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Selection: 1 Hardcover – 24 April 2012

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Fall in love--from the very beginning. Discover the first book in the captivating, #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series.

Prepare to be swept into a world of breathless fairy-tale romance, swoonworthy characters, glittering gowns, and fierce intrigue perfect for readers who loved Divergent, Delirium, or The Wrath & the Dawn.

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape a rigid caste system, 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, and competing for a crown she doesn't want.

Then America meets Prince Maxon--and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

Don't miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass's legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!

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Publisher : Harperteen (24 April 2012)
Language : English
Hardcover : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 0062059939
Reading age : 12 - 17 years
Dimensions : 13.97 x 2.77 x 20.96 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 148,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- 878 in Science Fiction & Dystopian Romance for Young Adults
- 1,081 in Dystopian Sci-Fi Books for Young Adults

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"A cross between The Hunger Games (minus the bloodsport) and The Bachelor (minus the bloodsport), this trilogy launch is a lot of fun. Cass deftly builds the chemistry between America and Maxon, while stroking the embers of America's first, forbidden love."--Publishers Weekly

"Cass's immensely readable debut novel is a less drastic Hunger Games, with elaborate fashion and trappings. The fast-paced action will have readers gasping for the upcoming sequel."--Booklist

"An engrossing tale reminiscent of Shannon Hale's Princess Academy and Ally Condie's Matched. Fairy-tale lovers will lose themselves in America's alternate reality and wish that the next glamorous sequel were waiting for them."--School Library Journal

"Reality T.V. meets dystopian fairy tale in Kiera Cass's delightful debut. Charming, captivating, and filled with just the right amount of swoon!"--Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of Paranormalcy

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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.

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Jayd

Absolutely terrible

Reviewed in Australia on 12 February 2021

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I got this for free via Kindle Unlimited and wow, what a waste of time. It's horrible. Kudos to the author for being able to write a whole novel that makes sense because that in itself is a feat worthy of respect, but other than that... man, it's been a long time since I've seen such terrible writing. I don't know how this got published. I guess there was a serious drought of generic YA novels at some point and HarperCollins was desperate.

Seriously, there's so much wrong with this thing I don't know where to start. The world-building is practically non-existent. The dialogue is universally awful. The characters are paper-thin, including the protagonist, America, who is nothing short of a saint. She seems to have no faults and there's nothing interesting about her at all. The first love interest is all over her all the time, except when his precious ego is bruised by *gasp* his girlfriend giving a gift to him rather than him giving a gift to her. The second love interest, the prince, is a creepy ("my dear") mouth-breathing neckbeard.

The premise of the novel - that America is part of a selection process to choose the next queen, the wife of the prince, from a group of 35 women - is glaringly sexist. It could have still worked if it was addressed as being so in some way, perhaps by being explained by the novel's setting, and by having the protagonist acknowledge it as such. But this never happens, and there is so much casual sexism throughout the book that I'm not 100% convinced that the author isn't a man writing under a pseudonym. The women - and they *are* women, not kids, all around 18-19 - are all treated like children and all behave like children. The future queen is supposed to be pretty and helpful and leave the running of the country to the prince. Almost all the women burst into tears regularly.

This book is not for teenagers. Teenagers are not this stupid. It's probably more suited to 12-year-olds, but to be honest I don't think they're this stupid either, especially these days. Don't waste your time with this crap.

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Tina Le

It was okay.

Reviewed in Australia on 13 January 2015

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The romance was age appropriate and sometimes sweet. It was nice to have a protagonist who acknowledges people's positive attributes. The grammar is easy to understand. Story is clean - no swearing, no sex. There are some violent scenes of rebels attacking people. I would have preferred to see more details on world building and descriptions of the five senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing and smell). I would also like to see more characterisation of the characters outside the love triangle. There's a lot of romance and characterisation, but the plot moves slowly. It would be nice to see other female characters who are just as talented as America.

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Kieran Molkentin

Addictive storyline

Reviewed in Australia on 12 August 2018

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An intriguing story line, with some unexpected twists and turns added for good measure. If you are looking for a book that you can just read and then move on with life; this is not it! Once you read The Selection you will be itching to keep going with the series....I have read the entire series 3 times now and still struggle to put the book down and remember I am an adult who has work to do!
Highly recommended!

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Jessica

... a teenage girl I was working with hadn't highly recommended it. I started the book expecting to be ...

Reviewed in Australia on 2 May 2016

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I would never have read this series if a teenage girl I was working with hadn't highly recommended it. I started the book expecting to be bored by a kind of shallow bachelorette novelization. Actually I loved it and have now read the rest of the series. I appreciated the dystopian and political elements of the story, making it more than just a beauty pageant.

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One of my favourite books

Reviewed in Australia on 7 July 2020

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This series I have no words it is one if my all time favourite books and I have read it to many times to count, the story and the charectors are incredible and it has you hooked from the first page, Maxon is the ultimate book boyfriend love him to bits.

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K.B.

