The Selection - Kiera Cass

The Selection - Kiera Cass

   

For fans of  romance, competition, The Selection is for you! 

The Cover:

Okay so the cover... how should i put this? It was AWESOME ON ALL LEVELS! It's so pretty and detailed and if you watch the video on how they made it, it's even more cooler! I also love how she actually wears the dress in the book and how her reflection off the mirrors is shown! Just awesome! Perfect cover so i give it a...

The Plot: (what Goodreads says)

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon.

But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

My Review: 

This book was written awesomely! I loved the competition between the girls and how Maxon acted towards them, even the ones he didn't like all that well. He was so sweet to them, especially America! America was a good character, and i felt so bad for her after Aspen (the ditcher!!) left her and then tried to get her back. But i hated how she couldn't choose between Aspen or Maxon! I would have chosen Maxon is a heartbeat and not because he was the prince and marrying him would mean being the princess and soon-to-be queen, but because he was so sweet and kind and understanding, and just... handsome! He was like the perfect character there could be in this book, besides the queen. Now the king though, i didn't like him. He wasn't rude or anything but i just knew something was up with him, and you will find out what it is in the second book (I will be reviewing it soon). Aspen, i didn't like. Nope! At the beginning i liked him after SOMETHING happened i hated him! Read the book to find out and know what i am talking about.

i GIVE THIS BOOK A WHOLEHEARTED...

The Author!

Here is Kiera Cass's websites About info: 

 was born and raised in South Carolina, a proud child of the 80's. Also, my dad is Puerto Rican, and my mom is super white. I have neither a Hispanic or Southern accent. No clue why. Growing up, I was awkward. I didn't understand fashion at all (not that I do now) and was never into what was cool while it was actually popular.  But I didn't mind it so much because I had a few really great friends and wonderful outlets. By high school, I was a seasoned dancer, diehard theater buff, and in a chamber choir that at one point was tied for third in the nation competitively.

My great ambition when I graduated high school was theatre. I wanted to be a performer in the WORST WAY! I took a semester off, did a bunch of local shows, taught at a theater camp, and went to Coastal Carolina University in the spring majoring in Musical Theatre.

After making a fantastic mistake and essentially following a boy to a different school (and state) I went to Radford University and switched my major to Music. Then Communication. Then History. Maybe a year into college, I was over theatre (though I still love performing) and decided that what I would really like to do was go on staff with the campus church and just be helpful to students. I settled on History because I could finish it on time after switching so much, and because I liked listening to the stories.  

To read the whole thing go to http://www.kieracass.com/about-me/