The Competition of a Lifetime
By: Wren Griner Think in about five years or so, when you would have to leave your true love for some stupid competition you don't even want to go to. For however long the stupid prince would make the stupid competition go on for, you would have to fake that you were so excited that you were chosen to come and pray every night to get sent home the next day. That’s kind of what it was like reading The Selection, by Kiera Cass. The science fiction debut novel features America, a seventeen-year-old girl who gets forced to sign up for this huge competition to be the princess of Illea and wife of Prince Maxon, even though she has already found her true love. Sounds annoying, right? Well surprisingly, I actually loved the book. I liked the plot featuring America’s biggest decision of her life. The main character was quirky and not like every single other girl out there, and I really liked that when the prince went in to kiss her, she didn’t just let it happen, she pushed away from him and said she barely knew him. I also appreciated some of the author's choices, like to end most chapters when something huge just happened and to kind of just leave you on a cliffhanger. This structure worked for me because it kept making me want to read the next chapter so I could finally find out if America would ever fall for Maxon and how far she would get in the competition. The surprise did not disappoint! What did let me down was every other girl in the competition. All the girls, other than America, were the same; delicate, sweet and quiet damsels in distress. Not every girl acts like that. Also, at one point, America finds out that her true love started working at the palace as a solder. Come on! You have to be a little realistic. But let’s face it, The Selection will leave you competing for the next one. Photo Source: “‘The Selection’ by Kiera Cass.” Amazon, www.amazon.com/Selection-Kiera- Cass/dp/0062059947.
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