The Selection (The Selection, #1)

by Kiera Cass

I felt special, priceless, irreplaceable. No queen on any throne could possibly feel more important than I did. I

Why did everyone think it all came down to beauty?

true love is usually the most inconvenient kind.”

I hope you find someone you can’t live without. I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it’s like to have to try and live without them.”

Was I the only one who saw how flawed I was?

Would I be willing to love him? “Yes, Maxon,” I whispered. “It’s possible.”

“So you’re choosing him over me?” he asked miserably. “No, I’m not choosing him or you. I’m choosing me.”

I didn’t know what I wanted yet, and I couldn’t let myself be swayed by what was easy or what someone else thought was right. I had to give myself time to decide what was best for me.