I know I have not been writing lately, if you follow me on Twitter you’d know by now that I live in Venezuela… and things here are not pretty. I decided I needed to let my mind rest for just a little while tonight, so I thought I’d write about these books I read, they’re part of a trilogy, although I found out the third one has not been released yet when I was reading the second one *sigh*…
When I found out about The Selection I wasn’t really sure I
wanted to read it, mostly because the synopsis never
really caught my attention. It said that the story was about America
Singer, a girl who’s chosen to participate in a competition to become the future
queen of Illéa aaaand that’s it… Seriously! There are so many good things about
these books! And that’s what they tell you! Ugh that’s pretty much what kept me
from reading them.
Now I’m going to tell
you more about this series... Yes, it’s about a bunch of girls who want to
marry prince charming alright, but the thing I really liked is: America doesn’t
want this; she enters the competition against her will.
So America lives in
the country of Illéa, formerly known as The United States, where all people
belong to different castes: there are eight castes in total, the lower the
number, the better your life. She’s a Five and is in love with a Six, which is
a big problem, because marrying someone from a lower caste would make her life
even worse than it already is. One day America and all the other girls of a
certain age get a letter to participate in the competition to become the future
queen of the country, by marrying the prince of course. If she wins she’d
automatically become a One, she could actually become a Three just by
participating. Her loved ones want her to take part in it, so she fills in the
form that comes with the letter and gets picked… which you already knew because
if not, there wouldn’t be any books to read!
Once in the palace
she tells the prince she does not mean to marry him, so they become friends…
but this does not last very long. Another cool thing nobody talks about is that
there are rebels who break into the palace every now and then! Sometimes even
killing lots of people.
When reading these
I couldn’t help but think about The Hunger Games, the castes reminded me a
little bit of the Districts.
I have to say really
loved the first book (The Selection)
and I found the second one (The Elite)
was also good, but not that great, there were a lot of things that did upset me
a lot and I didn’t love the ending. Something I like from The Selection is that everything you wanted America to do or say
DID happen! I couldn’t believe it, every time I was shouting at her to do a
certain thing, she did. Magical. In The
Elite… not so much.
I can’t wait to
read the third one to know what happens next! :3
Have you read ever
read or heard about these books?
Thank you for
reading! Bye-Bye! ♥
I've read both of these books. I wasn't crazy about The Elite. I think a winner should have been chosen by the end so the third book could focus on other things. But it was ok. :)
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Yeah, I didn't like The Elite that much, the first one was a lot better :)
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DeleteThis is a great post! I haven't read these before, but definitely will now.
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They're really good :)
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I loveddd the Hunger Games and have been looking for something to fill the vacuum that was left once I finished the trilogy. This might just be it! x
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I loved the Hunger Games too! Haha they're not really the same thing but there are some similarities :)
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