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The Selection (The Selection, #1)

Kiera Cass

Start date: April 14, 2015

Finish date: April 15, 2015

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Jun 25, 2013 Krissy rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: pgs-300-399, cover-color-blue, i-want-to-stab-her-with-a-spork, read-before-2015

The book started out kind of slow. It took me a little while to get into it. But it slowly got better and by the time I got to the last 40% or so, I couldn't put it down. I'm anxious to see where the story goes from here. I would give it 3.5 stars. ...more

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Apr 06, 2017 Amy rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-challenge-2017, young-adult, dystopian, romance

I'm between a 3 & 4 on this book. I did enjoy it, but it also annoyed me. I'm giving it a 4 (vs a 3, which I think the content deserved) because I did look forward to picking up to read it. It was quick - which I equate to wanting to read it.

The main thing I didn't like about this book...

I don't like when a book has no ending. This doesn't. You're forced to read another book to find out what happens. I find that a shitty way to write. Each story of a series should be tight within its own cover. ...more

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Oct 28, 2014 Lisa rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, ya-lit

This book is like The Bachelor meets The Princess Diaries...only set in a future version of The U.S which has been invaded and then saved only to end in a world ruled by kings once again,and the people are stuck in a caste system. You are defined as a person by a number and exist by what is expected of you in that number. The Selection is a competition between girls of a certain age to win the heart of the prince. Much like the girl in The Princess diaries, young girls are plucked from their com ...more

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May 06, 2016 Isabel Jazmín rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Mis alumnas me han preguntado más de una vez si había leído este libro y finalmente me decidí a hacerlo.

Al principio no pude evitar ver todo lo negativo, luego pensé en que se trata de un "retelling", me calmé un poco, logré dejar mis prejuicios de lado y me metí a la historia.

(Creo que ése es el reto mayor cuando se leen historias para jóvenes: primero dejarse envolver por la historia y luego, ya con el texto completo leído, ser capaces de hacer un juicio con todos los elementos.) ...more

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Jun 27, 2014 Ash rated it liked it

Shelves: young-adult, romance

I actually really enjoyed this.
Of course it's all drama and love triangles (what good is a YA without it) but I did enjoy it and will be reading the second book shortly. :) ...more

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May 11, 2019 Beth Given rated it it was ok

Hunger Games (castes and a love triangle and a totally improbable chance becomes reality) meets The Bachelor (thirty women dating one very eligible young man: a prince). I knew this was going to be cheesy but wow, this just felt extra shallow. The writing is not particularly good, the characters flat.

But will I read the second one? Uh, maybe (the ending doesn’t wrap anything up at all).

Clean readers: every scene with Aspen is kind of steamy, though there’s no sex. Some d-words but no other profa ...more

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