Friday, January 31, 2014

THE SELECTION, by Kiera Cass

The story: America Singer has won a chance any other girl would kill for: an entry in the beauty pageant where the winner gets to marry a handsome prince. But America has a secret...Aspen, the boy she loves, is a Caste 8, while she's a Caste 5--high above him socially. She wants Aspen, not some spoiled Prince Charming--but there's really no choice involved. She's packed up and sent off to the competition. It's only when she meets Prince Maxon and comes to understand his life that she realizes there's a lot more to like...or even love...about him than she thought. And when Aspen shows up to work in the palace, the thought of having to choose between them is almost more than her heart can bear.

June Cleaver’s ratings: Language G; Nudity G; Sexual Content PG; Violence PG; Substance Abuse PG; Magic & the Occult G; GLBT Content G; Adult Themes (revolution & social chaos) PG; overall rating PG.

Liz's comments: For a fluffy bit of chick-lit, I really liked this one. No one trying to change (or blow up) the world--just a girl trying to figure out which one is the right guy for her. And what a dilemma--two guys, both just about too good to be true in their different ways. Girls looking for a bit of romance will agonize with America over a choice where everyone will end up losing something. Sequels are THE ELITE, and THE ONE.
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