The Selection

Hello! Today for Wicked Wednesday I want to share one of my favorite young adult books with you: The Selection by Kiera Cass. Not only do the author and I share the same name, but the book is fantastically written and so addicting. Unlike every other teen novel, the book doesn't follow the same tried and true forbidden romance/teen beast/insiders versus outsider routine. The story carves its own path and tells about interesting plots and multifaceted characters.



The story follows America Singer, a teenager living in a caste kingdom, as she is chosen to compete for the prince's heart against 34 other girls from provinces across the nation. America is torn on what to do, believe, and feel because she has to leave behind her love, Aspen, but wants to help her poor family with their monetary issues. She has to live in the castle and survive the violent attacks against the kingdom while struggling to fit in with her fellow competitors and her new life and fight her growing feelings towards the prince.

It may sound cheesy at first, but my explanation doesn't do it justice. America is a witty, fiery character that loves hard and fights hard and you want to root for her throughout her journey. The girls are catty, the men are handsome, and the grandiosity of the lives of the elite leaves you wanting more. The selection is part one of Cass' trilogy with The Elite, and The One (out May 6th). Also, Cass released two novellas and a compilation book with extra material. I highly recommend this book and the series because it is written so originally and creatively and I think our inner princesses live vicariously through America in her journey.

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