Concept
It's post world war 4, and America Singer (Yes,
America Singer who happens to be both American and singer, SURPRISE) is living
in a semi-dystopian world where caste systems dictate where individuals belong
in society (kind of like The Hunger Games with the districts). America (the
country) now called Ilea, is ruled by a Monarch (King and Queen) and it’s now
time for the Prince, Maxon, to chose a wife through a process called The
Selection.
I know what your thinking - Kings, Queens, princes… haven’t we all heard
this before? But this book is strangely addictive, and is a combination
of the movie a The Prince and Me and the TV show The Bachelor.
First off, Keira Cass’s writing was really easy
to read and although quite simple kept us engaged throughout the whole book
(all of us reading the book in just two sittings). She made the language a
breeze to read and kept the book short and sweet.
We all really enjoyed the concept of the book and the world in which it was
set. The Caste system really differentiated The Selection from the long list of
dystopian books that are currently on shelves.
Next the plot of the book was great – again the whole of idea of the
Selection – 18 Girls battling it out to win the Prince Maxon’s heart is going
to be interesting no matter what.
Keira slipped in little details such as the dresses America and the others wore
to the parties and what the Palace looked like. This allowed us to really
become invested in the story and we found ourselves rooting for the characters
we wanted to win.
Last but no least (and how could forget) Prince Maxon! A highlight of the
book, he was cute and sweet and as the book continued...
Although we really enjoyed The Selection there
were few things we weren’t really fans of…
The first is Aspen and the (weird) love triangle that was created. We won't
give much away but we found Aspen to be insanely annoying and just a waste of
space. He couldn’t take a hint and popped up in very unexpected places – not to
mention put America in a few very compromising situations!
Also America's world wasn’t explored enough, as we mentioned earlier we
loved the world she created and that was just it we wanted to hear more! Keira Cass threw in details about Ilea but never went back to expand on them and just let
them as loose ends. At some points we were even left wondering whether they
were even worth putting into the book. Possibly the most frustrating element of the book was the cliffhanger ending, which left us unsatisfied and just plain annoyed as there was so many loose ends.
Finally there were a few awkward and badly written phrases:
"Aspen was
dressed in white. He looked angelic."
That was it. I
slapped him. "You idiot!" I whisper-yelled at him. "I hate him!
I loved you! I wanted you; all I ever wanted was you!"
"What did stop
me was when I heard the gasp that escaped someones mouth as we passed.Maxon and
I both turned And there was Aspen I gasped, too"
Concept
It's post world war 4, and America Singer (Yes,
America Singer who happens to be both American and singer, SURPRISE) is living
in a semi-dystopian world where caste systems dictate where individuals belong
in society (kind of like The Hunger Games with the districts). America (the
country) now called Ilea, is ruled by a Monarch (King and Queen) and it’s now
time for the Prince, Maxon, to chose a wife through a process called The
Selection.
I know what your thinking - Kings, Queens, princes… haven’t we all heard
this before? But this book is strangely addictive, and is a combination
of the movie a The Prince and Me and the TV show The Bachelor.
What
we liked:
First off, Keira Cass’s writing was really easy
to read and although quite simple kept us engaged throughout the whole book
(all of us reading the book in just two sittings). She made the language a
breeze to read and kept the book short and sweet.
We all really enjoyed the concept of the book and the world in which it was
set. The Caste system really differentiated The Selection from the long list of
dystopian books that are currently on shelves.
Next the plot of the book was great – again the whole of idea of the
Selection – 18 Girls battling it out to win the Prince Maxon’s heart is going
to be interesting no matter what.
Keira slipped in little details such as the dresses America and the others wore
to the parties and what the Palace looked like. This allowed us to really
become invested in the story and we found ourselves rooting for the characters
we wanted to win.
Last but no least (and how could forget) Prince Maxon! A highlight of the
book, he was cute and sweet and as the book continued...
What
we hated:
Although we really enjoyed The Selection there
were few things we weren’t really fans of…
The first is Aspen and the (weird) love triangle that was created. We won't
give much away but we found Aspen to be insanely annoying and just a waste of
space. He couldn’t take a hint and popped up in very unexpected places – not to
mention put America in a few very compromising situations!
Also America's world wasn’t explored enough, as we mentioned earlier we
loved the world she created and that was just it we wanted to hear more! Keira Cass threw in details about Ilea but never went back to expand on them and just let
them as loose ends. At some points we were even left wondering whether they
were even worth putting into the book. Possibly the most frustrating element of the book was the cliffhanger ending, which left us unsatisfied and just plain annoyed as there was so many loose ends.
Finally there were a few awkward and badly written phrases:
"Aspen was
dressed in white. He looked angelic."
That was it. I
slapped him. "You idiot!" I whisper-yelled at him. "I hate him!
I loved you! I wanted you; all I ever wanted was you!"
"What did stop
me was when I heard the gasp that escaped someones mouth as we passed.Maxon and
I both turned And there was Aspen I gasped, too"
Read The Selection if you liked:
Hush Hush by Becca
Fitzpatrick
The Matched Series by Allie Condie
The Delirium Series by Lauren Oliver
Lola and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
The Bachelor (TV Show)
The Matched Series by Allie Condie
The Delirium Series by Lauren Oliver
Lola and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
The Bachelor (TV Show)
We give The Selection 3.5 stars out of 5
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