Leia Barko answers “Is this book worth the read? All my...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about The Selection (The Selection, #1):

Is this book worth the read? All my friends LOVE it, but I'm not sure if I would like it. It doesn't seem like my kind of read. Suggestions on if I should or shouldn't?

Leia Barko I honestly only picked this book up because it said it was a little like Hunger Games but I quickly regretted it. It's just a lot of romance set in a …moreI honestly only picked this book up because it said it was a little like Hunger Games but I quickly regretted it. It's just a lot of romance set in a "dystopian setting" but it's actually not very dystopian at all, more like going back to the princess era of the middle ages. There's not much plot going on and almost no action. But a lot of time is spent on dresses. (less)

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