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The Selection (The Selection, #1)

Kiera Cass

Start date: September 1, 2014

Finish date: October 1, 2014

Discussion: Monthly Read

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Apr 30, 2014 Aleishas Reviews rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites, ya, trilogy, dystopia

It surprised me how much i enjoyed this book.
The writing, flow, and conversation took a while to get used to, and i was doubting this book from the first few chapters. However this book, i simply could not put down. I was invested in the characters and emotionally attached to their lives and relationships. The book seemed to grasp a hold of me, i soon forgot about the earlier flaws and dove right into this interesting (dystopian meets The Bachelor meets YA meets cutecie romance) story. This book ...more

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Jul 02, 2014 Yasmeen rated it really liked it

There has been a lot of hate on this book on the topic of its plot, but I only partly agree.

I personally rated this story a 4 stars because well it caught my interest and I liked the idea of it. It sort of reminded me of The Giver because if the castes but only because of that. And the Giver is more of an age Utopia. I did not like all of the names some of them seemed well, harsh on the kids. The plot itself well let's just say there are about 1 million other books with the same one. I think th ...more

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Mar 04, 2014 Vidumini Pamuditha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: my-favorite-books, book-i-own, physically-own, my-love, favorite-leads

Team Maxon all the way!!!!

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Nov 24, 2014 Katie Keller-Nieman rated it it was amazing

I loved this book and I didn't expect to. The description, "The bachelor, royal edition, set in the future" did nothing to pull me in. But the countless recommendations wore me down. I decided to give it a try and am incredibly glad I did. This book is so much more than an episode of the bachelor. The main character is a relatable girl, who is thrust into this competition without any desire to marry the prince. Her motivation is the much needed money the selection will be paying her family while ...more

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