about it. I had the ability to say, "it hasn't come in at the library yet," every time they asked me about it. But then it came in. As an audiobook.
The first problem was that I didn't realize the speed was still turned up. I was like, "this narrator is terrible!" Oops. But that set me off on the wrong foot.
And then there was the actual plotline. I should have read the cover. Apparently it's legitimately billed as "The Hunger Games meets the Bachelor". Oh god. The only reason it was like The Hunger Games was because people had funny names, everyone were organized rather arbitrarily, and there was a Cesar Flickerman character. That was it. There was no real sense of politics, history, or purpose behind this. These random rebels keep attacking the palace and the royals have no clue why. I understand that she's probably going for like, sequels or something, but you need to give some kind of backstory. Otherwise, it's just random and obnoxious. Plus, the prince is like, "they totally go through our stuff and I bet it's for a reason!" but they never discuss it. Like ever. They don't even know where they're coming from. And these rebels regularly get into the palace. Like, HOW?? This seems like a terrible government. And also the whole historical backstory makes no sense. I understand others have gone into this in depth, but holy hell. You don't invade someone because they owe you money. Sigh. As we have evidence of right now, in fact.
Besides that, the love story was awful. The writing is really bad ("I missed you," he whispered into my mouth) and unbelievable. I mean, Maxon's supposed to be this blushing virgin and then they do it after just some kissing? I mean, come on. Ugh. There's a very forced feeling to everything. They meet for the first time, she spills her guts. The first time she hangs out with other girls, she spills her guts. Then she says, "I never share my secrets". Ooooookkkayyyyyyyy. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Other, better reviewers have gone into greater detail than I will. Let's just say that it was wooden, unrealistic, and boring as hell. I finished it in record time, at almost twice normal speed for audiobooks.
One of my students asked me if I needed the next one. I politely declined.
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