Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon—and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. If it were up to her, she'd put off marriage for as long as possible. But a princess's life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can't escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests.
Eadlyn doesn't expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn's heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.
I liked The Selection series, it was cute and moved at a good pace (I have no desire to re-read it, once was enough), but WHAT WAS THIS??? I cannot begin to describe how many hurtles there were in reading this book...but that doesn't mean I'm not going to try: first of all, how do you even pronounce the princess's name? Adyln (silent E)? Eyadylin (extra E)? And Kile (yes, with the I) is annoying to read...the first book didn't have creatively named main characters and we got along just fine - so don't change that!
But once you get past that speed bump - trust me it takes a while - there's the next little issue: princess whats-her-name is a total BITCH! There's no kind way to say it. She's used to having everything she wants whenever she wants it. What's even more frustrating is that she knows she's a spoiled brat, but she thinks she's entitled to it! Reading from her perspective waters down the whole story. America's POV was at least legitimately entertaining; Eady's POV is manipulative and shallow. She plays it off as being protective of her heart but literally no one else in her family has similar tendencies so it always comes off as mean. Her own people throw food at her in public but she doesn't understand why she's so hated!!
Even after all this book drama I kept reading *pats self on the back* and did manage to find some good in this weird spin-off series: Henri and Erik. These two (mostly Henri) kept me laughing every time they showed up no matter what they were doing. Henri only speaks broken English so he has Erik translate for him most of the time, but when he's alone with the princess it's both funny and adorable to watch them interact without much verbal communication.
Honestly I'm not sure if I can continue with this 'new' series. I don't particularly like any of the main characters besides Henri, and I have a feeling he doesn't last much longer in the series, so there isn't even a side story I can look forward to reading. Eadyln treats everyone she meets with such disdain that it physically hurts to read; it took nearly 2 weeks to finish this book because I would look at it and just not want to read it. If it's that much of a problem starting this whole 'new selection' off I don't think the books to come will be worth my time or money.
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