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 ...
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Feb 18, 2012
Wendy Darling
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Reaction before reading this book: I know I may be a sucker for falling for this cover, but look at it! I totally want to go to that party.
Reaction after reading this book: I no longer want to go to this party.
Full disclosure: I did not read this entire book. I took notes for the first 88 pages, read to page 168, and then skimmed the rest. I think reading more than half the book qualifies as giving it a fair shot.
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Reaction after reading this book: I no longer want to go to this party.
Full disclosure: I did not read this entire book. I took notes for the first 88 pages, read to page 168, and then skimmed the rest. I think reading more than half the book qualifies as giving it a fair shot.
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Feb 05, 2012
The Holy Terror
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And I thought this type of thing was over? Guess we can't seem to stop.
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Feb 03, 2012
Gabrielle Carolina
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Did not finish; stopped at page 208.
I could not get behind America who is suffering from an affliction called TSTL syndrome (Too stupid to live.) Her choices seem robotic and awkward, her dialogue and self-deprication feel desperate and forced. None of the other characters rise to the occasion of acting realistically, either.
Besides that, and a serious lack of world building, The Selection is to The Hunger Games as Carrier of the Mark is to Twilight. That is to say an ap More...
I could not get behind America who is suffering from an affliction called TSTL syndrome (Too stupid to live.) Her choices seem robotic and awkward, her dialogue and self-deprication feel desperate and forced. None of the other characters rise to the occasion of acting realistically, either.
Besides that, and a serious lack of world building, The Selection is to The Hunger Games as Carrier of the Mark is to Twilight. That is to say an ap More...
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Nov 25, 2011
The Blurb: Kiera Cass's trilogy beginning with THE SELECTION, a dystopian romance pitched as "The Hunger Games" meets "The Bachelor," following 17-year-old America Singer, one of the eligible young women selected to compete to become the next queen, who finds herself falling in love despite only wanting to break her family out of the lower castes and leaving her boyfriend at home.
My Expression After Reading the Blurb: O_o
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My Expression After Reading the Blurb: O_o
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Jan 14, 2012
Courtney
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Little to no plot. If readers are addicted to watching THE BACHELOR, then they may be able to drudge through this one. The only thing "dystopian" about it is the caste system. There are so many other great dystopian novels out there that readers should pass on this one.
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Feb 09, 2012
Lauren
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read it. loved it. obesessed over the cover. review to come.:)
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Jan 23, 2012
I never, ever read books in one sitting, but I couldn't put this one down. There’s a blurb on the cover from Kiersten White that says something along the lines of “Charming, captivating, and the perfect amount of swoon.” This could not be more true.
THE SELECTION follows America Singer as she leaves her home, and a secret relationship with a boy from the caste below her, to competes alongside 35 other girls for the heart of her country’s prince. The book has been pitched as THE HUNGER G More...
THE SELECTION follows America Singer as she leaves her home, and a secret relationship with a boy from the caste below her, to competes alongside 35 other girls for the heart of her country’s prince. The book has been pitched as THE HUNGER G More...
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Jan 13, 2012
Mariya
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"I'm not so stupid as to believe that you've completely forgotten about your former boyfriend. I know you think there are others here more suited for me and this life, and I wouldn't want you to rush into trying to be happy with any of this. I just...I just want to know if it's possible..."
THE SELECTION was one of the best books I have ever read! I don't think I quite expected that once I flipped the first page that I couldn't stop! But guess what it happened! I am constantly thi More...
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Jan 16, 2012
Damaris (GoodChoiceReading)
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This is one of those books that make me want to scream at how good it is. I felt so bad because while I was reading it I had a friend over and all I did was read while she watched TV. Every time she tried to tell me something I would put my finger up to shush her. I was just so lost inside the book and did not want to come out.
The characters were awesome; every single one of them. America, who is your main character, is definitely my favorite. She was such a strong character and app More...
The characters were awesome; every single one of them. America, who is your main character, is definitely my favorite. She was such a strong character and app More...
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Jan 24, 2012
Tara
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Review will be posted on my blog closer to publication date.
I am only slightly ashamed to admit that I watch reality TV show competitions, like Big Brother, Project Runway, and basically all the cooking reality TV shows. So The Selection by Kiera Cass immediately sounded appealing to me just based on the summary.
Initially, I was a little put off by the writing. There were a couple of instances where I thought there was more telling that showing and I wanted the showing.
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I am only slightly ashamed to admit that I watch reality TV show competitions, like Big Brother, Project Runway, and basically all the cooking reality TV shows. So The Selection by Kiera Cass immediately sounded appealing to me just based on the summary.
Initially, I was a little put off by the writing. There were a couple of instances where I thought there was more telling that showing and I wanted the showing.
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Jan 29, 2012
Due to specific drama I will not name, I'm tempted to not get this book. But then again, deciding to not pick up this book after such mixed reviews would be like ignoring a cat fight - impossible. I feel like either it's a 5 star or a 1 star. Or a never-read-even-if-my-life-depends-on-it.
The author/editor combo made me really question the whole 'no publicity is bad publicity' thing. The audacity of some people... gosh.
I admit the cover pulled me in. But now it's kind of More...
The author/editor combo made me really question the whole 'no publicity is bad publicity' thing. The audacity of some people... gosh.
I admit the cover pulled me in. But now it's kind of More...
