So… ***SPOILER ALERT IF YOU’VE NOT READ THE FIRST THREE BOOKS IN THE SERIES*** I’m writing below as a separate review from the first three books in the series because these two follow a different main character. If you’re looking for something quick and fun to throw in your beach bag this summer, give this series a whirl. But it’s a great little read that takes place in a very interesting and thought-provoking world. In fact, you can probably guess the outcome. America cannot let anyone know that she and Aspen had ever been romantically involved, or that they still have feelings for each other, however, because any girl caught in a relationship with someone other than Maxon is immediately convicted of an act of treason and sentenced to death. Predictably, America starts to have feelings for Maxon… and of course, that’s when Aspen shows up to complicate things, having been hired as a palace guard. However, her mother bribes her to submit her name and lo and behold, she is picked.Īmerica meets Prince Maxon in a bit of an unorthodox way and they hit it off, not romantically, but as friends, and they strike up a deal: America will be Maxon’s eyes and ears behind the scenes– finding out what the other girls really think of him and advising him on whom he should pick– and America will get to stay in the Selection for as long as possible– because the longer she stays, the more social and financial benefits there are for her family.

America has no real desire to enter The Selection because she is secretly in a relationship with a boy named Aspen, who is a Six. The story follows America Singer, a Five. Thirty-five eligible, randomly selected women from across the kingdom are brought in to compete for the prince’s hand. When the heir to the crown reaches marrying age, a competition called The Selection is held. Ones are the royalty, Twos are the celebrities and members of the military, Threes are the ‘great minds’-teachers, inventors, doctors and such, Fours are the businessmen, Fives are the performers, Sixes are the workers and the servants at the palace, Sevens are the manual laborers and Eights are the ‘unemployable’– those with mental illnesses, addictions and traitors to the crown.

It takes place in a society where citizens are divided in castes, numbered One through Eight, each with its own role to play. This wonderful YA series is kind of like a cross between The Bachelor and The Hunger Games (with less death and gore). Title: The Selection Series By: Cass, Kiera Published: 2012- Call #: YA Fiction Cass.K

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