Love it!!!

Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2015

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I absolutely Love this book so much!!! It is definitely one of my favourites. It has all you could ask for, It has a hot royal boy, a love triangle and a gorgeous young lady competing to be a princess. I usually read supernatural type books but this by far tops most of the other books about vampires and werewolves and stuff that usually have me captivated x

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BMcGaw

Couldn’t put it down!

Reviewed in Australia on 8 April 2018

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If you like a good young adult romance story you will really enjoy the selection!! I really enjoyed it. It was almost like Cinderella meets the bachelor.

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Natalie

Get it, read it, love it

Reviewed in Australia on 18 June 2020

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Unique and intriguing, the type of story that has you thinking about it when you're not reading it. Do yourself a favour and start reading it now!

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Bex

Pretty Girls Hate Other Pretty Girls To Win A Guy.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 October 2019

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Good grief, I don't even know where to start.

America has been selected to compete against 34 other girls vying for the affections of Prince Maxon based upon the fact she's attractive. She doesn't want him, she's in love with Aspen, but her family needs the money so she applies anyway. That's the plot: 35 pretty girls are hateful to each other for the sake of winning the affections of an entitled, pretentious and borderline creepy prince who clearly has no respect or understanding of what a disgusting situation that even is:

“You are all dear to me. It is simply a matter of discovering who shall be the dearest.” ---- get over yourself. If you didn't roll your eyeballs I don't even know what's wrong with you.

My biggest problem with this book is not the competition but rather America's obsession with prettiness and the fundamentally messed up portrayal of women hating on other women; I don't enjoy reading about it and I think it's totally unnecessary. This book could easily have had 35 girls rebel against the system and have each others backs and I'm certain it would have had a way bigger impact on me if it had done!

America is entirely hung up on people thinking she's pretty, but constantly comments on how unattractive, overweight or aged other women are - this even extends to her mother who she frequently judges! I abhor the way she flippantly discusses her mother to be perfectly honest. America also often complains that people comment on her looks, that she's sick of being called pretty, but speaks about her looks in the same way I imagine beautiful people do when they secretly love that they're beautiful because they're actually arrogant AND beautiful:

"Please don't call me gorgeous. First my mom, then May, now you. It's getting on my nerves." .....
"By the way Aspen was looking at me, I could tell I wasn't helping my "I'm not pretty" case."

If you want some more eyeball-rolling-worthy moments let me tell you this: America Singer is also a singer. I wonder how Keira Cass came up with her name? I just don't get it; I don't find that a clever move if it's meant to be. On top of this America thinks she's some sort of saint for lowering herself to the level of the commoners by indulging them with the pleasure of a conversation with her, despite the fact she's entirely dismissive of her maids initially and was once in their very shoes; she also complains about having been poor whilst evaluating the number of dresses she has that are not in keeping with "the latest fashion".

I wish this book had been a clever attempt to challenge shows like, "The Bachelor" which broadcast women fighting tooth and nail for a man who doesn't value them, pushing each other down in order to bring themselves up. I just despise the idea of a man getting to essentially choose his favourite woman from a group of adoring women who are willing to hurt each other to win; it's not a strong message and it's definitely not fun to read about. I thought that this might be what Cass was going to do initially, given that America makes it very clear from the off that she's not interested in him, but that sadly wasn't the case at all. I won't be continuing with the series, because God only knows how I would contend with four more books which required me to shelve my absolute disdain for America Singer, the singer. She's pretty, don't you know?

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3.5 for The Bachelor meets Non-violent Divergent and Hunger Games - Dystopian? Not so Sure.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2016

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A 3.5 for this compulsive page turner that somehow keeps the reader engaged through Prince Maxon’s Bachelor selection process - with decent writing, a fabulous cover, but minimal tension.

Why only a 3.5? Primarily the lack of world building, which distracted from the plot.

It’s set in future North America, following a Chinese invasion and World War 4, in a relatively new country. So why introduce an archaic monarchy into a brave new world? There is mention of the founder marrying into a Royal family, but WHICH Royal family? (I write this as a Brit well used to Royals!). Furthermore it's a well-loved Royal family despite the fact that their starving people are being executed (adults) and beaten (kids) for stealing food.
They are attacked by rebels from the north (disorganised but harmless) and south (dangerous) who regularly breach the palace walls, ransack rooms, and seem to be ‘searching’ for something. That’s it. Everyone hides. We never see them. End of, until the next attack.
Which leads to the caste system. Good scope for drama/tension here but, nope. Don't get that either. It's not entrenched through a long history, so why introduce it in a new country? Cass goes with the Divergent structure - the protagonist, America, is from an artistic family and therefore a 5. Her brother wants to play soccer, not the piano, but he's not allowed. Er, why not? Irritatingly, this system is not explained satisfactorily.
To me this story would have been so much better as a fantasy/fairytale, which would have made more sense than the attempt at a dystopian society. I couldn't get a clear picture of the world. They have planes, cars, and telephones but not one mention of an electronic device, from a smartphone to a laptop. Why not? The Royals live in a grand palace to rival any ancient European monarchy, which I assume was built after the new country was formed, but as they don't have any history books it's hard to know why - there are hints that this will become clearer in book 2, but I needed more info earlier on.

