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272 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 23, 2013
I realized that the thought of Maxon being in love with someone else made me so jealous I couldn't stand it.
Aspen was my first love; when I looked at him...I was his.
"I keep wondering if you're the same America."
"The sky is blue, the sun is bright, and Aspen endlessly loves America. It's how the world was designed to be. Seriously, Mer, you're the only girl I ever wanted."
"I'm a Three now. And you're a Two. Instead of being bitter about what we were handed, why can't you see the chance you have? You can change your family's life. You could probably change lots of lives. And all you want to do is settle the score."
"Why wouldn't you choose me, Mer? Aren't I your only choice?" he asked, sadness dripping into his voice.
"Yes. Doesn't that bother you? I don't want to be the girl you end up with because my only other option isn't available and you never looked at anyone else. Do you really want to get me by default?"
He spoke intensely. "I don't care how I get you, Mer."
"I'm not like the other girls."
Elise's Asian heritage was being taken full advantage of.
[Elise] squinted her already thin eyes.
"It's okay, Kriss. Have some pie," Natalie offered.
Tears! Love-triangles! More tears! Whining! Even more tears! Annnd....honestly, that's pretty much it![]()
It turns out I'm absolutely terrible at staying away from you. It's a very serious problem.
Love is beautiful fear.And this:
Sometimes I feel like we're a knot, too tangled to be taken apart.And this:
All I want is your promise to stay with me, to be mine. Sometimes it feels like you can't possibly be real. Promise me you'll stay.I had a hard time getting into this one. The first book was fun - it was fluffy and a bit weak in the plot department - but it was the kind of book you can just sink into and enjoy.
“Love is beautiful fear”
"My feelings about Maxon. Maxon's feelings about me. Whatever was going on between Aspen and me. And my feelings about actually becoming a princess."
"The sky is blue, the sun is bright, and Aspen endlessly loves America. It's how the world was designed to be. Seriously, Mer, you're the only girl I ever wanted. I couldn't imagine being with anyone else."
How was it possible that rebels had gotten into the palace two days in a row? Two days in a row! Had things gotten so much worse on the outside since the Selection had begun?