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A review by loveann1220
The Selection by Kiera Cass
3.0
I decided to read this because I am trying to narrow down my physical TBR. This book (and it's sequel) has been sitting on my bookshelf for 10 years!! A whole decade. So I decided it was time to read it.
First things first, I did in fact finish this book in a single sitting. So, I was obviously entertained to some extent. It was kind of exciting, and the flirting between Maxon and America was a little cute.
Until the end that is. I despise love triangles, and I know that love triangles and "I'm not like other girls" were the two blueprints for a successful YA novel around the time this was published. But that doesn't mean I have to enjoy them. This one also doesn't seem to be done very well, and it seems super predictable. At the very least, if you are going to write a love triangle, can it be shocking and surprising. Make her fall in love with the king. Or the cook. I'm not judging.
Also, I know they aren't technically "cheating" on each other, this is like a Bachelor situation-type-deal, but it felt that way. And my heart shriveled up when another girl mentioned that Maxon had kissed her. How dare he say that he would send all the other girls home for her, but kiss them? My little romantic heart barely made it through that.
Next, this was very "pick-me" and "I'm not like other girls" coded. Which doesn't make this book bad... it just makes it like every other YA in the early 2010's. So, you know, not super exciting.
But with all of that being said, I do want to learn more about the rebels and what kind of vaccine Aspen received that made him bigger and stronger in a matter of days. So I will continue to the next book, if not for interest then for the sake of getting it off of my physical TBR.
First things first, I did in fact finish this book in a single sitting. So, I was obviously entertained to some extent. It was kind of exciting, and the flirting between Maxon and America was a little cute.
Until the end that is. I despise love triangles, and I know that love triangles and "I'm not like other girls" were the two blueprints for a successful YA novel around the time this was published. But that doesn't mean I have to enjoy them. This one also doesn't seem to be done very well, and it seems super predictable. At the very least, if you are going to write a love triangle, can it be shocking and surprising. Make her fall in love with the king. Or the cook. I'm not judging.
Also, I know they aren't technically "cheating" on each other, this is like a Bachelor situation-type-deal, but it felt that way. And my heart shriveled up when another girl mentioned that Maxon had kissed her. How dare he say that he would send all the other girls home for her, but kiss them? My little romantic heart barely made it through that.
Next, this was very "pick-me" and "I'm not like other girls" coded. Which doesn't make this book bad... it just makes it like every other YA in the early 2010's. So, you know, not super exciting.
But with all of that being said, I do want to learn more about the rebels and what kind of vaccine Aspen received that made him bigger and stronger in a matter of days. So I will continue to the next book, if not for interest then for the sake of getting it off of my physical TBR.