I liked all the characters to a point. They're all nice enough...that's it....nice, which means I'm not enjoying the love triangle as I don't want to see either of the guys hurt. Not enough detail to fall in love with them.
Overall 'Mer' is a good protagonist, but I didn't like how she constantly puts all the other girls down, as though she were the only one with any decency and spunk (she stood up to the prince, didn't want her image changed in the makeover, and didn't flinch in the face of rebel attacks). I was disappointed her music barely came into it - I can't believe a musician would ignore all those beautiful instruments in her room to play cards and read all day. I was waiting for the others to be mesmerised by her beautiful voice and piano floating down the hallways. It was disappointing not to see any competitive events between the girls or details about their behaviour at parties or the like, and the cameras were only occasionally mentioned – the main focus is on America’s inner ramblings.
I really hated Maxon’s use of the term 'dear' - it made him sound like a patronising fifty year old.

If you want a fairly gentle, compelling YA romance, this is for you. I’ve already purchased book 2 and am hoping to have a lot of questions answered. Be aware that each book ends on a cliff-hanger – and is priced a pound more than its predecessor!

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Miss K. Southern

Some people hated it and some loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2018

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This book was released SO long ago and I've only JUST read it. Part of the reason is because despite the huge amount of hype it received, it has SUCH mixed reviews. Some people hated it and some loved it! I've always been a bit wary of massively hyped books but I finally decided to give it a go. In the end, my own feelings were pretty mixed though overall I did like it. I really liked the plot: it had a dash of Dystopian in it but was more focused on the competition side of things which was a lot of fun to read! Having a book based on 'The Bachelor' competition as an idea is not something I usually think I would enjoy but for some reason it had me completely hooked! The world-building was interesting too, though the number castes had a few oddities that didn't make much sense to me. I liked the idea behind it however and I'm intrigued to see how it develops in the next books. The characters in this book took a little adjusting to. I'm thinking particularly of the three main characters (that's right, love triangle ALERT). America was a character that I thought I wouldn't get along with, but in the end I actually liked her a lot. She didn't make too many stupid, reckless decisions like so many characters I've read from before. Maxon really grew on me and while I adore him, I have to say please NEVER let him say 'my dear' again. If anyone knows the story of 'Oliver Twist', they'll know EXACTLY which character was brought to mind when I read this and it was not a pretty picture. Aspen I didn't like quite so much, yet I couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy for him. The reason I didn't give it a really huge rating was because I felt it lacked a lot of the detail I like to read and I felt like there was room to have explained some things along the way. I am looking forward to reading Book Two though!

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Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2020

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I borrowed this book for free using Kindle Unlimited. The first thing I did when I had finished reading was buy this book and then the next in the series. I then binge read all five books in a day. I couldn't help myself.

I should admit that I am slightly (...) older than the target audience, but I loved the way the book made me feel like a teenager again. I laughed, cried and experienced crippling secondhand embarrassment. I had definite favourites and, as I read through the series, I realised that the characters were not stereotypically 'good' or 'bad' but flawed human beings who sometimes made epic mistakes and had to deal with the consequences.

I give the entire series five stars and highly recommend it for young adults and the young at heart.

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Kintara

A very wholesome read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 December 2020

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For thirty- five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. It is the opportunity to escape the constricts of the class that they have been born into and the life which has been written for them since the day since they were born. This is their chance to be swept up into the world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels and to live in the palace and compete to win the heart of the Prince Maxon and become the next royal princess.

However for America Singer, being selected is the nightmare that she has been dreading. he will have to turn her back on her secret love with Aspen, who has been born into a caste below her and their love would be frowned upon. She has to face the fact that she will have to leave her home to enter a fierce competition for the crown and prize that she has no interest in winning. Living in the palace feels like a jail cell to her and she is living in a place which is under constant threat of being attacked by the violent rebel forces from both the north and south.

However, things start to change when America meets the dashing Prince Maxon and gradually she starts to question all of the plans which she had made for herself. She soon realizes that the life that she has always dreamed of for herself may not compare to the future that she started to imagine for herself.

This is the novel which is the result of the marriage between The Hunger Games and The Bachelor and have a family. I found this book a different type of book than I normally read, however I found myself engaged in the story from page one. This was one of the few books which I have read in one sitting and this was due to it having a pace which constantly had you guessing what was going to happen next. I can not wait to read the next books in the series to see what life has in store for America and Maxon. I found this utterly surprising as this is not the genre that I would normally pick up but found myself pleasantly surprised and fell in love with the whole cast of characters. I found that this was exactly the book I was looking for when Burial Rites left me with a book hangover. I would highly recommend this to everyone who is wanting to find an engaging story to use as a palette cleanser after a differcult read.

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