In a world that is separated into the rich and the poor, the Singer family is nowhere close to the top. In fact, they are only three castes (levels based on wealth and jobs) away from the bottom and are always struggling to make ends meet. So, when 16 year old America Singer gets a letter stating that she is eligible to join the selection and has a chance to compete with all of the other chosen girls for Prince Maxon’s hand in marriage, her mother tries to persuade her to enter. The problem with this though, is the fact that America already has a boyfriend that she loves, but has to keep a secret from her mom because he is in a lower caste. After some persuading, she decides to enter the selection, after all, every girl in the country will be entering and only 35 will compete. Of course though, America isn’t that lucky and ends up getting brought to the castle to compete against 34 other women, and eat as much of the palace’s food as she can before she gets kicked out!
I absolutely loved this book! It was a romantic story with just the right amount of conflict and fairy tale. I would recommend the selection to anybody who liked the Hunger Games and a lot of romance.
~ Lyndsey
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