The Selection
4/5
The Selection by Kiera Cass takes place after
World War 4, when the USA is no longer a thing, and to survive, Canada and
Mexico join the USA to create Illéa. Illéa is a nation that blatantly separates
it's people into a ranking system. The higher the number, the less money you
make and the harder it is to survive. America Singer is a five, so she doesn't
make a lot of money, but she at least has food on the table. She has no intention of entering the
Selection to find the next queen, but she does to make her boyfriend, Aspen,
who is a six, happy. But she's chosen, so to the capital she goes. She's not
happy about it, but it's a lot of money for her family and will greatly help
them fend off hunger in the slow months.
During her time at
the palace, America and Prince Maxon become close friends and grow to like one
another. But they're faced with an enemy they don't really understand, and that
is very dangerous. It's obvious this could be a standalone book if America knew
what she wanted.
Overall, I really
liked this book. It was a little slow in the beginning before America is chosen
when she's still at her home with her family. It was difficult to really get on
board with America and Aspen, as it was obvious their life was going to be nothing
but difficult if they were together. But once she met Maxon and she yelled at
him, I knew I was going to be a fan of their dynamic. I'm glad it went in the
direction it did as I thought it was going to be more bachelor type drama. And
while it did have that, the post-apocalyptic/rebels were a nice spin to be more
than reality tv.
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