Author: Kiera Cass First book: The Selection (I will do a review for this book too) Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction What Goodreads rated it as: 3.96/5 stars Summary from Goodreads Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea. America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide. Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending. My Rate: 3.9/5 stars The Plot I feel like the Elite should come with a warning: DO NOT READ THIS IF YOUR LIFE COULD BE IN POTENTIAL DANGER. C . S Lewis once said "A truly good book makes you want to cry, scream, laugh and smile" These are the exact words I would use to describe Kiera Cass' exceptional book. This book left me laughing, crying, furious in every chapter. There were some parts where I wanted to throw my kindle at a wall, why? I honestly don't know. There's a certain charm to Kiera Cass' books that make you want to keep reading even if you hate the book, now when I say hate, I don't literally hate it, I just got irked by all the plot twists that took place. This book it goes through so much, a lot of reviewers talked about how nothing went on in this book, but if you analyze this book you will see how much was revealed in this book. For example, Marlee, the king's true personality, America's big screw up. Reviewers also said America's feelings kept changing between Aspen and Maxon, OF COURSE THEY DID, The events that Kiera Cass placed strategically across the books were supposed to change America's feeling to both boys. The reason America's feelings changed was because of what happened in these events, Kiera Cass was trying to reveal their true traits. I applaud Kiera Cass, she added all these juicy tidbits which kept us engaged when we felt like putting the book down for a break, I actually read this book for an hour because I didn't want to even pause to take a breath. The characters Finally, I was really trying not to go to in-depth to the characters in the plot. There were certain points when I wanted to go punch some characters in the novel. For example, When Maxon was like "I want to keep Celeste, I know she's manipulative and all, I still want to keep her in the contest" I was like, Are you serious? You said it yourself, she's manipulative you can't keep her! I did find America a little whiny at points and I did find that she did cry a lot. I felt that the characters weren't that developed as they could be but, I still liked them for some reason. The saddest thing though was that my favorite character in this book was that random rebel in the forrest, and she didn't even have any lines, she just bowed sarcastically. And that point I was like "that girl, I like her". When Marlee went out with Carter I was like HOLY! I didn't even realize it at that time but Kiera Cass was foreshadowing a huge piece of mystery, I mean when reading the pages that mentioned Carter I was like, "why is she talking about a random guard that no one cares about". When I found out that the king was beating Maxon, I was like, America you screwed up big time, I was actually satisfied that America told Aspen to beat it, that's when I pulled out the confetti and had a little party. (whoop whoop) Would I recommend this series to others I know my review sounded negative but I loved this book so, so much. At some points I did have mixed feelings for this book but it was more like a "Kiera did NOT just do that, how could she do that" I would definitely tell all my friends to read this series. This series targets young adults who enjoy fantasy and romance which is why this book was perfect for me because I love these genres. Will I be reading the final book? Hell yes, I love this book and I am dying for The One (May 6th 2014). That's why I gave away the Selection series for part of my giveaway. The Selection series is in my top 5 and one of the books I will carry around for a life tim. Kiera Cass doesn't get half the attention she deserves for this phenomenal book. If you haven't read this book yet, shame on you, go get it now, buy it now! I normally don't do hard copies but I had to purchase a hard copy for The One because this book deserves to be bought in a hard copy.
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