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Feb 09, 2012
Skyla (Happy Go Lucky and Lost in Books)
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I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this book mostly because of the original blurb that made said it was "A cross between The Hunger Games and The Bachelor" and as a child I wrote a story that sounds incredibly similar to this premise, except mine had a talking Duck Billed Platypus and a Kiwi bird and I was 8 so the language wasn't great. But after reading a comment left by the author on a review of a GR friend of mine (see here, comment #39: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/149... )
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Feb 02, 2012
Shanyn
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One of my most anticipated reads of the season, The Selection was described as The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor - and if you know me a bit, you know that I love reality TV (and who doesn't like The Hunger Games?). I'm here to report that that phrase is not entirely accurate - it is definitely The Bachelor, not so much The Hunger Games. Regardless, I loved this one.
Prince Maxon is looking for a wife, and the tradition is that thirty-five girls get randomly selected to compete for h More...
Prince Maxon is looking for a wife, and the tradition is that thirty-five girls get randomly selected to compete for h More...
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Jan 14, 2012
Let's try this one more time lol *keeping fingers crossed*
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Jan 20, 2012
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Jan 16, 2012
I've decided to buy this book. Looking forward to April.
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Jan 26, 2012
Becca
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This book was definitely not earth shattering in the YA world. It had a bit to be desired in the way of writing, world/setting development, and plot. However, this author had an interesting idea and ran with it. Unfortunately, most debut YA authors (and some veterans for that matter)have the knack these days to have a fabulous notion for a great book and can't quite execute it to it's full potential! This is clearly what happened. However, I must forewarn you that if you do not like The Bachelor
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Jan 22, 2012
Catherine
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Taken from my blog (catherinedrake.com), where I review books based on a sushi rating:
Pitched as The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor, the first of this dystopian trilogy centers around America Singer’s journey after being chosen to vie for Prince Maxon’s affections in the competition of a lifetime – a competition America didn’t really want to be in in the first place, since she’s already got it made in the shade with Aspen – her secret, lower status boyfriend. Unlike other love trian More...
Pitched as The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor, the first of this dystopian trilogy centers around America Singer’s journey after being chosen to vie for Prince Maxon’s affections in the competition of a lifetime – a competition America didn’t really want to be in in the first place, since she’s already got it made in the shade with Aspen – her secret, lower status boyfriend. Unlike other love trian More...
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Jan 16, 2012
Elisabeth
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Read through the whole book to give it a fair shot. All in all, I felt about this as I felt about Eragon: a very promising original story idea and plot, written poorly.
One redemption: if you've got a teenage girl in your life whose interests are shallow (well, that's a lot of teenage girls, isn't it) then this might be a good book to get her to read something. It has got enough soap opera and fashion to interest them, and is written in a speech pattern that might appeal to them
In a More...
One redemption: if you've got a teenage girl in your life whose interests are shallow (well, that's a lot of teenage girls, isn't it) then this might be a good book to get her to read something. It has got enough soap opera and fashion to interest them, and is written in a speech pattern that might appeal to them
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Dec 19, 2011
Erin
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Well, where do I begin? I went into this book thinking that I would hate it, because I had heard that it was like a version of the bachelor. Two hours and two hundred pages later, I was jumping on my bed and screaming, AMERICA DON'T BE AN IDIOT! I will be the first to admit, that I can see the comparisons to the bachelor, but the drama and chaos made me sit on the edge of my chair. I wasn't sure who was supposed to be the bad guy in the love triangle, but I was hoping that Aspen would stay away,
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Feb 21, 2012
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Feb 09, 2012
Andrea
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4.5 out of 5 rating
Okay, I'm going to be honest right up front. I love The Bachelor tv show. Yup, it's horrible, but I do! I love the drama and the catty girls but still have hope that love with work out in the end (yeah, I know the probability is low....oh and I can't stand Ben this season. Yuck!) Anyways, when I read the summary, I immediately thought of the tv show and knew that I HAD to read it. And I'm so glad it did!
It read just like a reality love show, ye More...
Okay, I'm going to be honest right up front. I love The Bachelor tv show. Yup, it's horrible, but I do! I love the drama and the catty girls but still have hope that love with work out in the end (yeah, I know the probability is low....oh and I can't stand Ben this season. Yuck!) Anyways, when I read the summary, I immediately thought of the tv show and knew that I HAD to read it. And I'm so glad it did!
It read just like a reality love show, ye More...
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Dec 29, 2011
Krystal
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This book is wow worthy. The reader will be placed into a strange and different world. A world that has caste levels and predetermined fates for most of the population. America is a level Five, one of the lower levels, and her family are artists, entertainers, etc... Typically, one must marry within one's caste, one should aim to marry above oneself. America is in love with a lower level boy. She sees past all of the castes and fancies herself deeply in love.
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Dec 29, 2011
Emily
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I don't usually go for books like this one, with the whole princess competition thing going on (actually I've never even started one because they don't look good), but let me tell you, this book is amazing.
I loved it. That's all I can say. It went right into the story, and I was hooked from page one. I just couldn't stop reading. The plot was AMAZING!! I loved how Kiera Cass manipulated the characters (Aspen) to make America sign up, and then dropped him, but still kept him arou More...
I loved it. That's all I can say. It went right into the story, and I was hooked from page one. I just couldn't stop reading. The plot was AMAZING!! I loved how Kiera Cass manipulated the characters (Aspen) to make America sign up, and then dropped him, but still kept him arou More...
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Feb 15, 2012
Dot
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For 35 girls, it’s the chance of a lifetime. A way to elevate their castes, to secure a life of luxury and responsibility. To become princess, then queen. For 35 girls, the chance. For one, the reality. Provided, of course, that they make it through the Selection. For America Singer, it’s a misery. Separated from her family, dumped by the boy she loves, the Selection is a constant reinforcement that she’s of a lower caste than the other girls, that she’s the only one who doesn’t look at Prince M
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Jan 24, 2012
Pitched as The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor... LOL forever.
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