The Selection Series (Book Review)
After Divergent, I sought out a less thrilling more romance kind of
novel. Just to take a break from the action packed reads. I stumbled upon The
Selection series and it was highly recommended by my fellow classmates who
liked to read as well.
The protagonist’s name is America Singer and she’s a 5. Well, the book
shows that the place they live in, which is the kingdom of Illea, is divided
into caste systems that determine your rank in society. 5’s are the
entertainers, which mean our girl can sing and play instruments. But her family
is hardly compensated from what they earn. So they live a Spartan life. Besides
that, she grew up being strong and able to fend for herself, willing to make
sacrifices and staying true to herself despite the circumstances surrounding
her.
Then there’s Aspen
Leger, the brooding mysterious and forbidden love of America. They are each
other’s person. Meaning, they knew each other very well from home and they
would always protect each other, they would always have the other in their
lives somehow. I love Aspen because of his unwavering hope for his first and
great love and courage that drove him to always protect the people. He always
had to be the knight and shining armor and I love that about him.
Then there’s Prince Maxon Schreave, the crown prince of Illea. So this
whole series evolves from the so called “Selection” where the prince chooses
the most beautiful and qualified of all the ladies in the kingdom and chooses
his wife, the future queen, from them. (My first thought was, it’s like The
Bachelor. Haha!) Okay, so America was picked. I love their first encounter when
America was hyperventilating inside the palace and she ran onto the garden but
stopped by the guards. Maxon let her out and she just couldn’t control her
emotions and she screamed and yelled all kinds of stuff at him. Maxon was cool
and composed, but with America, his guard cracked and showed a bit of his
personality and I so love that about him. That being with America shows that
side of him. And I absolutely love that Maxon always picked America, like from
that first time, America won him over and it has always been her. Like one word
from her the competition would be over. He’s completely in love with America,
and I’m kind of frustrated on the part when they were both holding back from
saying that to each other.
Kinda torn between these two, who should be the Maxon.
It kinda sucks the movie didn't finish filming, but yeah. It will be treasured, even if it's just in the novel form. :)
I also loved all the
characters, especially America’s dad, Marlee and Celeste. As you know, I’m a
hardcore shipper and I was frustrated when the series keep jumping back to
Aspen-America then Maxon-America. She was so torn apart by two lovers and so
was I. Hahaha
Everything in this series is really nice,
and it’s just a really hooking love story. You should go ahead and read it! J
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