For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To 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. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
Well this book was a surprise. Sometimes it makes the book better if you know nothing about it and you get sucked into the craziness of it all...well for me that was this book. I picked it up one day on a whim and the next thing I knew I couldn't put it down! I ran out and got the second book then when the last one came out I ran to the bookstore as soon as I could.
This story is kind of girly but if you can past the in-your-face love triangle there's some pretty good action in there too. America is no slouch when it comes to fighting and she would never back down if challenged (this is proven time and again in each book).
To be honest a lot of the 'plot twists' I totally saw coming...from like 10 miles away, but that didn't take away from the overall excitement of the story.
Frankly the only thing I didn't like was America's name: America Singer. She's a singer (like that's her job) and she's from America. Her parents were NOT creative.
But I really can't complain about anything else. The pacing was timely, the love triangle struggle was real and the contest was actually really interesting. You would think a contest that lasts a few months would not be able to fill 3 books, but it does and it doesn't really get boring.
5 stars!
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