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

There are plenty of other comparisons to The Hunger Games that were almost always on my mind. However, when I finished the book I realized that it really didn't matter. So many books are similar to each other, and ideas are bound to overlap at some point. This book was one of the books that is just a really nice feel-good read. So many girls grow up wanting to be a princess, and then this book comes along giving over thirty girls the opportunity to become a member of the royal family. Even though America didn't want this—or does she now?—she still becomes one the Selected and goes to live in a palace with decadent food and shimmering dresses. And then there's Prince Maxon, who may seem stiff and professional at first, but then you can't help falling for him. Then there's Aspen, who America's love first.

"No, I'm not choosing him or you, I'm choosing me..."
                                                                 -America Singer

All the Love,